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News Alabama appeals court strikes down anti-sodomy law
Alabama appeals court strikes down anti-sodomy law
Ann Schober
June 15, 2014 11:51:37 am

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday struck down a portion of a state law banning consensual oral and anal sex, aimed at criminalizing homosexual conduct, as unconstitutional. The appeal was brought by a...

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Egypt court acquits ex-interior minister of corruption charges
Ann Schober
June 14, 2014 12:34:41 pm

An Egyptian court on Thursday acquitted Habib el-Adly, Egypt's former interior minister and head of security services under former president Hosni Mubarak , of certain corruption charges on which he was convicted in...

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ACLU report cites violations in privately run Texas prisons
Ann Schober
June 11, 2014 08:29:41 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Texas released a report Tuesday exposing the results of a multi-year investigation into conditions at five Criminal Alien Requirement (CAR) prisons in Texas....

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Spain drafts constitutional law to facilitate royal succession
Ann Schober
June 4, 2014 07:14:00 am

The Spanish government on Tuesday approved a draft constitutional law that will facilitate the abdication of King Juan Carlos I. Spain's Council of Ministers submitted the proposed law to parliament, requesting that the House and Senate vote...

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Federal appeals court sides with EPA on postponing acid rain regulations
Ann Schober
May 28, 2014 07:38:23 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) was justified in its decision to defer adopting new air quality standards for pollutants...

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Germany prosecutors to consider new evidence against surviving Nazi concentration camp guards
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May 21, 2014 07:20:52 am

The head of Germany's special Nazi war crimes agency , Kurt Schrimm, announced Monday that his office would soon turn over to state prosecutors the results of investigations into war crimes allegedly committed by several former...

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ICC reopens investigation into Iraq detainee abuse by UK troops
Ann Schober
May 14, 2014 09:35:08 am

The prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) , Fatou Bensouda , announced Tuesday that she will reopen a preliminary investigation into alleged mistreatment and killings of Iraqi detainees in Iraq by UK military forces...

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HRW cites evidence Syria used chemical weapons
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May 14, 2014 08:38:29 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said on Tuesday that it has strong evidence the Syrian government used chemical weapons on three rebel-held towns in Northern Syria last month. The announcement reveals results of a two-week investigation...

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UN rights chief urges calm in Ukraine
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May 6, 2014 02:13:49 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday expressed grave concern over the escalating unrest in Ukraine that has brought increasing destruction and death to the region. Pillay urged opposition groups...

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Holder announces expanded clemency guidelines for convicted drug offenders
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April 21, 2014 03:08:48 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is expanding its criteria for recommending clemency to federal prisoners convicted of certain drug crimes. Holder's announcement recapped the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Eichmann trial begins in Israel

On April 11, 1961, the trial of former-Nazi Karl Adolf Eichmann began in Jerusalem, Israel. During the Holocaust, Eichmann was responsible for coordinating the deportation of Jews from Germany and occupied Europe to concentration and extermination camps in Eastern Europe. In 1961, he was captured in Argentina by Israeli commandos and brought to Jerusalem for trial. A panel of three Israel judges found Eichmann guilty on 15 counts, including crimes against humanity, crimes against the Jewish people, and membership in an illegal organization under Israel's Nazi and Nazi Collaborators Law. He was executed by hanging on May 31, 1962. Learn more about the trial of Adolf Eichmann from the Holocaust Education & Archive Research Team.

Lyndon Johnson signed housing rights act

On April 11, 1968, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Civil Rights Act of 1968 (often referred to as the Fair Housing Act), an amendment to the landmark 1964 Act prohibiting discrimination based on race, religion or national origin in the sale, rental, financing or advertising of housing.

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