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News Maryland, Montana vote on immigration issues
Maryland, Montana vote on immigration issues
Keith Herting
November 7, 2012 03:10:26 pm

Voters in Montana and Maryland went to the polls to decide upon two state immigration initiatives on Tuesday. In Maryland, Question 4 , often called "Maryland's Dream Act," passed with approximately 59 percent of the votes affirming the law's...

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News Croatia court sentences former policemen for torture during war of independence
Croatia court sentences former policemen for torture during war of independence
Keith Herting
October 31, 2012 10:58:51 am

A Croatian court on Wednesday sentenced five former policemen to between one and three years in prison for their roles in torturing ethnic Serb prisoners during Croatia's 1991-95 war for independence. Judge Marijan Garac of the Zagreb County Court...

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News Egypt court rules only president can void peace treaty
Egypt court rules only president can void peace treaty
Keith Herting
October 31, 2012 09:52:18 am

A court in Cairo on Tuesday threw out a lawsuit against Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi intended to nullify the 1979 Camp David Peace Accord with Israel. The court, which is charged with solving administrative...

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News ‘Millennium bomber’ sentenced to 37 years in prison
‘Millennium bomber’ sentenced to 37 years in prison
Keith Herting
October 25, 2012 02:38:26 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday sentenced a convicted terrorist to a 37-year prison sentence for a 1999 plot to blow up the Los Angeles International...

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News New York top court will not hear challenge to same-sex marriage law
New York top court will not hear challenge to same-sex marriage law
Keith Herting
October 24, 2012 11:04:43 am

New York's highest court said Tuesday that it will not hear a challenge to the state's Marriage Equality Act (MEA) , effectively dispelling the last viable threat to same sex marriages in the state. The New York Court...

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News Supreme Court allows stay of execution for mentally ill Florida man
Supreme Court allows stay of execution for mentally ill Florida man
Keith Herting
October 24, 2012 10:00:48 am

The US Supreme Court opted Tuesday not to act on a request to vacate a last-minute stay of execution order issued by the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit , meaning the...

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News HRW alleges Libya war crimes during capture of Sirte
HRW alleges Libya war crimes during capture of Sirte
Keith Herting
October 17, 2012 11:52:56 am

Scores of Muammar Gaddafi loyalists, and perhaps Gaddafi himself, were "summarily executed" when rebels sacked the ruler's final stronghold last year, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Wednesday. According to HRW, when...

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News Federal appeals court upholds city funeral protest ban
Federal appeals court upholds city funeral protest ban
Keith Herting
October 17, 2012 10:40:03 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a municipality's ban on funeral protests. The court ruled that a ban on funeral protests in Manchester, Missouri, was a legitimate restriction on...

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News Arrest warrant issued for Thailand ex-PM
Arrest warrant issued for Thailand ex-PM
Keith Herting
October 11, 2012 02:01:03 pm

The Thai Supreme Court issued an arrest warrant Thursday for former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra . The warrant was issued following his failure to appear before the court in...

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News Thailand court upholds royal insult law
Thailand court upholds royal insult law
Keith Herting
October 10, 2012 10:22:40 am

A Thai court on Wednesday upheld a controversial law which imposes criminal sanctions for those deemed to have insulted the royal family. The Thai Constitutional Court decided unanimously that Article 112 of the Criminal Code of...

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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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