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News UN: Argentina jail violating rights of prisoner with disabilities
UN: Argentina jail violating rights of prisoner with disabilities
Cynthia Miley
April 17, 2014 09:06:21 am

The UN Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) found on Wednesday that Argentine authorities had failed to ensure equal access and use of prison services and facilities for a prisoner with disabilities....

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News Federal judge stays most of Ohio same-sex marriage ruling
Federal judge stays most of Ohio same-sex marriage ruling
Cynthia Miley
April 17, 2014 08:41:57 am

Federal judge Timothy Black of the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio said Wednesday that Ohio must immediately recognize four same-sex marriages but stayed the broader effects of the ruling pending appeal...

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News Army general denies Chelsea Manning’s request for clemency
Army general denies Chelsea Manning’s request for clemency
Cynthia Miley
April 14, 2014 03:38:58 pm

US Army Major General Jeffery S. Buchanan on Monday upheld Private Chelsea Manning's conviction and prison sentence for turning over classified information to WikiLeaks . Manning is currently serving...

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News Egypt court declares Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis a terrorist organization
Egypt court declares Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis a terrorist organization
Cynthia Miley
April 14, 2014 03:03:01 pm

An Egyptian court on Monday ruled that the militant organization Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis be officially considered a terrorist group. Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis, which means "Warriors of Jerusalem," has claimed responsibility for the majority of attacks...

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News AI: Egypt continued detention of Al Jazeera journalists ‘vindictive’
AI: Egypt continued detention of Al Jazeera journalists ‘vindictive’
Cynthia Miley
April 10, 2014 09:22:07 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday declared Egypt's continued detention of three Al Jazeera journalists charged with falsifying news and involvement with the Muslim Brotherhood "vindictive." Al Jazeera English staff Mohamed Fahmy,...

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News ACLU files lawsuit challenging North Carolina same-sex marriage ban
ACLU files lawsuit challenging North Carolina same-sex marriage ban
Cynthia Miley
April 10, 2014 08:41:24 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of North Carolina filed a lawsuit in federal court Wednesday seeking recognition of marriage from the state of North Carolina for three married, same-sex couples. In each...

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News UN SG expresses regret for inaction during Rwanda genocide
UN SG expresses regret for inaction during Rwanda genocide
Cynthia Miley
April 8, 2014 02:00:00 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday made a statement in the Rwandan capital, Kigali, expressing regret for the UN's silence during the 1994 Rwandan genocide that resulted in the deaths of 800,000 people....

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News Supreme Court denies review of NSA bulk data collection case, grants federal court transferal case
Supreme Court denies review of NSA bulk data collection case, grants federal court transferal case
Cynthia Miley
April 7, 2014 03:58:04 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied early review of a constitutional challenge to the National Security Agency's (NSA) PRISM telephony bulk data collection program. Last December, a judge for...

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News Rights group filing new challenge to Texas abortion law
Rights group filing new challenge to Texas abortion law
Cynthia Miley
April 3, 2014 07:12:27 am

The Center for Reproductive Rights announced Wednesday that it will file a new lawsuit against Texas House Bill 2 , which requires physicians performing "surgical abortions" to have admitting privileges at a nearby hospital and...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments on fiduciary duties for employee stock ownership plans
Supreme Court hears oral arguments on fiduciary duties for employee stock ownership plans
Cynthia Miley
April 3, 2014 06:33:52 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on the requirements to allege breach of fiduciary duties over an employee stock ownership plan (ESOP). In Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer , the court...

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English Queen consort Anne Boleyn arrested on adultery accusations

English Queen consort Anne Boleyn, whom King Henry VIII married after famously divorcing Catherine of Aragon, was arrested on charges of adultery on May 2, 1536. The following trial, orchestrated by prominent minister of state Thomas Cromwell, led to Anne's conviction and eventual execution two weeks after her arrest despite Anne's denial of the charges. Henry VIII would marry Jane Seymour later that month. Learn more about Anne Boleyn.

FBI chief J. Edgar Hoover died

Longtime FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover died on May 2, 1972 at age 77, having led the agency since 1924. He built his reputation on battling bootleggers during Prohibition and communist and pro-rights groups after World War II. Review Hoover's official FBI personnel file, released under the terms of the Freedom of Information Act.

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