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News HRW: Pakistan should hold Musharraf accountable for human rights abuses
HRW: Pakistan should hold Musharraf accountable for human rights abuses
Jaimie Cremeans
March 24, 2013 10:23:06 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday said that Pakistan should hold former military ruler Pervez Musharraf accountable for alleged human rights abuses upon his return to the country. Musharraf is expected to return ...

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News Supreme Court rules on class action jurisdiction issue
Supreme Court rules on class action jurisdiction issue
Jaimie Cremeans
March 19, 2013 01:19:39 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in The Standard Fire Insurance Co. v. Knowles that a stipulation by one member of a class in a class action to keep damages below $5 million...

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News Egypt court acquits former ministers of corruption charges
Egypt court acquits former ministers of corruption charges
Jaimie Cremeans
March 17, 2013 02:38:27 pm

Egypt's criminal court on Saturday acquitted former ministers of tourism and housing, Zohair Garanah and Ahmed al-Maghrabi, of charges of corruption. Both men were charged with profiteering and illegally selling state-owned land during their time as ministers under former...

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News UN member nations adopt plan to end violence against women
UN member nations adopt plan to end violence against women
Jaimie Cremeans
March 17, 2013 02:09:37 pm

More than 130 UN member states on Friday agreed to adopt new measures to prevent and eliminate violence against women and girls in a document produced at the conclusion of the 57th Session of the Commission on...

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News Federal appeals court upholds statutory protection for polar bears
Federal appeals court upholds statutory protection for polar bears
Jaimie Cremeans
March 3, 2013 02:24:35 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday upheld the listing of polar bears as a "threatened" species under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) . Designation of the animal...

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News HRW urges two countries to give detainees access to lawyers
HRW urges two countries to give detainees access to lawyers
Jaimie Cremeans
February 24, 2013 11:36:35 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday urged both the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Iran to allow detainees access to lawyers and provide them with basic rights. It urged UAE to not only grant immediate...

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News Iowa high court rules woman must be buried in Iowa against her will
Iowa high court rules woman must be buried in Iowa against her will
Jaimie Cremeans
February 24, 2013 10:29:14 am

The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled that a woman whose will designated that she be buried in Montana must be buried in Iowa at the behest of her husband. It ruled that the state's...

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News Supreme Court rules federal antitrust laws apply to Georgia hospital transactions
Supreme Court rules federal antitrust laws apply to Georgia hospital transactions
Jaimie Cremeans
February 19, 2013 12:02:32 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in FTC v. Phoebe Putney Health Systems, Inc. that federal antitrust laws regulating competition among health service providers apply to an anticompetitive transaction in Georgia because the...

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News Argentina retired military officers given life sentences
Argentina retired military officers given life sentences
Jaimie Cremeans
February 17, 2013 11:20:21 am

Seven retired military officers were sentenced on Friday to life in prison for various human rights abuses committed during the "Dirty War" in Argentina from 1976-1983. News of the sentences was released in a...

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Bangladesh parliament approves amendments to war crimes law
Jaimie Cremeans
February 17, 2013 10:18:38 am

The Bangladesh parliament on Sunday approved amendments to the country's war crimes laws to allow prosecutors to appeal sentences given to defendants convicted of war crimes. These amendments are a response to protests that ensued...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sandra Day O'Connor confirmed as first female US Supreme Court justice

On September 21, 1981, the US Senate approved the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court by a vote of 99-0, making her the first female Supreme Court justice. Learn more about Justice O'Connor from Oyez.

Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

On September 21, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081, implementing martial law in the Philippines. Marcos used the proclamation not only to suppress a communist insurgency but to eliminate political opponents as well. He remained in power until he was forced from office and into exile by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

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