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News ACLU urges surveillance centers to narrow ‘suspicious activity’ standards
ACLU urges surveillance centers to narrow ‘suspicious activity’ standards
Addison Morris
September 20, 2013 11:06:31 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday accused governmental surveillance centers of invasion of privacy and reliance on racial and religious profiling in their Suspicious Activity Reports (SARs) and urged the centers to adopt...

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News Egypt rights council condemns violence against Christians
Egypt rights council condemns violence against Christians
Addison Morris
September 17, 2013 08:04:56 am

Egypt's state-run National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) on Monday publicly condemned recent violent attacks against the nation's Coptic Christians. Islamist extremists are believed to be behind attacks such as the burning of churches and...

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News Sri Lanka ex-chief justice charged with corruption
Sri Lanka ex-chief justice charged with corruption
Addison Morris
September 17, 2013 07:39:23 am

Sri Lanka prosecutors on Monday brought criminal corruption charges against former chief justice Shirani Bandaranayake . The nation's anti-graft commission accused Bandaranayake of allegedly failing to disclose empty bank accounts during a required declaration of assets while...

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News Egypt extends state of emergency for two months
Egypt extends state of emergency for two months
Addison Morris
September 13, 2013 04:24:27 pm

The office of interim Egyptian President Adly Mansour announced Thursday that the government is formally extending Egypt's state of emergency for two months due to security concerns. The interim government has sent military troops,...

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News Lawsuit challenges Kentucky same-sex marriage ban
Lawsuit challenges Kentucky same-sex marriage ban
Addison Morris
September 13, 2013 03:23:42 pm

The Kentucky Equality Federation has filed a lawsuit to overturn Kentucky's amendment banning same-sex marriage . The constitutional amendment, passed in 2004 with approval of 75 percent of voters, allows...

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EU: Samsung should offer more concessions to settle antitrust case
Addison Morris
September 9, 2013 03:09:30 pm

The European Commission on Monday instructed Samsung Electronics to offer more concessions in their proposal to settle antitrust charges. Samsung has been charged with breaching the EU's antitrust rules by engaging in patent...

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News Israel ex-president recieves 24-hour release from prison
Israel ex-president recieves 24-hour release from prison
Addison Morris
September 9, 2013 03:01:49 pm

Former Israeli president Moshe Katzav was allowed to leave the prison for 24-hours on Monday, marking his first furlough since his 2011 conviction for the rape of female employees in the 1990s. Katzav, who...

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News EU court annulls sanctions on Iran
EU court annulls sanctions on Iran
Addison Morris
September 6, 2013 12:32:40 pm

The EU General Court on Friday annulled sanctions imposed upon eight Iranian banks and companies, finding them unjustified. The 28-nation group has frozen assets and banned travel since 2010 for Iranian citizens thought to...

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News UN rights experts warn UK on press intimidation
UN rights experts warn UK on press intimidation
Addison Morris
September 6, 2013 10:59:54 am

Two independent UN human rights experts on Wednesday stressed the UK's obligation to ensure that investigative journalists are allowed protection from intimidation and punishment. Wednesday's statement comes as a reaction to the recent detention of...

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Ninth Circuit upholds California sexual orientation conversion therapy ban
Addison Morris
August 30, 2013 10:46:17 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday upheld California's law prohibiting licensed therapists from counseling minors with the intent to convert their sexual orientation from gay to straight....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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