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News HRW: UN commission must examine human rights in North Korea
HRW: UN commission must examine human rights in North Korea
Alison Sacriponte
January 11, 2013 12:48:44 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Friday for a UN commission to examine human rights abuses in North Korea . The rights group stated that little has changed within the totalitarian government since Kim Jong-un ...

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News North Carolina to appeal ruling against ‘choose life’ license plates
North Carolina to appeal ruling against ‘choose life’ license plates
Alison Sacriponte
January 7, 2013 01:02:27 pm

North Carolina on Friday announced plans to appeal a ruling finding "Choose Life" license plates unconstitutional. Judge James Fox of the US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina ruled in...

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News ICC acquits Congolese militia leader
ICC acquits Congolese militia leader
Alison Sacriponte
December 18, 2012 11:25:24 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday acquitted Congolese militia leader Mathieu Ngudjolo Chui on charges of rape, murder and pillage. Ngudjolo was accused of commanding fighters in a 2003 rebel attack on...

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News Credit union agency files largest suit to date against Wall Street firms
Credit union agency files largest suit to date against Wall Street firms
Alison Sacriponte
December 17, 2012 02:27:32 pm

The National Credit Union Administration (NCUA) filed suit on Monday against against Bear, Stearns & Company, now acquired by JPMorgan Securities . The NCUA brought suit acting in its capacity as Liquidating Agent of...

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News ICC: UN Security Council must do more in Darfur
ICC: UN Security Council must do more in Darfur
Alison Sacriponte
December 14, 2012 10:41:00 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Thursday that they are not doing enough to root out Sudanese war criminals. According to Bensouda, the situation in Darfur [JURIST...

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UN: Afghanistan women still suffering abuse
Alison Sacriponte
December 11, 2012 01:59:18 pm

Women in Afghanistan still face abuse at the hands of man despite progress in the implementation of a law to protect women's rights, according a report released Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) ....

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Federal judge blocks California law banning sexual orientation change therapy
Alison Sacriponte
December 4, 2012 02:06:14 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of California on Monday temporarily blocked California from enforcing a new law that prohibits mental health providers from engaging in sexual orientation change efforts...

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Kosovo demands investigation into former UN prosecutor
Alison Sacriponte
December 3, 2012 09:02:23 am

Kosovo authorities called Sunday for an investigation into the work of former UN chief prosecutor Carla del Ponte for her role in bringing war crimes charges against former Kosovo prime minister and Kosovo Liberation Army (KLA) commander...

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Senate committee approves bill requiring warrant to search emails
Alison Sacriponte
November 30, 2012 02:18:34 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent police from searching emails and other electronic content without a warrant. Currently, under the 1986 Electronic Communications Privacy Act , law enforcement agents...

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Germany prosecutors charge former Nazi for 1944 killing
Alison Sacriponte
November 26, 2012 10:37:46 am

German prosecutors on Monday charged 91-year-old former member of the Nazi Waffen SS Siert Bruins with the murder of a Dutch resistance fighter in 1944. The Dortmund prosecutor accused Bruins of executing [AP...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First Fleet departs from England to establish penal colony in Australia

On May 13, 1787, the First Fleet departed from England, carrying 780 British convicts to establish a penal colony in Australia. Led by Captain Arthur Philip, all eleven ships arrived safely in Botany Bay, New South Wales, Australia in January of 1788.

Read Captain Philip's account of his voyage on Project Gutenberg, and learn more about the journey and its impact from First Fleet online.

Federal government denied funding to segregated school districts

On May 13, 1966, the US federal government took its first action against violators of the desegregation guidelines of the 1964 Civil Rights Act by denying federal education funding for 12 segregated Southern school districts. Learn more about school desegregation.

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