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News UN warns Internet restrictions violate human rights
UN warns Internet restrictions violate human rights
Maureen Cosgrove
June 3, 2011 03:16:58 pm

The UN warned in a report Friday that government restrictions on the right to freedom of opinion and expression on the Internet impinge on human rights. Article 19 of the International Covenant on Civil and Political...

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News Federal judge reconsiders ruling on corporate donations to candidates
Federal judge reconsiders ruling on corporate donations to candidates
Maureen Cosgrove
June 3, 2011 01:02:50 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Friday held a hearing to determine whether he should reconsider a ruling he issued last week striking down a...

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News Spain high court overturns convictions of Nazi propaganda disseminators
Spain high court overturns convictions of Nazi propaganda disseminators
Maureen Cosgrove
June 3, 2011 10:27:28 am

The Supreme Court of Spain on Friday overturned the convictions of four individuals charged with distributing neo-Nazi propaganda. The four men were convicted and sentenced to up to three and...

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News Alabama legislature passes Arizona-style immigration law
Alabama legislature passes Arizona-style immigration law
Maureen Cosgrove
June 3, 2011 08:42:54 am

The Alabama Senate and House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill expanding restrictions on undocumented immigrants. The House voted 67-29 and the Senate voted 25-7 to pass the bill that includes measures...

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News Turkmenistan adopts new law regulating presidential elections
Turkmenistan adopts new law regulating presidential elections
Maureen Cosgrove
June 2, 2011 02:56:52 pm

Turkmenistan adopted a new law on Thursday for regulating presidential elections that changes the qualifications potential candidates must satisfy. The law says that an individual must be either backed by a political party or collect at least...

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News California governor to request more time to reduce prison population
California governor to request more time to reduce prison population
Maureen Cosgrove
June 2, 2011 02:04:58 pm

California Governor Jerry Brown on Thursday indicated that he would ask a federal judge for more time to construct his plan to reduce the state's prison population. The US Supreme Court ruled...

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News Tanzania judge instructs police to arrest opposition leader
Tanzania judge instructs police to arrest opposition leader
Maureen Cosgrove
June 2, 2011 02:00:31 pm

A Tanzanian judge on Thursday urged police to arrest Freeman Mbowe, the chairman of the country's opposition party, Chadema . Judge Charles Magesa issued arrest warrants for Mbowe and six others last week when they failed...

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US investigating Google allegations of China hacking
Maureen Cosgrove
June 2, 2011 12:18:06 pm

US authorities announced Thursday that they are investigating claims by Google that hundreds of personal Gmail accounts were breached by hackers in China. Google disclosed on Wednesday that hundreds of users, including US government and military officials...

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News New York AG sues US government for failure to study fracking impact
New York AG sues US government for failure to study fracking impact
Maureen Cosgrove
June 2, 2011 10:23:54 am

The New York attorney general on Wednesday filed a complaint against the US government for failing to investigate the risks of hydraulic fracturing , or "fracking," a controversial technique used to release natural shale gas. The...

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Civilian appeals conviction by US military court
Maureen Cosgrove
June 2, 2011 09:02:41 am

An Iraqi-Canadian civilian on Wednesday appealed his conviction by a US military court. Alaa "Alex" Mohammad Ali , a military contractor who was convicted by a US military court in Iraq in 2008, argued that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases. Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ozone Layer treaty opens for signatures

On September 16, 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature. It has since been signed by almost 200 nations. As a result, the Earth's Ozone Layer is expected to recover by the year 2050.

William O. Douglas born

On September 16, 1898, William O. Douglas was born in Maine Township, Minnesota. Douglas went on to become Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission before being named to the US Supreme Court by President Franklin Roosevelt. Douglas would become an influential civil libertarian on the Warren Court and the longest-tenured Justice in history, serving for 36 years and 7 months.

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