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News Ukraine lawmakers give preliminary approval to gay propaganda ban
Ukraine lawmakers give preliminary approval to gay propaganda ban
Julia Zebley
October 3, 2012 08:03:20 am

The Verkhovna Rada , the Ukrainian parliament, on Tuesday approved a draft law that would ban pro-gay "propaganda" in Ukraine. The bill, roughly translated as the "the law on...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on federal liability for credit card information leak
Supreme Court hears arguments on federal liability for credit card information leak
Julia Zebley
October 3, 2012 07:04:32 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In US v. Bormes the court heard arguments to determine whether the federal government has sovereign immunity for...

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News Supreme Court opens 2012 term
Supreme Court opens 2012 term
Julia Zebley
October 2, 2012 09:02:57 am

The US Supreme Court opened its 2012 term on Monday with the release of an order list dealing with a number of petitions for certiorari and granting orders in some cases that they have not yet...

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News Supreme Court rehears arguments in corporate liability case from last term
Supreme Court rehears arguments in corporate liability case from last term
Julia Zebley
October 2, 2012 07:44:36 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co. , the court heard new arguments on whether three oil companies are...

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News Supreme Court adds 6 cases, reverses West Virginia redistricting ruling
Supreme Court adds 6 cases, reverses West Virginia redistricting ruling
Julia Zebley
September 26, 2012 08:23:21 am

The US Supreme Court added six cases to its docket on Monday, including a rare grant of certiorari in two pro se cases. In Levin v. United States , the court will consider whether...

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News UN officials present document committing to rule of law
UN officials present document committing to rule of law
Julia Zebley
September 25, 2012 08:24:55 am

The United Nations held the High-Level Meeting of the General Assembly on the Rule of Law Monday and released the outcome document prepared by the meeting. The meeting was attended by the President of the...

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News Europe rights court approves extradition of terror suspects to US
Europe rights court approves extradition of terror suspects to US
Julia Zebley
September 25, 2012 07:03:10 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Monday finalized its April ruling to allow the UK to extradite five terror suspects to the US. Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri [BBC profile; JURIST news...

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News Belarus elections deemed valid amid opposition protests
Belarus elections deemed valid amid opposition protests
Julia Zebley
September 23, 2012 05:03:35 pm

Belarus held elections for members of parliament Sunday, despite a boycott by opposition parties. Many of the largest opposition parties agreed to not vote in the elections and pull their candidates, believing the results are predetermined. Despite the boycott,...

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News Pennsylvania Supreme Court remands voter ID case to lower court
Pennsylvania Supreme Court remands voter ID case to lower court
Julia Zebley
September 19, 2012 08:35:46 am

The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania on Tuesday vacated the decision of the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court upholding the state's new voter identification law and remanded for further consideration. The...

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News UN rights expert urges better treatment of indigenous women
UN rights expert urges better treatment of indigenous women
Julia Zebley
September 19, 2012 07:25:26 am

The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples spoke Tuesday on the plight of women and girls in oft-neglected indigenous peoples' communities. In a dialogue with the leaders of several nations, James...

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French novelist defended Dreyfus in open letter

On January 13, 1898, the French journalist and novelist Emile Zola published an open letter entitled J'accuse in defense of Captain Alfred Dreyfus, a Jewish officer in the French army who had been dubiously convicted of spying. Learn more about the Dreyfus Affair. Sentenced to prison for libel, Zola fled to England; he was granted amnesty and returned to France, but died of carbon monoxide poisoning before Dreyfus was exonerated.

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On January 13, 1990, Lawrence Douglas Wilder was sworn in as the governor of Virginia by former US Supreme Court Justice Lewis Powell. Wilder was the first African-American to be elected governor of a U.S. state. He would also serve as Mayor of Richmond, the state's capital city, from 2005 through 2009. Learn more about the life and career of Douglas Wilder.

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