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News Egypt court begins trial for journalist union leader and members
Egypt court begins trial for journalist union leader and members
Matthew Santiago
June 4, 2016 06:03:23 pm

An Egyptian court on Saturday began the trial of a journalist union leader as well as two board members who were charged with spreading false news and harboring wanted reporters. About a month prior, Union leader Yahya Qalash denounced...

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News Venezuela president accuses national assembly of usurping presidential duties
Venezuela president accuses national assembly of usurping presidential duties
Matthew Santiago
June 4, 2016 04:55:17 pm

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro on Friday filed a complaint in the Supreme Tribunal of Justice (STJ) accusing National Assembly opposition leaders of partaking in international relations contrary to constitutional law. Assembly...

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News DOJ asks appeals court to vacate sanctions in immigration dispute
DOJ asks appeals court to vacate sanctions in immigration dispute
Miracle Jones
June 4, 2016 03:26:12 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked a federal appeals court to vacate sanctions imposedd by a district judge. The sanctions are apart of an ongoing immigration debate where 26 states sued ...

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Obama commutes sentences of 42 inmates convicted of drug offenses
Miracle Jones
June 4, 2016 03:24:39 pm

US President Barack Obama on Friday commuted the sentences of 42 inmates convicted of drug offenses as part of his ongoing efforts toward criminal justice reform . The 42 inmates received the commutation and...

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News Amnesty: EU cannot return refugees to Turkey under new agreement
Amnesty: EU cannot return refugees to Turkey under new agreement
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 3, 2016 03:58:13 pm

The EU must stop returning refugees to Turkey, Amnesty International (AI) said Friday in a briefing . The briefing details the defects in Turkey's care of refugees, stating that the hardships faced by refugees cause such...

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UN: AIDS epidemic driven by human rights violations
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 3, 2016 02:56:42 pm

A group of UN independent human rights experts said Friday that human rights violations contribute to the spread of HIV/AIDS. The Special Rapporteurs on the right to health Dainius Pῡras, human rights defenders Michel Forst, extreme poverty,Philip Alston...

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Turkish Constitutional Court rejects petition to strike down immunity bill
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 02:51:52 pm

The Turkish Constitutional Court on Friday rejected petitions by opposition lawmakers seeking to lift immunity for members of Parliament. The Turkish parliament had passed two temporary amendments last month that would allow 138 deputies...

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Three-judge panel upholds North Carolina’s newly drawn voting districts
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 01:45:33 pm

A three-judge panel upheld North Carolina's newly drawn congressional districts on Thursday. The challenge was brought after the state's General Assembly was ordered to redraw [JURIST report its congressional lines by the US Supreme Court, and the...

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Guatemala ex-president accused of corruption
Alexis Wheeler
June 3, 2016 12:31:41 pm

Guatemalan Attorney General Thelma Aldana on Thursday accused former president Otto Pérez Molina and ex-vice president Roxana Baldetti of taking nearly 130 million dollars in bribes beginning in 2011. Aldana and the International Commission against Impunity in...

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UN: Ukraine rights violations persist
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 11:34:53 am

The human rights situation in Ukraine remains troublesome following two years of conflict with Russia, according to a report released Friday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights . Among the various...

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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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