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News HRW urges repeal of Pakistan blasphemy laws
HRW urges repeal of Pakistan blasphemy laws
Carrie Schimizzi
November 23, 2010 09:15:34 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday called for the revocation of blasphemy laws in Pakistan after a Christian woman was sentenced to death for insulting the Prophet Muhammad ...

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News China senior official urges lawyers to promote social justice
China senior official urges lawyers to promote social justice
Carrie Schimizzi
November 22, 2010 03:38:06 pm

A top Chinese official on Monday called on the country's lawyers to promote law enforcement and social justice and encouraged lawyers, prosecutors and government officials to build a community of support and respect. During a meeting attended...

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News Madagascar voters approve new constitution
Madagascar voters approve new constitution
Carrie Schimizzi
November 22, 2010 02:43:54 pm

Voters in Madagascar have approved a new constitution that will lower the minimum age requirement for presidential candidates, according to provisional results released Monday by the country's electoral commission. According to preliminary results, nearly 74 percent of voters approved...

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News California high court rules illegal immigrants eligible for in-state tuition
California high court rules illegal immigrants eligible for in-state tuition
Carrie Schimizzi
November 16, 2010 09:42:50 am

The California Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that illegal immigrants are eligible to receive in-state tuition benefits at California's public colleges and universities. The plaintiffs in the class action suit, brought by the Immigration Reform...

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News Iraq parliament approves national government unity agreement
Iraq parliament approves national government unity agreement
Carrie Schimizzi
November 15, 2010 08:06:28 am

Iraqi parliamentary officials on Saturday unanimously approved a power-sharing agreement whereby Shiite Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and President Jalal Talabani will remain in power for an additional term, despite tension over governmental...

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Federal judge hears arguments in targeted killings lawsuit
Carrie Schimizzi
November 9, 2010 09:59:06 am

Judge John Bates of the US District Court for the District of Columbia heard arguments Monday on the Obama administration's ability to conduct "targeted killings" in the case of radical Muslim cleric and US citizen Anwar al-Awlaki...

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News Taiwan judicial officials indicted on bribery, corruption charges
Taiwan judicial officials indicted on bribery, corruption charges
Carrie Schimizzi
November 8, 2010 09:03:15 am

The Taiwan Supreme Prosecutors Office on Monday announced the indictment of 13 people, including three High Court judges, on charges of bribery, corruption and money laundering. The...

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News Ninth Circuit indefinitely extends stay on ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Ninth Circuit indefinitely extends stay on ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Carrie Schimizzi
November 2, 2010 09:21:29 am

A three-judge panel for the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ordered an indefinite extension of its temporary stay preventing the suspension of the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't...

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Khadr sentenced by military jury
Carrie Schimizzi
November 1, 2010 07:55:38 am

A panel of seven senior US military officers on Sunday sentenced Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr to 40 years in prison, but Khadr will serve no more than...

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UK Supreme Court rules Scotland suspects have right to counsel during interrogations
Carrie Schimizzi
October 26, 2010 10:07:52 am

The UK Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that Scottish police can no longer question a suspect in custody without the presence of a lawyer. The court found that the previous law, which permitted interrogation of suspects...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Mexican Army kills over 400 Texas prisoners of war

The Mexican army executed more than 400 Texian prisoners of war on March 27, 1836, during the Texas Revolution, in an event that would become known as the Goliad Massacre. A decree passed in December 1835 allowed Mexican soldiers under General Antonio López de Santa Anna to shoot any foreigners in rebellion. Texian Colonel James Fannin and his men surrendered to the Mexican government under the expectation that they would be treated as prisoners of war, but they were executed regardless, engendering sympathy (and eventual support) from the neighboring United States. Learn more about the Goliad Massacre.

Khrushchev becomes USSR leader

On March 27, 1958, Nikita Sergeyevich Khrushchev became the new Premier of the USSR, replacing Joseph Stalin as the Soviet leader. During his rise to power, Khruschev denounced crimes of the Stalinist regime and the "cult of personality" surrounding his predecessor. While in office as Soviet Premier, Khruschev oversaw some of the most famous and influential events of the Cold War: the launch of Sputnik, the Sino-Soviet split, the U-2 Spy Plan incident, and finally the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1963, which led to his ouster by reactionary elements the following year. The conspirators forced Khruschev's resignation on October 15, 1964 and replaced him with Leonid Brezhnev.

Read the New York Times obituary of Nikita Khrushchev.

President Andrew Johnson vetoed citizenship for slaves

On March 27, 1866, President Andrew Johnson vetoed a civil rights bill that would later become the 14th Amendment to the Constitution, conferring full US citizenship on all slaves. Read President Johnson's veto letter, transmitted to the US Senate.

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