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News Tennessee judge finds new lethal injection procedures constitutional
Tennessee judge finds new lethal injection procedures constitutional
Ann Riley
February 17, 2011 07:28:20 am

A Nashville judge ended a four-month moratorium on executions Wednesday, declaring Tennessee's modified method of lethal injection constitutional. In November, Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman ruled that the state's method of lethal injection violated...

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News Japan lawsuit challenges single-surname requirement
Japan lawsuit challenges single-surname requirement
Ann Riley
February 14, 2011 01:46:03 pm

Five Japanese citizens filed suit in the Tokyo District Court on Monday challenging the constitutionality of a civil law that forces married couples to choose a single surname. The plaintiffs claim that Article 750 of...

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News Croatia, Serbia seek extradition of war crimes suspect
Croatia, Serbia seek extradition of war crimes suspect
Ann Riley
February 10, 2011 08:02:12 am

The Croatian Ministry of Justice on Wednesday asked France to extradite former Serb paramilitary fighter Milorad Momic, according to a report by state television. Momic, who has allegedly been living under...

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News Sudan president accepts South’s vote for independence
Sudan president accepts South’s vote for independence
Ann Riley
February 7, 2011 01:53:06 pm

A total of 98.83 percent of nearly 3.8 million southern Sudanese voters voted in favor of secession in last month's Southern Sudan's Independence Referendum, according to the final polling results released Monday by the Southern Sudan Referendum...

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News US immigration court orders deportation of former Nazi supporter
US immigration court orders deportation of former Nazi supporter
Ann Riley
February 3, 2011 07:45:05 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that the Detroit Immigration Court has ordered the removal of a Michigan man accused of killing Jews while serving as a member of the Nazi-sponsored...

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News Thailand ‘red shirts’ petition ICC to review violence during Bangkok protests
Thailand ‘red shirts’ petition ICC to review violence during Bangkok protests
Ann Riley
January 31, 2011 02:49:12 pm

Thailand's "red shirt" pro-democracy movement on Monday petitioned the International Criminal Court (ICC) to launch a preliminary investigation into whether the government committed crimes against humanity during the Bangkok protests...

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News Chile orders probe into death of Salvador Allende
Chile orders probe into death of Salvador Allende
Ann Riley
January 28, 2011 08:03:22 am

Chile Supreme Court Judge Sergio Munoz on Thursday ordered an investigation into the death of former socialist president Salvador Allende during the 1973 coup . Since the coup,...

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News UN, EU failing to stand up to rights abuses: HRW
UN, EU failing to stand up to rights abuses: HRW
Ann Riley
January 24, 2011 02:00:52 pm

EU member states and the UN have failed to adequately respond to human rights abuses and violations, according to the Human Rights Watch (HRW) annual report published Monday. The report accuses countries of...

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UN to send human rights mission to Tunisia
Ann Riley
January 20, 2011 02:43:23 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday said that a team of experts will be sent to Tunisia within the next week to assess the human rights priorities and meet with interim...

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Kansas AG requests to join health care lawsuit
Ann Riley
January 14, 2011 08:29:50 am

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt sent a letter on Wednesday to Florida Attorney General Pamela Bondi requesting that Florida add Kansas as an additional party plaintiff to its lawsuit ...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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