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News Kenya high court suspends sections of anti-terrorism law
Kenya high court suspends sections of anti-terrorism law
Alexandra Farone
January 2, 2015 10:16:16 am

The High Court of Kenya on Friday suspended eight sections of the controversial new anti-terrorism law until a legal challenge by the opposition is heard by the court. The Security Laws (Amendment) Act of 2014 [text,...

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News Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death
Bangladesh sentences Islamist leader to death
Alexandra Farone
December 30, 2014 02:34:08 pm

The International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) sentenced Islamist leader ATM Azharul Islam to death on Tuesday for war crimes committed during the 1971 War of Liberation against Pakistan. Azharul...

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News Russia sentences opposition leader for embezzlement
Russia sentences opposition leader for embezzlement
Alexandra Farone
December 30, 2014 01:21:17 pm

Moscow's Zamoskvoretsky District Court announced an early verdict on Tuesday, giving opposition activist Alexei Navalny a suspended sentence of 3.5 years for embezzlement, and ordering him to stay under house arrest until...

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News Facebook must face lawsuit alleging violation of privacy
Facebook must face lawsuit alleging violation of privacy
Alexandra Farone
December 26, 2014 01:30:00 pm

Facebook failed in its attempt to dismiss a lawsuit that claims it scans users' private messages for the names of websites and adds "likes" for the users to each website for targeted advertising purposes. The original lawsuit...

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News South Carolina lawmakers propose bill to pay college athletes
South Carolina lawmakers propose bill to pay college athletes
Alexandra Farone
December 26, 2014 10:59:26 am

A bill (S.171) that has been pre-filed in the South Carolina Senate would make certain state colleges pay their student basketball and football players if the bill becomes law. The bill was proposed December 3 by...

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Catalonia court opens investigation of mock independence vote
Alexandra Farone
December 22, 2014 11:40:29 am

The Catalonia High Court of Justice announced Monday that it will open an investigation of the unofficial Catalan independence vote held in opposition of the central Spanish government. The formal investigation...

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News Argentina court recognizes orangutan as ‘non-human person’
Argentina court recognizes orangutan as ‘non-human person’
Alexandra Farone
December 22, 2014 10:22:56 am

An Argentine court unanimously ruled that an orangutan is a "non-human person" with a legal right to freedom. Last November, Argentina's Association of Professional Lawyers for Animal Rights (AFADA) filed a habeas corpus writ on...

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News UN report criticizes US compliance with anti-torture treaty
UN report criticizes US compliance with anti-torture treaty
Alexandra Farone
December 1, 2014 10:45:10 am

The UN Committee Against Torture released a report on Friday that found the US has fallen short of full compliance with the Convention Against Torture international treaty . Police brutality , detention facilities, military...

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News Amnesty: Belgium mining company lied, destroyed homes in DRC
Amnesty: Belgium mining company lied, destroyed homes in DRC
Alexandra Farone
November 25, 2014 10:39:24 am

Amnesty International (AI) revealed new evidence Monday indicating a Belgian mining company, Groupe Forest International, lied about bulldozing homes in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) . The homes were destroyed during a...

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News UK Home Secretary announces new anti-terrorism bill
UK Home Secretary announces new anti-terrorism bill
Alexandra Farone
November 24, 2014 10:32:57 am

UK Home Secretary Theresa May on Monday outlined the new Counter-Terrorism and Security Bill to combat ongoing national security threats. The bill will expand the power of authorities to suspend outgoing and incoming international travel...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First US execution by gas

On February 8, 1924, Gee Jon, a Chinese man convicted of murder, was executed by gas in Nevada and became the first person in the United States to be put to death in that manner.

The Nevada state legislature had eliminated hanging and shooting as a method of execution in 1921, and had provided for execution by lethal gas instead. Nevada sent 32 convicts to the gas chamber between 1924 and 1979. Learn more about the history of executions by gas in Nevada.

Mary, Queen of Scots executed

On February 8, 1587, Mary I of Scotland was executed for involvement in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England. Before execution, Mary denied three times assisting the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, and crown Mary as ruler of Great Britain. Mary's guilt or innocence is debated to this day. Learn more about the Babington Plot.

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