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News Turkish court convicts former military chief of plotting to overthrow government
Turkish court convicts former military chief of plotting to overthrow government
Endia Vereen
August 5, 2013 10:45:44 am

A Turkish court on Monday convicted the country's former military chief of plotting to overthrow the government and sentenced him to life in prison. Retired general Ilker Basbug was arrested in...

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News UN rights chief calls for independent probe of Syria war crimes
UN rights chief calls for independent probe of Syria war crimes
Endia Vereen
August 4, 2013 11:14:22 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged an independent investigation into whether war crimes were committed when armed opposition groups in Syria allegedly executed dozens of captured government soldiers in Khan...

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News Obama administration overturns ban on sale of some iPads, iPhones
Obama administration overturns ban on sale of some iPads, iPhones
Endia Vereen
August 4, 2013 09:24:59 am

The Obama administration on Saturday overturned a US trade panel ban on the sale of older iPads and iPhones. In June the US International Trade Commission (ITC) banned the import or sale ...

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News UK court upholds law against euthanasia
UK court upholds law against euthanasia
Endia Vereen
July 31, 2013 11:32:39 am

The UK Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a law against euthanasia. Tony Nicholson, now deceased, was the victim of a paralyzing stroke. Paul Lamb was severely paralyzed after a car accident. Both men challenged the UK's definition of...

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News Ireland president signs country’s first abortion bill into law
Ireland president signs country’s first abortion bill into law
Endia Vereen
July 30, 2013 12:48:15 pm

Irish President Michael Higgins on Tuesday signed the country's first abortion bill into law, legalizing the practice in exceptional cases where doctors deem a woman's life at risk. The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill ...

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News Federal judge rules same-sex spouse entitled to death benefits
Federal judge rules same-sex spouse entitled to death benefits
Endia Vereen
July 30, 2013 11:59:01 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled Monday that the same-sex spouse—and not the parents—of a deceased city lawyer should receive the proceeds of her firm's profit-sharing plan....

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News Third Circuit rules business cannot challenge birth control mandate
Third Circuit rules business cannot challenge birth control mandate
Endia Vereen
July 29, 2013 12:20:12 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Friday that family-owned, profit-making businesses cannot challenge the new federal health care law's birth control mandate on religious grounds. Conestoga Wood Specialties, a Pennsylvania company...

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News Labor rights group accuses Apple suppliers of violating labor laws
Labor rights group accuses Apple suppliers of violating labor laws
Endia Vereen
July 29, 2013 11:26:28 am

A New York-based labor rights group alleged Monday that a Taiwanese company that produces iPhones for Apple has violated labor and environmental laws in China. China Labor Watch accused Apple company, Pegatron , which...

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News UN rights chief urges end to Egypt violence
UN rights chief urges end to Egypt violence
Endia Vereen
July 28, 2013 12:45:23 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Sunday for an end to the violence in Egypt. Supporters of Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood and former president Mohamed Morsi refused...

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News Illinois governor signs bill allowing online voter registration
Illinois governor signs bill allowing online voter registration
Endia Vereen
July 28, 2013 12:06:23 pm

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn signed a bill on Saturday making Illinois the eighteenth state to allow online voter registration. The bill, which is set to take effect in July of next year, will...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Alabama removes 10 Commandments from courthouse

On August 28, 2003, the Supreme Court of Alabama removed a monument of the Biblical Ten Commandments from its courthouse rotunda. The monument had been installed on the orders of Chief Justice Roy Moore, triggering a federal lawsuit. In Glassroth v. Moore, the federal District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ordered Moore to remove the monument. This decision was upheld on appeal to the Eleventh Circuit. When Moore refused, he was removed from his post by the Supreme Court of Alabama.

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered "I Have a Dream" speech

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech to 200,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington. Listen to King's speech. The march was later credited with helping to achieve passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Peace Palace opens

On August 28, 1913, the Peace Palace was opened in the Hague by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. The Palace was conceived of as a forum to host the international Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). In addition to the PCA, the Palace today hosts the International Court of Justice, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the Peace Palace Library of International Law. Learn more about the creation of the Peace Palace.

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