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News Parties file Supreme Court briefs on whether travel ban cases are moot
Parties file Supreme Court briefs on whether travel ban cases are moot
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 6, 2017 02:43:06 pm

The parties involved in challenging President Donald Trump's travel ban order filed letter briefs with the US Supreme Court Thursday addressing whether the issue is moot in light of Trump's September 24 proclamation that created new restrictions on...

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News Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold grants from ‘sanctuary cities’
Federal judge rules Trump administration cannot withhold grants from ‘sanctuary cities’
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
September 15, 2017 06:37:41 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled Friday that the Trump administration cannot withhold grants to so-called "sanctuary cities," issuing a nationwide injunction. US Attorney General had said in March that...

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News Thailand ex-PM flees country ahead of verdict: reports
Thailand ex-PM flees country ahead of verdict: reports
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 25, 2017 01:30:56 pm

Former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra failed to appear in court to hear the verdict in her trial Friday, amid reports that she had fled the country to Dubai . Yingluck was facing corruption charges involving mismanagement...

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News Federal judge blocks revised Texas voter ID law
Federal judge blocks revised Texas voter ID law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 24, 2017 02:51:55 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Wednesday blocked Texas from enforcing a revised voter identification law . Judge Nelva Gonzales Ramos had previously found that a...

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News Chile court allows abortion in some cases
Chile court allows abortion in some cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 21, 2017 04:18:25 pm

Chile's Constitutional Court on Monday approved legislation that would legalize abortion in certain circumstances. The bill, approved by the Chilean Congress earlier this month, would allow abortions in instances of...

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News ICC orders reparations for destruction of Timbuktu shrines
ICC orders reparations for destruction of Timbuktu shrines
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 17, 2017 02:25:44 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday found that a Malian jihadist is liable for individual and collective reparations for overseeing the destruction of Muslim shrines in Timbuktu. Ahmad Al Faqi was found...

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News Settlement reached in lawsuit over CIA interrogation techniques
Settlement reached in lawsuit over CIA interrogation techniques
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 17, 2017 12:54:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday announced a settlement in a lawsuit against two psychologists who devised the torture techniques used on three former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) prisoners. The ACLU filed the lawsuit ...

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News UN rights chief urges Kenya leaders to avoid post-election violence
UN rights chief urges Kenya leaders to avoid post-election violence
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 15, 2017 03:49:13 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called on Kenyan leaders Tuesday to "take the responsible path and exercise their leadership to avoid violence" in the wake of last week's contentious election. Deadly protests erupted...

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News Sessions orders federal probe into Charlottesville violence
Sessions orders federal probe into Charlottesville violence
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 14, 2017 02:03:38 pm

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Saturday announced a federal civil rights investigation into the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, over the weekend. A "Unite the Right" rally turned deadly when counter-protesters clashed with members of white nationalist groups...

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News Federal judge allows lawsuit over CIA interrogation techniques to proceed
Federal judge allows lawsuit over CIA interrogation techniques to proceed
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
August 8, 2017 03:54:29 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington on Monday denied a motion for summary judgment filed by two psychologists who devised the torture techniques used on three former Central Intelligence Agency...

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James Earl Ray sentenced for the murder of Martin Luther King, Jr.

On March 10, 1969, James Earl Ray was sentenced to 99 years in prison for the murder of civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr.. Ray died in 1998, still seeking a retrial of his case. On December 9th, 1999, a Memphis jury handed down a verdict agreeing with the King family that the 1968 assassination of the civil rights leader was a conspiracy rather than the act of a lone gunman.

Gandhi arrested for sedition

On March 10, 1922, Mahatma Gandhi was arrested and charged with sedition for leading a campaign of mass civil disobedience against the British in India. He was then convicted and sentenced to six years in prison. After his release, Gandhi continued to build Indian unity and use civil disobedience and non-cooperation to oppose British rule in his country, culminating in the Salt March of 1930 and eventual Indian independence in 1947. Learn more about Mahatma Gandhi from the government of India.

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