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News Missouri reporter sues over exclusion from being an execution witness
Missouri reporter sues over exclusion from being an execution witness
Justin Cosgrove
September 2, 2016 09:56:30 am

A reporter sued Missouri's prisons chief in federal court on Wednesday for excluding him from being an execution witness. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed the lawsuit on behalf of Christopher McDaniel , a reporter...

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News New Jersey court rules agencies may deny access to public records
New Jersey court rules agencies may deny access to public records
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
September 2, 2016 09:39:24 am

A three-judge panel of the New Jersey Appellate Division ruled Wednesday that when asked for public records under New Jersey's Sunshine Law, agencies may "neither confirm nor deny" their existence. The case centered around a state law, similar...

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News North Carolina group drops challenge to federal government’s transgender bathroom access policy
North Carolina group drops challenge to federal government’s transgender bathroom access policy
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
September 2, 2016 08:32:28 am

The rights coalition North Carolinians for Privacy on Wednesday dropped their case against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) challenging the federal government's restroom access policy. The case, North Carolinians for Privacy v. United States Department of Justice...

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News UN rights experts call for inclusive education to combat disability discrimination
UN rights experts call for inclusive education to combat disability discrimination
Miracle Jones
September 2, 2016 07:58:03 am

UN rights experts on Thursday called for the creation of inclusive education programming to include those living with disabilities as a central and crucial step in order to create peaceful and inclusive societies. The call comes in the...

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News Arizona to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana following court decision
Arizona to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana following court decision
Ashley Hogan
September 1, 2016 01:45:41 pm

The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the final challenge to a voter initiated act to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The challenge came from a group called the Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy [advocacy...

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Australia suing Volkswagen for misleading customers
Ashley Hogan
September 1, 2016 01:17:31 pm

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sued Volkswagen AG (VW) and its local subsidiary on Thursday for misleading customers. The suit alleges that VW engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct, made false or misleading representations...

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Rights groups accuse Russia of using cluster munitions in Syria
Miracle Jones
September 1, 2016 11:23:51 am

Human Rights organizations on Thursday claimed mounting evidence shows Russia is behind the increasing number of cluster bombings in Syria. The accusations were levied as part of the annual Cluster Munition Monitor report which found that...

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News US court voids multi-million judgment against Palestine for lack of jurisdiction
US court voids multi-million judgment against Palestine for lack of jurisdiction
Brittany Felder
September 1, 2016 10:23:46 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit voided a $655 million judgment against Palestine Liberation Organization and the Palestinian Authority Wednesday, citing a lack of jurisdiction. The case concerned 11 US families who...

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Federal appeals court upholds ban on gun sales to medical marijuana card holders
Matthew Santiago
September 1, 2016 09:52:52 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the federal ban against selling guns to medical marijuana card holders does not violate Second Amendment rights. The court rejected the...

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Brazil president impeached in senate vote
Brittany Felder
September 1, 2016 09:36:08 am

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff was removed from office on Wednesday following a 61-81 Senate vote in favor of impeachment. The impeachment trial lasted five days, including an overnight debate....

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European Court ruled against hitting schoolchildren in the UK

On February 25, 1982, in Campbell & Cosans v. The United Kingdom, the European Court of Human Rights ruled that parents can prevent teachers in the United Kingdom from striking their schoolchildren. At the time of the court's decision, the UK was the only Western European nation that permitted corporal punishment in schools.

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