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News Florida orders new sentences in juvenile cases
Florida orders new sentences in juvenile cases
Taylor Brailey
March 20, 2015 12:33:33 pm

The Supreme Court of Florida on Thursday ordered re-sentencing hearings for four individuals who were convicted of felonies as juveniles. The court ruled that new sentences must comply with two US Supreme Court ...

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News Serbia court orders detention of 8 suspects for Srebrenica massacre
Serbia court orders detention of 8 suspects for Srebrenica massacre
Colleen Mallick
March 20, 2015 10:52:33 am

A Belgrade court on Friday ordered a 30-day detention of eight Serbian suspects in connection with the 1995 Srebenica massacre , in which some 8,000 Serbian Muslim men and boys were killed in a single town. The Belgrade...

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News UN rights expert calls on Myanmar to end abuses
UN rights expert calls on Myanmar to end abuses
Laura DeGeer
March 19, 2015 01:05:33 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Wednesday called on state authorities to address ongoing challenges to the democratic reform process in Myanmar. Recent studies found that excessive...

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News Indonesia court delays hearing for two Australians set to face execution
Indonesia court delays hearing for two Australians set to face execution
Brittany Felder
March 19, 2015 12:59:13 pm

An Indonesian court on Thursday delayed a hearing for two Australians that are known leaders of the Bali Nine narcotics organization. Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan are currently facing execution for drug smuggling charges, including heroin. Earlier...

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News Egypt court clears Mubarak-era official of last corruption charge
Egypt court clears Mubarak-era official of last corruption charge
Brittany Felder
March 19, 2015 12:50:04 pm

An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted Habib el-Adly , former Interior Minister under Hosni Mubarak , of the final case of corruption pending against him . El-Adly had been accused of using his political influence...

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News Greece parliament passes anti-poverty bill
Greece parliament passes anti-poverty bill
Alison Sacriponte
March 19, 2015 12:27:23 pm

Greece's Hellenic Parliament passed an anti-poverty bill on Thursday, despite requests from international creditors to hold off on the vote until they had time to assess its budgetary impact. The anti-poverty bill is the first law passed...

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News HRW: Ukraine government, rebels using cluster munitions
HRW: Ukraine government, rebels using cluster munitions
Colleen Mallick
March 19, 2015 12:21:34 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday that the Ukrainian government and Russia-backed rebel forces consistently used cluster munitions in eastern Ukraine earlier this year, killing at least 13 civilians, including two children. HRW said that using cluster...

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News Texas AG challenges plan to extend benefits to same-sex couples
Texas AG challenges plan to extend benefits to same-sex couples
Laura DeGeer
March 19, 2015 12:10:18 pm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed suit on Wednesday against the US Department of Labor (DOL) over a plan that would allow same-sex couples medical leave benefits. The proposed legislation involves...

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News France presents data monitoring legalization bill
France presents data monitoring legalization bill
Alison Sacriponte
March 19, 2015 11:54:46 am

France's government on Thursday pushed a surveillance bill that would give French intelligence services the authority to monitor metadata. The government's hope is that such action would prevent an imminent terror attack . Parliamentary debate on the bill...

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News Cambodia passes controversial new election laws
Cambodia passes controversial new election laws
Steven Wildberger
March 19, 2015 11:33:52 am

Cambodia's Parliament on Thursday passed two controversial new election laws that rights groups are criticizing as ill-conceived and potentially damaging to free speech. The laws represent a compromise between the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the Cambodia...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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