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News HRW: failure to appoint counsel for migrant children violates international law
HRW: failure to appoint counsel for migrant children violates international law
Bradley McAllister
March 14, 2016 11:32:10 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday announced the filing of an amicus brief in a US federal court arguing that the failure of US government officials to appoint lawyers to represent migrant children facing deportation violates their...

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News Venezuela high court bans national congress from investigating judicial appointments
Venezuela high court bans national congress from investigating judicial appointments
Bradley McAllister
March 2, 2016 11:56:55 am

The highest court in Venezuela, the Supreme Tribunal of Justice , on Tuesday ruled that the Venezuelan National Assembly may not review the appointment of 13 justices to the high court. The 13 justices...

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News Switzerland voters reject deportation referendum
Switzerland voters reject deportation referendum
Bradley McAllister
February 29, 2016 05:05:21 pm

The citizens of Switzerland on Sunday rejected a proposed referendum that would require immediate, automatic deportation of any foreign national who was convicted of two crimes within a 10-year period. The vote was decided by a margin of 58.9...

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News Civil unrest in Pakistan following execution of bodyguard that killed liberal governor
Civil unrest in Pakistan following execution of bodyguard that killed liberal governor
Bradley McAllister
February 29, 2016 04:20:28 pm

Pakistani authorities on Monday prepared for civil unrest after the execution of Malik Mumtaz Hussain Qadri in a high-security prison in Rawalpindi. Qadri is the killer of a former Pakistani governor of the Punjab province, Salmaan Taseer, who campaigned...

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News Bolivia president loses referendum to extend presidency to fourth term
Bolivia president loses referendum to extend presidency to fourth term
Bradley McAllister
February 25, 2016 07:52:34 am

Bolivian President Evo Morales on Wednesday acknowledged the outcome of a failed constitutional referendum that would have permitted him to remain in power for a fourth consecutive term. Voting on the referendum took place last Sunday, and...

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News US magistrate orders Apple to assist US government in unlocking shooter’s phone
US magistrate orders Apple to assist US government in unlocking shooter’s phone
Bradley McAllister
February 17, 2016 05:52:54 pm

US Magistrate Sheri Pym of the US District Court for the Central District of California on Tuesday ordered Apple to assist the US government in unlocking the iPhone of one of the shooters in the...

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News Argentina signs deal to close US class action suit over defaulted debt
Argentina signs deal to close US class action suit over defaulted debt
Bradley McAllister
February 17, 2016 05:04:54 pm

Argentina and US bondholders on Tuesday settled a class action lawsuit over defaulted debt from 2001. According to the court appointed monitor, Daniel Pollack, creditors who participate would receive 100 percent of the principal owed ...

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News Bangkok bombing suspect claims confession forced under torture
Bangkok bombing suspect claims confession forced under torture
Bradley McAllister
February 15, 2016 12:01:15 pm

The lawyer for a suspect in a 2015 bombing in Bangkok on Monday retracted his client's earlier confession a day before a scheduled military court appearance to formally hear the charges against him. The suspect, Bilal Mohammed, maintains he...

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News Egypt court overturns sentence of police officer in protester death
Egypt court overturns sentence of police officer in protester death
Bradley McAllister
February 15, 2016 11:27:48 am

The highest appeals court in Egypt on Sunday overturned the 15-year prison sentence levied against a police officer for the killing of a female protester in January 2015. The officer, Yaseen Mohamed Hatem, will face a new trial for...

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North Korea executes army chief of staff for corruption: reports
Bradley McAllister
February 10, 2016 12:05:10 pm

North Korea last week executed its army chief of staff, General Ri Yong-gil, on corruption charges, according to media reports from South Korea. General Ri Young-gil served as the chief of the general staff for Kim Jong-un's...

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Justice Louis Brandeis died

On October 5, 1941, US Supreme Court justice Louis Brandeis died at the age of 84.

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