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Amnesty condemns Saudi sentence of 5 years for tweets
Alexis Wheeler
March 25, 2016 01:23:12 pm

Amnesty International (AI) expressed concern Friday over the conviction of journalist Alaa Brinji by the Saudi Arabian Specialized Criminal Court. Alaa Brinji has been in detention since May 2014 and has not been allowed access to...

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News Maryland Senate approves landmark criminal justice reform bill
Maryland Senate approves landmark criminal justice reform bill
Kasey Tuttle
March 25, 2016 01:14:08 pm

The Maryland Senate unanimously approved a landmark criminal justice bill on Thursday. The bill, known as the Justice Reinvestment Act, would significantly change how non-violent drug offenders are sentenced, shifting focus from prison to treatment. The changes in...

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News Indiana governor signs new abortion restrictions into law
Indiana governor signs new abortion restrictions into law
Matthew Santiago
March 25, 2016 01:08:35 pm

Indiana Governor Mike Pence signed a controversial bill on Thursday banning abortions motivated by concerns of the fetus' gender, race or potential disabilities. The bill also places restrictions on medical providers, requiring a thorough doctor consultation...

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News Federal judge grants Volkswagen one month to comply with US emission standards
Federal judge grants Volkswagen one month to comply with US emission standards
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 25, 2016 12:22:09 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Thursday extended the deadline for German automaker Volkswagen AG (VW) to fix its diesel-powered cars, which have been held...

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News Turkish court begins closed espionage trial of two journalists
Turkish court begins closed espionage trial of two journalists
Matthew Santiago
March 25, 2016 12:08:06 pm

Two Turkish journalists went on trial in closed proceedings Friday on espionage charges that have garnered worldwide concerns regarding the state of free press under President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan's regime. In 2014 Can Dundar and Erdem Gul...

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UN deeply concerned over crippling of human rights efforts in Egypt
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 24, 2016 04:54:12 pm

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed grave concern on Wednesday over the closure of hundreds of Egypt's civil society organizations and the prosecutions of numerous human rights activists in Egypt...

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UN rights chief concerned over ‘collective expulsion’ of migrants after EU-Turkey deal
Justin Cosgrove
March 24, 2016 04:35:29 pm

The top UN official for human rights expressed serious concern on Thursday over a recent agreement between the EU and Turkey to "stem the flow" of refugees and migrants into Greece and Europe. UN High Commissioner for Human...

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DOJ unseals indictments against 7 Iranian computer specialists
Justin Cosgrove
March 24, 2016 04:19:12 pm

The US Department of Justice on Thursday unsealed the indictment against seven Iranian computer specialists. The computer specialists regularly works for the country's Islamic Revolutionary Guards Corps. The indictment charged that the computer specialists...

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HRW: Sudan must protect women activists
Miracle Jones
March 24, 2016 02:33:06 pm

Female rights activists in Sudan are facing harassment, violence, and other rights abuses, Human Right Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. The report found that women in the region are subjected to abuses including genital mutilation by...

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ICC confirms war crimes charges against former LRA commander
Miracle Jones
March 24, 2016 02:19:32 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday confirmed multiple charges of war crimes and crimes against humanity in the case of Commander Dominic Ongwen of the Sinia Brigade of the Lord's Resistance Army (LRA)....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Congress set minimum federal sentences for drug offenders

On November 2, 1951, President Harry Truman signed the "Boggs Act" into law, setting minimum federal sentences for drug offenders.

Read Richard J. Bonnie and Charles Whitebread, The Forbidden Fruit and the Tree of Knowledge: An Inquiry Into the Legal History of American Marijuana Prohibition, 56 Virginia Law Review (1970).

Balfour Declaration issued

On November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the United Kingdom's formal statement regarding Jewish people in Palestine. The Balfour Declaration was later endorsed by the World War I Allied Powers. It stated the British intention to support a national homeland for Jewish people and became a cornerstone of the Zionist movement.

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