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News Egypt prosecutors refer 220 Morsi supporters to criminal court
Egypt prosecutors refer 220 Morsi supporters to criminal court
Bradley McAllister
April 13, 2014 01:10:57 pm

Egyptian prosecution authorities referred 220 supporters of deposed president Mohammed Morsi to criminal court over the weekend for their involvement in protests in downtown Cairo on the January 25 anniversary of the 2011 Egyptian...

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News Iran court overturns death sentence for ex-Marine
Iran court overturns death sentence for ex-Marine
Bradley McAllister
April 13, 2014 12:15:10 pm

An Iranian appeals court on Saturday overturned the death sentence of ex-Marine Amir Hekmati who was convicted of spying for the US Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) in 2011. Saturday's ruling decreased...

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News HRW: US should expedite the return of cleared Guantanamo detainees
HRW: US should expedite the return of cleared Guantanamo detainees
Bradley McAllister
April 8, 2014 01:01:13 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday published a letter to US President Barack Obama , urging the US to expedite the return of Yemeni detainees cleared for release from Guantanamo Bay . The letter...

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News European Court of Justice rules data retention directive too invasive
European Court of Justice rules data retention directive too invasive
Bradley McAllister
April 8, 2014 12:09:33 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday struck down an EU-wide law that stipulates how private data must be collected and stored. The ECJ ruled the collection of traffic and location data...

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UN urges death penalty moratorium in Somalia
Bradley McAllister
April 6, 2014 12:12:14 pm

The United Nations (UN) Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday urged Somali authorities to place a moratorium on the death penalty. The UN recommended the moratorium citing its concern over...

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Kansas legislature approves bill to create statewide gun possession regulations
Bradley McAllister
April 6, 2014 10:40:59 am

The Kansas state legislature approved a bill on Saturday that would establish statewide firearm possession regulations and nullify city and county variances on gun permitting restrictions. The bill would also restrict local governments from imposing...

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News DC mayor signs bill decriminalizing marijuana possession
DC mayor signs bill decriminalizing marijuana possession
Bradley McAllister
April 1, 2014 01:07:04 pm

Washington DC Mayor Vincent Gray on Monday signed a bill that would decriminalize marijuana possession in the District of Columbia for up to an ounce. The proposed law would make possession of marijuana a civil violation with...

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News Federal judge refuses to block Arizona abortion drug rules
Federal judge refuses to block Arizona abortion drug rules
Bradley McAllister
April 1, 2014 12:01:42 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona refused Monday to block new abortion drug rules, allowing them to take effect Tuesday. Planned Parenthood and the Center for Reproductive Rights (CRR) ...

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News Cuba legislature approves law to attract foreign investment
Cuba legislature approves law to attract foreign investment
Bradley McAllister
March 30, 2014 11:22:01 am

Cuba's National Assembly approved a law on Saturday that provides tax breaks and other incentives to attract foreign investors to grow business in the communist economy of Cuba. The Assembly voted unanimously in a special session to...

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News Morsi ally sentenced for hiding wanted Muslim Brotherhood official
Morsi ally sentenced for hiding wanted Muslim Brotherhood official
Bradley McAllister
March 30, 2014 10:14:24 am

The Giza Misdemeanour Court on Sunday sentenced Mohammed Morsi's former manpower minister Khaled al-Azhari to two years in prison for hiding a wanted Muslim Brotherhood official. Al-Azhari served as deputy chairman of the...

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‘Accountability Is Deferred Rather Than Delivered’ — Conflict Resolution Scholar Johannes Langer on Mediation, Amnesty, and the Limits of the ICC

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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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