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News Federal appeals court stays injunction in Texas abortion law case
Federal appeals court stays injunction in Texas abortion law case
Kimberly Bennett
October 3, 2014 02:01:44 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday stayed the enforcement of an injunction of a Texas law that would restrict access to abortion clinics. The bill requires any...

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News UN rights expert urges Mexico to investigate extrajudicial killings
UN rights expert urges Mexico to investigate extrajudicial killings
Kimberly Bennett
September 30, 2014 01:55:46 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Christof Heyns urged Mexico to conduct full and impartial investigations into the killings on June 30 in the village of Cuadrilla Nueva, Tlataya, State of...

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Ukraine prosecutor opens criminal investigation against Russia law enforcement agency
Kimberly Bennett
September 30, 2014 01:29:32 pm

Ukrainian state prosecutors announced Tuesday that they have opened a criminal investigation against Russian law enforcement agency the Investigative Committee of the Russian Federation , accusing it of supporting separatist and "terrorist" groups in the east of the...

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China reveals evidence used to convict minority activist
Kimberly Bennett
September 25, 2014 01:04:58 pm

China's official Xinhua News Agency released a report on Wednesday detailing the evidence used to convict prominent ethnic minority scholar of separatism Ilham Tohti to life in prison. The report gives a lengthy...

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UN rights expert commends Cambodia progress
Kimberly Bennett
September 25, 2014 12:17:12 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia Surya Subedi on Wednesday commented on Cambodia's recent efforts in human rights protection, noting that while there have been improvements, there are still substantial...

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Germany passes bill banning support of Islamic State
Kimberly Bennett
September 13, 2014 07:48:42 pm

Germany passed a bill banning on all images and activities in support of the Islamic State (IS) Friday, effectively outlawing support for the group. The ban takes immediate effect and covers the recruitment of...

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Federal judge orders Arizona to recognize same-sex marriage
Kimberly Bennett
September 13, 2014 06:47:49 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Friday ordered Arizona to issue a death certificate listing the deceased man as married and his same-sex partner as his surviving spouse. District...

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Federal appeals court reinstates voter ID law in Wisconsin
Kimberly Bennett
September 13, 2014 05:28:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday reinstated Wisconsin's voter photo identification law after the three-judge panel issued an order staying the injunction issued by the US District Court...

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India supreme court rules coal mining licenses illegal
Kimberly Bennett
August 25, 2014 10:21:18 am

The Supreme Court of India ruled Monday that all coal mining licenses awarded between 1993 and 2010 are illegal. The court found that the licenses failed to comply with the Mines and Minerals (Development and...

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UN rights chief cites potential war crimes in Iraq
Kimberly Bennett
August 25, 2014 09:51:26 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay reported on Monday that Islamic State (IS) fighters killed up to 670 prisoners in Mosul and committed other crimes in Iraq that may amount to war crimes...

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Mao Zedong widow sentenced to death in China

On January 25, 1981, Jiang Qing, the widow of Mao Zedong, was sentenced to death by a special court in China. The charges stemmed primarily from Jiang's role in the Cultural Revolution. Saying "I was Chairman Mao's dog. I bit whomever he asked me to bite," Qing unsuccessfully argued that she was merely acting at the direction of her late husband, who had died five years earlier. In 1983, Jiang's sentence was commuted to life in prison so that she would have "time to repent." Her official trial documents have still not been released.

Charles Manson and "family" convicted of Tate murders

On January 25, 1971, Charles Manson and three women of his "family" were convicted of murder and conspiracy for the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

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