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News European countries urged to reject changes to rights convention
European countries urged to reject changes to rights convention
Hillary Stemple
April 17, 2012 10:06:06 am

Human rights groups including Amnesty International (AI) and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday urged Council of Europe member states to reject proposed changes to the European Convention on Human Rights . The...

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News Malaysia lawmakers approve security measures law replacing sedition law
Malaysia lawmakers approve security measures law replacing sedition law
Hillary Stemple
April 17, 2012 09:12:00 am

The lower chamber of the Malaysian Parliament on Tuesday approved a law aimed at replacing the country's controversial Internal Security Act of 1960 (ISA) , which currently allows for indefinite detention of...

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News Egypt administrative court suspends constitutional panel
Egypt administrative court suspends constitutional panel
Hillary Stemple
April 10, 2012 01:14:01 pm

Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court on Tuesday effectively suspended the work of the 100-member panel responsible for drafting the country's new constitution after ruling in favor of a lawsuit challenging the constitutionality of the formation of the panel. The lawsuit...

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News US regulator sues Canada bank alleging illegal trading scheme
US regulator sues Canada bank alleging illegal trading scheme
Hillary Stemple
April 3, 2012 11:24:19 am

The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) on Monday filed charges in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York against the Royal Bank of Canada (RBC) alleging...

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News Australia court rules Google violated consumer protection laws
Australia court rules Google violated consumer protection laws
Hillary Stemple
April 3, 2012 10:24:11 am

The full Federal Court of Australia ruled Tuesday that Google Inc. engaged in advertising practices that were deceptive and misleading, resulting in a violation of the country's consumer protection laws. The Australian Competition and Consumer...

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News EU, UN Security Council call for restoration of constitution in Mali
EU, UN Security Council call for restoration of constitution in Mali
Hillary Stemple
March 27, 2012 02:09:44 pm

Acting head of the EU delegation in Mali, Bertrand Soret, on Tuesday met with the leader of last week's military coup urging a quick return to constitutional order in the country. President Amadou Toumani Toure [Al Jazeera...

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Supreme Court rules on biological patents
Hillary Stemple
March 20, 2012 01:40:03 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. that patents obtained under 35 § 101 that correlate the body's biological reaction to different dosages...

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Supreme Court rules on disability compensation for longshore and harbor workers
Hillary Stemple
March 20, 2012 12:54:15 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Tuesday in Roberts v. Sea-Land Services that under the Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (LHWCA) , an employee is "newly awarded compensation" for the purposes of...

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ECJ upholds sanctions on Iran-based bank
Hillary Stemple
March 13, 2012 01:45:44 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday upheld a lower court decision that a UK subsidiary of Bank Melli Iran (BMI) can be included in a list of entities engaged...

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Death penalty possible for US soldier accused in Afghanistan civilian shootings
Hillary Stemple
March 13, 2012 12:31:02 pm

US Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta indicated on Tuesday that a US soldier accused of shooting and killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan could face the death penalty if convicted of the charges. The identity of the US...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

Learn more about the trial of John Austin.

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