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News Kashmir promises identification of recently uncovered bodies
Kashmir promises identification of recently uncovered bodies
Jennie Ryan
September 28, 2011 06:52:19 am

Kashmir's Chief Minister Omar Abdullah announced on Tuesday that officials will carry out DNA tests on the thousands of bodies recently uncovered in unmarked graves in the country's northern region. Abdullah called for families of missing persons...

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News Blagojevich sentencing delayed indefinitely
Blagojevich sentencing delayed indefinitely
Jennie Ryan
September 27, 2011 11:44:45 am

A judge in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Monday indefinitely delayed the sentencing of former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich . Blagojevich was scheduled to be sentenced on...

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News Kuwait Cabinet approves draft anti-corruption law
Kuwait Cabinet approves draft anti-corruption law
Jennie Ryan
September 26, 2011 11:12:41 am

The Kuwait Cabinet on Sunday approved a draft anti-corruption law meant to combat the country's growing business corruption troubles. The law imposes penalties of up to seven years in prison for a number of offenses related to...

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News Hezbollah leader could get US military trial: report
Hezbollah leader could get US military trial: report
Jennie Ryan
September 26, 2011 10:20:27 am

US counter-terrorism officials have indicated that the administration of President Barack Obama is considering trying the former leader of Hezbollah in a military commission on US soil, the...

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News Europe court rules Russia violated Yukos oil’s rights
Europe court rules Russia violated Yukos oil’s rights
Jennie Ryan
September 20, 2011 11:23:06 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that, although Russia did not misuse legal proceedings in order to destroy an oil company, it did violate the business's rights. The former Russian oil company,...

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News ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ officially repealed
‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ officially repealed
Jennie Ryan
September 20, 2011 10:36:17 am

The repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell (DADT) officially took effect Tuesday at 12:01 AM ET. With the repeal of the law, the military can no longer prevent gays and...

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News Liechtenstein voters reject legalized abortion
Liechtenstein voters reject legalized abortion
Jennie Ryan
September 19, 2011 11:31:08 am

Voters in Liechtenstein on Sunday rejected a proposal to legalize abortion in the country after Hereditary Prince Alois of Liechtenstein , the acting Head of State, expressed displeasure with the law [press release, PDF in...

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News ICTY sentences uncooperative witness in retrial of former Kosovo PM
ICTY sentences uncooperative witness in retrial of former Kosovo PM
Jennie Ryan
September 19, 2011 10:32:44 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Friday sentenced a man for contempt of court for refusing to testify. The man, Shefqet Kabashi, was sentenced to two months in jail ...

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News Both sides in Libya conflict committed war crimes: AI report
Both sides in Libya conflict committed war crimes: AI report
Jennie Ryan
September 13, 2011 11:51:17 am

Both the government of ousted Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi and the newly formed National Transitional Council (NTC) have committed war crimes during the conflict in the country, Amnesty International (AI) reported...

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News UN SG refers Sri Lanka war crimes report to rights body
UN SG refers Sri Lanka war crimes report to rights body
Jennie Ryan
September 13, 2011 10:58:07 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday sent a report to the UN Human Rights Council (HRC) accusing Sri Lankan troops of killing tens of thousands of civilians during clashes...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years in UK prison

On March 1, 1950, German-British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UK court for passing British and American nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Read a biography of Fuchs from PBS.

Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law

On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared that all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. In 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the US Supreme Court ruled the 1875 Act unconstitutional and unauthorized by either the 13th or 14th Amendments. Congress passed no more civil rights legislation until 1957.

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