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News Philippines military urged to act on human rights abuses
Philippines military urged to act on human rights abuses
Jamie Reese
April 2, 2012 12:25:41 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) sent a letter Monday to the chief of staff of the Philippines military, Lt. Gen. Jesse Dellosa, urging the Philippines to act on multiple human rights abuses and hold violators...

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News Kansas House approves controversial bill to strengthen First Amendment rights
Kansas House approves controversial bill to strengthen First Amendment rights
Jamie Reese
March 30, 2012 08:10:48 am

The Kansas House of Representatives approved a bill Wednesday that prohibits a governing body from passing a law that would infringe on an individual's right to religion, which some suggest is a guise to...

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News Ontario court rules on anti-prostitution laws
Ontario court rules on anti-prostitution laws
Jamie Reese
March 26, 2012 01:57:51 pm

The Ontario Court of Appeal ruled Monday that provisions of the Canadian Criminal Code place unconstitutional restrictions on prostitutes' ability to protect themselves while others are not a violation of the Canadian Charter of...

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News Washington appeals ruling finding emergency contraception law unconstitutional
Washington appeals ruling finding emergency contraception law unconstitutional
Jamie Reese
March 22, 2012 12:30:25 pm

The Washington State Department of Health (DOH) Board of Pharmacy on Wednesday appealed a February ruling on access to emergency contraception. The appeal to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit argued...

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News Madoff trustee reaches settlement with Mets owners
Madoff trustee reaches settlement with Mets owners
Jamie Reese
March 19, 2012 12:40:17 pm

Madoff trustee Irving Picard and the owners of the New York Mets on Monday reached a $162 million settlement for victims of the Bernard Madoff Ponzi scheme, avoiding a trial in the US District Court for...

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News ICC prosecutor to seek maximum sentence for Congo military leader
ICC prosecutor to seek maximum sentence for Congo military leader
Jamie Reese
March 15, 2012 01:09:11 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Thursday that he would seek the maximum sentence for recently convicted Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo . Lubanga was found...

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News UK court allows right to die case to proceed
UK court allows right to die case to proceed
Jamie Reese
March 12, 2012 02:32:58 pm

A UK High Court justice decided Monday to let a right to die case proceed, the first to be allowed in British court. Justice William Charles ruled that a case brought by Tony Nicklinson, age 57, could...

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News DOJ objects to Texas voter ID law
DOJ objects to Texas voter ID law
Jamie Reese
March 12, 2012 01:41:38 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) objected Monday to the recently passed Texas voter identification law . In a letter from Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez, the DOJ claimed that the changes requiring voters...

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News Georgia Senate passes bill limiting illegal immigrants’ access to higher education
Georgia Senate passes bill limiting illegal immigrants’ access to higher education
Jamie Reese
March 6, 2012 01:51:05 pm

The Georgia State Senate passed a bill Monday that would ban illegal immigrants from state colleges and universities. The bill was approved with a 34-19 vote . According to the bill's sponsor,...

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Federal judge rules Maryland gun law unconstitutional
Jamie Reese
March 6, 2012 01:19:03 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland ruled Friday that a portion of Maryland's handgun permit law is unconstitutional because it violates the Second Amendment . Judge Benson Everett Legg ruled...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First US execution by gas

On February 8, 1924, Gee Jon, a Chinese man convicted of murder, was executed by gas in Nevada and became the first person in the United States to be put to death in that manner.

The Nevada state legislature had eliminated hanging and shooting as a method of execution in 1921, and had provided for execution by lethal gas instead. Nevada sent 32 convicts to the gas chamber between 1924 and 1979. Learn more about the history of executions by gas in Nevada.

Mary, Queen of Scots executed

On February 8, 1587, Mary I of Scotland was executed for involvement in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England. Before execution, Mary denied three times assisting the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, and crown Mary as ruler of Great Britain. Mary's guilt or innocence is debated to this day. Learn more about the Babington Plot.

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