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News Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray death
Baltimore police officers charged in Freddie Gray death
Alison Sacriponte
May 1, 2015 05:01:13 pm

The State’s Attorney for Baltimore City on Friday charged six police officers with crimes including murder and manslaughter over the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray while he was in police custody. Baltimore state attorney Marilyn Mosby...

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France aviation giant files complaints over US spy claims
Alison Sacriponte
May 1, 2015 04:33:55 pm

French aviation giant Airbus said Friday it is filing criminal complaints alleging that German intelligence helped the US carry out industrial espionage. The criminal complaint against persons unknown was filed following German media reports that the country's...

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News Terminally ill man granted right to die in South Africa
Terminally ill man granted right to die in South Africa
Alison Sacriponte
April 30, 2015 02:45:51 pm

A South African judge ruled Thursday that a terminally ill man has a right to assisted suicide with no legal or professional consequences for the participating doctor. Euthanasia is illegal in South Africa, and the decision is the first...

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News North Carolina lawmakers approve bill to resume executions
North Carolina lawmakers approve bill to resume executions
Alison Sacriponte
April 30, 2015 02:02:26 pm

North Carolina lawmakers on Wednesday approved a measure aimed at resuming executions after nine years. The law removes the requirement to have a doctor present at all lethal injections and instead would allow nurses, physician's assistants or paramedics to...

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Supreme Court throws out ruling on North Carolina redistricting
Alison Sacriponte
April 20, 2015 01:07:56 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday threw out a North Carolina court ruling that upheld Republican-drawn electoral districts for state and congressional lawmakers. The case, Dickson v. Rucho , was remanded to the...

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US states urge Supreme Court to uphold Oklahoma execution drugs
Alison Sacriponte
April 16, 2015 10:48:32 am

Alabama and 12 other states filed an amicus brief with the US Supreme Court on Wednesday in support of the three-drug combination being used in Oklahoma for executions. Lethal injection executions in many...

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France lawmakers debates controversial surveillance bill
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April 13, 2015 12:19:52 pm

The French Parliament on Monday debated a bill that would give French intelligence services more powers to bug and track potential terrorists in France. The bill would require Internet companies to monitor suspicious behavior. Internet...

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Alabama lawmaker proposes bill banning abortions after fetal heartbeat detected
Alison Sacriponte
April 9, 2015 11:39:42 am

Alabama state representative Teri Collins has proposed a bill to abortion once a fetal heartbeat has been detected. If approved, opponents argue the bill could ban most abortions. Nikema Williams, vice president of public policy...

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California senate committee advances bill banning child vaccine exemption
Alison Sacriponte
April 9, 2015 10:35:52 am

A California senate committee on Wednesday approved a bill that would prohibit parents of school children from citing their personal beliefs as a reason to let the children remain unvaccinated. The proposed legislation, introduced by Senators Dr....

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April 6, 2015 01:24:35 pm

A spokesperson for Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Monday that a prosecutor ordered Internet providers to block social networking sites including Twitter and YouTube. The order stems from photos posted on the social media sites that show militant...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Knights Templar arrested in France on false charges

French members of the Crusade-era chivalric order the Knights Templar, including Grand Master Jacques de Molay, were arrested upon the orders of King Phillip IV of France on October 13, 1307. The group was baselessly accused of multiple offenses, including idolatry and homosexual acts. The Templars would be tried for these offenses before being disbanded officially by Pope Clement V in 1312. Learn more about the Knights Templar.

Rosenbergs' espionage appeal denied by Supreme Court

On October 13, 1952, the US Supreme Court announced that it had declined to grant certiorari in the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, condemned to death for conspiracy to commit atomic espionage for the Soviet Union. Justice William O. Douglas eventually granted a stay of execution on June 17, 1953, but that order was vacated by the full Court and the Rosenbergs were executed on June 19, 1953. Learn more about the Rosenbergs' case from the Eisenhower Presidential Library.

Greenwich Mean Time established as universal standard

On October 13, 1884, Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) was declared universal time by the International Meridian Conference, a gathering of 25 nations from around the globe.
Read the proceedings of the International Meridian Conference from Project Gutenberg.

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