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News UN calls for increased humanitarian aid in Syria
UN calls for increased humanitarian aid in Syria
Jerry Votava
September 8, 2012 04:25:04 pm

The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) issued a statement on Friday calling for increased aid for the 2.5 million Syrians affected by the ongoing civil uprising against President Bashar al-Assad ....

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News Federal appeals court rules employers must place disabled employees in qualified vacant positions
Federal appeals court rules employers must place disabled employees in qualified vacant positions
Jerry Votava
September 8, 2012 03:16:58 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday ruled that disabled employees are to be appointed within their company to vacant positions that they are qualified to hold. The case was brought...

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News Federal appeals court strikes down Minnesota political contribution disclosure law
Federal appeals court strikes down Minnesota political contribution disclosure law
Jerry Votava
September 6, 2012 06:50:36 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit , sitting en banc on Wednesday, ruled that Minnesota's disclosure requirement law for political contributions is unconstitutional, reversing an earlier decision by a three-judge panel....

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News DOJ allows New Hampshire voter ID law
DOJ allows New Hampshire voter ID law
Jerry Votava
September 5, 2012 03:58:52 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday allowed a New Hampshire law requiring the use of photo identification in order to cast a regular ballot during elections. The new law is schedule to...

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News Federal judge denies Apple motion for sanctions over evidence disclosure
Federal judge denies Apple motion for sanctions over evidence disclosure
Jerry Votava
August 5, 2012 06:23:34 pm

Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday denied a motion filed by Apple requesting that the court sanction Samsung Electronics , and...

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News Bahrain activist’s daughter detained after protest
Bahrain activist’s daughter detained after protest
Jerry Votava
August 5, 2012 04:01:07 pm

The Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) reported Friday that Zainab Al-Khawaja, the daughter of jailed pro-democracy activist Abdulhadi Al-Khawaja , was detained Thursday by Bahraini police after protesting alone in...

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News Sri Lanka releases information on thousands detained since civil war
Sri Lanka releases information on thousands detained since civil war
Jerry Votava
May 13, 2012 12:29:06 pm

The Sri Lanka Police on Sunday released the names of thousands of people being held under that country's anti-terror laws. The release comes three years after the end of the country's 26-year civil war with...

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News Chile high court blocks new hydroelectric dam in Patagonia
Chile high court blocks new hydroelectric dam in Patagonia
Jerry Votava
May 13, 2012 12:03:46 pm

The Supreme Court of Chile on Friday issued a ruling preventing the construction of a new hydroelectric dam in Patagonia. The dam was one of three hydroelectric plants proposed by Energia Austral , a...

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News Seventh Circuit rules videotaping public police work is not eavesdropping
Seventh Circuit rules videotaping public police work is not eavesdropping
Jerry Votava
May 9, 2012 06:40:54 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Tuesday that the public videotaping of police at work does not constitute a crime under the Illinois eavesdropping statute. The suit was brought by the...

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News ECHR denies Muslim cleric Abu Qatada’s appeal to stay deportation
ECHR denies Muslim cleric Abu Qatada’s appeal to stay deportation
Jerry Votava
May 9, 2012 03:59:22 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday declined to hear an appeal by Muslim cleric Abu Qatada against his deportation from the UK to Jordan for terrorism charges. This appeal was...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Communist Poland bans trade union Solidarity

Communist Poland banned the trade union Solidarity on October 9, 1982, two years after the union started a large-scale strike in the Gdansk shipyard, where it was founded. Solidarity would later become instrumental in the fall of communism in Poland. The union's leader, Lech Wałęsa, was later elected the first president of post-communist Poland in 1990. Learn more about the history of Solidarity.

Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for preaching religious freedom

On October 9, 1635, separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts colony for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs. Read Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty.

Che Guevara executed

On October 9, 1967, communist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed by Bolivian military officials for attempting to overthrow the government there. Learn more about the life of Che Guevara.

Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for preaching religious freedom

On October 9, 1635, separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts colony for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs.

Read Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty.

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