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News Egypt approves law aimed at improving investment interests
Egypt approves law aimed at improving investment interests
Ashley Hogan
March 4, 2015 01:17:00 pm

Egypt's cabinet and the Ministry of Investment approved an investment law Wednesday aimed at protecting business deals from legal disputes or political changes and addressing investor complaints about bureaucracy. The new law unifies the...

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News Azerbaijan urged to release political prisoners ahead of European Games
Azerbaijan urged to release political prisoners ahead of European Games
Sarah Boehme
March 4, 2015 01:15:06 pm

With the European Games approaching in Baku, Azerbaijan, this June, human rights groups on Wednesday urged the host nation to release political prisoners held on "trumped up" charges. The European Games are seen as an attempt to soften...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on health care subsidies
Supreme Court hears arguments on health care subsidies
Julie Deisher-Edwards
March 4, 2015 01:04:42 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments for King v. Burwell . The court is asked to rule on whether the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) may adopt regulations to extend tax-credit...

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News 5 indicted for 1993 Balkan war massacre
5 indicted for 1993 Balkan war massacre
Taylor Gillan
March 4, 2015 12:44:35 pm

Serbian war crimes prosecutors said Tuesday that five people have been charged with committing a wartime massacre during the Balkan conflict of the 1990s, with 10 more still under investigation in Bosnia. The massacre occurred in...

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News Supreme Court rules Alabama may justify railroad fuel tax
Supreme Court rules Alabama may justify railroad fuel tax
Taylor Gillan
March 4, 2015 12:38:49 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled in Alabama Department of Revenue v. CSX Transporation, Inc. that Alabama should be able to justify its decision to assess on railroads a fuel tax that it does...

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News Slovenia approves same-sex marriage, adoption legislation
Slovenia approves same-sex marriage, adoption legislation
Ashley Hogan
March 4, 2015 12:22:36 pm

The Slovenian Parliament passed legislation granting same-sex marriage and adoption rights Tuesday amid public opposition from conservative and religious groups. Although thousands of people from conservative groups and the Catholic Church rallied to oppose the lawmakers' action,...

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News EU court annuls European Central Bank oversight requirement
EU court annuls European Central Bank oversight requirement
Peter Snyder
March 4, 2015 11:33:30 am

The General Court of the European Union on Wednesday annulled a portion of the European Central Bank's (ECB) Eurosystem Oversight Policy Framework requiring financial institutions clearing trades in euros to be located...

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Brazil judge orders extradition of former leftist Italian guerrilla
Peter Snyder
March 4, 2015 10:54:05 am

A federal judge in Brazil has ordered the deportation of former leftist Italian guerrilla Cesare Battisti , annulling a work visa granted by the Brazilian government in 2011. Battisti, a former member of the Armed...

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News Egypt court upholds police officers’ sentence for killing activist
Egypt court upholds police officers’ sentence for killing activist
William Helbling
March 4, 2015 10:21:00 am

An Egyptian court on Wednesday upheld a 10-year prison sentence for two police officers who were convicted for torturing activist Khaled Said to death in 2010. Eye witnesses provided evidence that the officers beat the 28-year-old outside of a...

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News France court approves extradition of former Kazakhstan energy minister
France court approves extradition of former Kazakhstan energy minister
William Helbling
March 4, 2015 09:20:05 am

The French Court of Cassation on Wednesday approved the extradition of Mukhtar Ablyazov , Kazakhstan's former energy minister accused of misappropriating USD $6 billion from BTA Bank . The court...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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