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News Federal judge dismisses challenge to NSA warrantless surveillance
Federal judge dismisses challenge to NSA warrantless surveillance
Taylor Gillan
February 11, 2015 11:50:52 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday granted a cross-motion for summary judgment by the US National Security Agency (NSA) in a lawsuit challenging the...

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News Challenger to Texas affirmative action program files new appeal with Supreme Court
Challenger to Texas affirmative action program files new appeal with Supreme Court
Peter Snyder
February 11, 2015 11:01:50 am

Lawyers for Abigail Noel Fisher filed a new appeal before the US Supreme Court Wednesday, challenging, for a second time, the University of Texas affirmative action program. This prolonged legal battle began...

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News Belgium court sentences Islamist leader on terrorism charges
Belgium court sentences Islamist leader on terrorism charges
William Helbling
February 11, 2015 10:48:57 am

A Belgian court on Wednesday declared a radical Islamist group a terrorist organization, sentencing its leader to 12 years in prison. The group, known as Sharia4Belgium , has allegedly been recruiting young individuals to join their terrorist organization and...

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News Egypt court orders retrial for Muslim Brotherhood supporters
Egypt court orders retrial for Muslim Brotherhood supporters
William Helbling
February 11, 2015 09:35:39 am

An Egyptian court on Wednesday ordered for a retrial of 36 a Muslim Brotherhood supporters. The 36 are among 183 supporters sentenced to death in June in connection with violence following the...

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News Amnesty: Canadian and Chinese companies profiting from Myanmar mining abuses
Amnesty: Canadian and Chinese companies profiting from Myanmar mining abuses
Addison Morris
February 11, 2015 09:22:14 am

Canadian and Chinese mining companies are profiting from Myanmar's Monywa copper mining complex, which is linked to serious human rights abuse, Amnesty International (AI) said Tuesday in a new report . The 162-page report,...

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News Alabama attorneys seek mandate requiring issuance of same-sex marriage licenses
Alabama attorneys seek mandate requiring issuance of same-sex marriage licenses
Bradley McAllister
February 11, 2015 08:01:23 am

After same-sex couples were turned away from some marriage license offices in Alabama Monday, attorneys sought a declaration from a federal judge on Tuesday to order local officials to issue the marriage licenses. The request was made on behalf...

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News Ukraine parliament votes to dismiss top prosecutor for lack of reform
Ukraine parliament votes to dismiss top prosecutor for lack of reform
Addison Morris
February 10, 2015 02:48:10 pm

The Ukrainian parliament on Tuesday voted to dismiss General Prosecutor Vitaliy Yarema from office for his failure to bring reform and justice in light of last year's revolution. The proposal stemmed from President Petro Poroshenko...

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News Amnesty: proposed amendments to Spain terrorism laws infringe on human rights
Amnesty: proposed amendments to Spain terrorism laws infringe on human rights
Bradley McAllister
February 10, 2015 01:48:32 pm

Spain's lower house of parliament, the Congress of Deputies debated proposed amendments to the Spanish criminal code on Tuesday that Amnesty International (AI) alleges will infringe on individual human rights in the country....

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News UN rights report illustrates ‘bleak picture’ of Libya in 2014
UN rights report illustrates ‘bleak picture’ of Libya in 2014
Laura DeGeer
February 10, 2015 12:46:10 pm

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) said Tuesday that a report , produced jointly with the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) , "paints a...

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News Amnesty: Taiwan should drop criminal charges against protesters
Amnesty: Taiwan should drop criminal charges against protesters
Laura DeGeer
February 10, 2015 12:08:22 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday urged the Taiwanese authorities to "drop criminal charges against people solely for participating in or organizing peaceful demonstrations ... after more than 100 people were charged for protesting during the...

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McKinley assassin put on trial

On September 23, 1901, Leon Czolgosz was put on trial for assassinating US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Learn more about the legal aftermath of the McKinley assassination from the University of Buffalo Libraries.

Karlstad Treaty splits union of Norway and Sweden

On September 23, 1905, negotiations on the Karlstad Treaty ended with an agreement to split the union of Sweden and Norway. The accord was then approved by Norway's parliament on October 9 and by Sweden's on October 13. Learn more about the former Union of Sweden and Norway.

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