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News US Navy Captain accepted bribes from defense contractor for classified information
US Navy Captain accepted bribes from defense contractor for classified information
Jacqueline Jones
May 1, 2016 01:32:42 pm

A member of the US Navy, on Friday admitted to accepting cash and other bribes in exchange for providing classified navy information to the defense contractor Glenn Defense Marine Asia Ltd (GDMA), based in Singapore. Michael Vannak...

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News Brazil’s Workers party plans to rally behind the President for May Day Celebration
Brazil’s Workers party plans to rally behind the President for May Day Celebration
Jacqueline Jones
May 1, 2016 12:59:58 pm

Supporters of Brazilian President Dilma Rouseff on Sunday plan to rally in support of the President, who is facing a Senate impeachment trial. The supporters plan to decry the President's potential impeachment. The Brazilian Chamber of Deputies...

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News UN rights expert warns of inadequate housing in India
UN rights expert warns of inadequate housing in India
Jacqueline Jones
April 24, 2016 01:08:14 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing Leilani Farha warned on Friday that homelessness is India is a major problem. Farha called on the government of India to take immediate action to ensure adequate...

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News Bangladesh workers demand justice on anniversary of garment factory collapse
Bangladesh workers demand justice on anniversary of garment factory collapse
Jacqueline Jones
April 24, 2016 01:04:24 pm

Bangladeshi workers gathered Sunday on the third anniversary of the Rana Plaza garment factory disaster to demand justice for the incident that took the lives of more than 1,000 people. A court in Dhaka ruled that 41 defendants can...

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News UN rights chief warns of increased torture, illegal detention in Burundi
UN rights chief warns of increased torture, illegal detention in Burundi
Jacqueline Jones
April 19, 2016 10:35:30 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Monday warned of an increase in torture and ill treatment in Burundi. In the last four months Zeid's office has recorded more than 300 new cases...

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News Israel man convicted of 2014 murder of Palestinian teenager that sparked conflict
Israel man convicted of 2014 murder of Palestinian teenager that sparked conflict
Jacqueline Jones
April 19, 2016 09:57:09 am

An Israeli court on Tuesday convicted Yosef Haim for the 2014 murder of a Palestinian teenager that led to a 50-day war in Gaza. Haim entered an insanity plea, but the court rejected his plea stating he was aware...

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News Germany allows criminal inquiry into joke about Turkish president
Germany allows criminal inquiry into joke about Turkish president
Jacqueline Jones
April 17, 2016 01:42:19 pm

German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced on Friday she will allow a criminal inquiry to proceed against German comedian Jan Boehmermann after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan made a complaint. The comedian made sexual references to Erdogan on...

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News DOD to transfer 9 Guantanamo detainees to Saudia Arabia
DOD to transfer 9 Guantanamo detainees to Saudia Arabia
Jacqueline Jones
April 17, 2016 12:46:10 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced the transfer of 9 Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainees to Saudi Arabia on Saturday as they continue their efforts to close the facility. They would have sent the prisoners...

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News UN SG: only way to prevent future genocide is to take responsibility now
UN SG: only way to prevent future genocide is to take responsibility now
Jacqueline Jones
April 12, 2016 11:04:53 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Monday that the only way to prevent future atrocities like the Rwandan genocide is to take shared responsibility and shared action to prevent them. Speaking at the General Assembly commemoration of...

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Federal appeals court dismisses challenge to Utah polygamy ban
Jacqueline Jones
April 12, 2016 10:17:46 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Monday threw out a constitutional challenge to Utah's anti-bigamy laws . The lawsuit was brought in 2011 by the family from TLC's reality TV show...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US spy Nathan Hale executed in New York

US spy Nathan Hale was executed on September 22, 1776 after he was captured by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Hale went to British-occupied New York City to gather intelligence on military operations. He was captured and executed within a month, purportedly declaring "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before his death at the age of 21. Learn more from the American Battlefield Trust.

Eight executed for witchcraft in Salem

On September 22, 1692, two men and six women were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Read more about the Salem witchcraft trials in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Queen Victoria becomes the longest-reigning monarch in UK history

On September 22, 1896, Queen Victoria became the longest-reigning monarch in English history. One of the country's most successful rulers, Victoria oversaw the expansion of the British Empire to its greatest height of power during her reign of 63 years and 7 months. Read Victoria's speeches to the British Parliament from Archive.org.

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