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News Myanmar court jails New Zealand man for insulting Buddha
Myanmar court jails New Zealand man for insulting Buddha
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 17, 2015 11:57:51 am

A Myanmar court on Tuesday sentenced a New Zealand bar manager and his associates to two-and-a-half years in prison for insulting Buddhism in an online advertisement that showed a psychedelic depiction of Buddha wearing headphones. Philip Blackwood, Tun Thurein...

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News Egypt court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to death
Egypt court sentences Muslim Brotherhood leader to death
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 17, 2015 11:33:44 am

An Egyptian court on Monday sentenced a leader of the Muslim Brotherhood and 13 others to death after finding them guilty of planning attacks against the state. Muslim Brotherhood leader Mohammed Badie has been sentenced to death...

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News Italy top court upholds Berlusconi acquittal
Italy top court upholds Berlusconi acquittal
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 11, 2015 02:18:28 pm

Italy's Court of Cassation on Tuesday upheld the acquittal of former prime minister Silvio Berlusconi . Berlusconi was convicted in 2013 of paying for sex with an underage exotic...

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News Federal appeals court upholds automatic solitary confinement for Virginia death-row inmates
Federal appeals court upholds automatic solitary confinement for Virginia death-row inmates
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 11, 2015 01:33:12 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday ruled that Virginia can continue to automatically house death row inmates in solitary confinement. The appeals court decision reversed US District Judge Leonie Brinkema's...

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News Cambodia Khmer Rouge tribunal charges 2 new suspects
Cambodia Khmer Rouge tribunal charges 2 new suspects
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 3, 2015 11:51:20 am

The UN-backed Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) charged two new suspects on Tuesday, despite a warning by the country's prime minister not to add new defendants. The ECCC announced that former Khmer Rouge navy...

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News Egypt court delays parliamentary elections
Egypt court delays parliamentary elections
Elizabeth LaForgia
March 3, 2015 11:19:30 am

A judge for Egypt's Administrative Court on Tuesday suspended the country's upcoming parliamentary elections indefinitely after another court declared the election law's provision on voting districts unconstitutional. The decision by Judge Yahia Darouri was expected after the Supreme Constitutional...

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News Alaska becomes third state to allow recreational marijuana use
Alaska becomes third state to allow recreational marijuana use
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 24, 2015 01:02:47 pm

Alaska's voter initiative legalizing marijuana use takes effect Tuesday, making it the third state, along with Colorado and Washington, to legalize recreational marijuana. The ballot, which was approved by voters in November, allows adults 21 and older to possess...

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News Egypt court clears Mubarak officials of corruption
Egypt court clears Mubarak officials of corruption
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 24, 2015 12:44:27 pm

The Cairo Criminal Court on Tuesday acquitted Mubarak-era prime minister Ahmed Nazif and former minister of interior Habib el-Adly of all charges. Both defendants were charged with "squandering public funds and profiteering" after allegedly making an illegal deal with...

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Federal judge blocks Obama’s executive action on immigration
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 17, 2015 11:03:40 am

A federal judge in Texas on Tuesday temporarily blocked two key parts of a recent immigration initiative announced by US President Barack Obama that would halt the deportation of millions of undocumented immigrants. Obama announced...

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HRW: labor abuse in UAE despite reforms
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 10, 2015 12:02:28 pm

Labor abuses persist in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) despite attempts at reform, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The report details the exploitation of migrant workers building a high-profile cultural complex in the UAE that...

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Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court

On February 15, 1879, US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879. Learn more about Belva Lockwood.

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