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News DOJ rejects Georgia voter verification requirements
DOJ rejects Georgia voter verification requirements
Eszter Bardi
June 3, 2009 08:18:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has rejected Georgia's system of voter citizenship verification by way of a Social Security and driver's license database. In a letter released Monday, Acting Assistant Attorney General Loretta King...

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News Germany court rules Holocaust survivors eligible for pensions
Germany court rules Holocaust survivors eligible for pensions
Eszter Bardi
June 3, 2009 07:19:00 am

The Federal Social Court of Western Germany ruled Tuesday that Jewish-German Holocaust survivors as a class are eligible to collect old-age pension benefits. Specifically, the court found that although the...

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News Russia court rejects Khodorkovsky appeals
Russia court rejects Khodorkovsky appeals
Eszter Bardi
June 2, 2009 08:13:00 am

The Moscow City Court on Monday rejected the appeals of former Yukos chief executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his former business partner Platon Lebedev . The court dismissed all...

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News Jordan urged to restore rule of law by ending arbitrary detentions
Jordan urged to restore rule of law by ending arbitrary detentions
Eszter Bardi
May 27, 2009 08:02:00 am

Jordan should restore its rule of law by ending extrajudicial detentions of crime victims, personal enemies, and persons freed by the courts, according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . Per the 1954...

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News Denmark court rules counterculture group lacks property rights to community
Denmark court rules counterculture group lacks property rights to community
Eszter Bardi
May 27, 2009 07:04:00 am

The Eastern High Court of Denmark ruled Tuesday that the Copenhagen counterculture group Christiana had not acquired permanent property rights to the abandoned Copenhagen navy base and...

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News Democratic Party fundraiser convicted for campaign finance violations
Democratic Party fundraiser convicted for campaign finance violations
Eszter Bardi
May 20, 2009 09:24:00 am

Disgraced Democratic Party fundraiser Norman Hsu was convicted Tuesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on charges of violating the Federal Elections Campaign Act (FECA) . Hsu was...

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News Bangladesh government urged to investigate torture and killings
Bangladesh government urged to investigate torture and killings
Eszter Bardi
May 19, 2009 07:49:00 am

The new Bangladesh government should investigate torture, illegal detentions, and extrajudicial killings allegedly conducted by the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) and the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) , according to...

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News Canada AG proposes changes to fingerprinting practices
Canada AG proposes changes to fingerprinting practices
Eszter Bardi
May 17, 2009 08:58:00 am

Canadian Attorney General Rob Nicholson introduced legislation Friday into the Canadian House of Commons to amend the Identification of Criminals Act . If the proposed amendment passes, it would provide for the fingerprinting [press...

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News Eleventh Circuit denies Alabama ex-governor request for en banc review
Eleventh Circuit denies Alabama ex-governor request for en banc review
Eszter Bardi
May 17, 2009 08:03:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Friday denied the petition of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman (D) and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy ...

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News Iraq PM claims US military raid violated status of forces agreement
Iraq PM claims US military raid violated status of forces agreement
Eszter Bardi
April 27, 2009 08:25:00 am

Iraq Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki denounced on Sunday a US military raid in Iraq as violating the bilateral Status of Forces Agreement (SOFA) . The agreement states that any military...

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