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News Russia parliament approves bill labeling many NGOs ‘foreign agents’
Russia parliament approves bill labeling many NGOs ‘foreign agents’
Michael Haggerson
July 19, 2012 07:50:58 am

The Russian Federal Council , the upper house of parliament, approved a bill on Wednesday that labels nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) that accept international funding as "foreign agents." Critics of President Vladimir Putin argue that...

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News Canada court finds decision to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol legal
Canada court finds decision to withdraw from Kyoto Protocol legal
Michael Haggerson
July 18, 2012 09:30:52 am

The Canadian Federal Court ruled Tuesday that the Canadian government's decision to withdraw from the Kyoto Protocol was legal. Canadian Minister of the Environment Peter Kent announced...

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News Russia investigators charge ex-officer for Politkovskaya murder
Russia investigators charge ex-officer for Politkovskaya murder
Michael Haggerson
July 18, 2012 08:40:08 am

Russian investigators on Monday announced that they have formally charged ex-police officer Dmitry Pavlyuchenkov with the 2006 murder of journalist Anna Politkovskaya . Pavlyuchenkov, who was a lieutenant colonel at the time of...

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News EU: Romania must respect rule of law, judicial independence
EU: Romania must respect rule of law, judicial independence
Michael Haggerson
July 18, 2012 08:37:43 am

The European Commission (EC) stated on Wednesday that urgent action is necessary to ensure that Romania respects the rule of law and judicial independence. The EC stated that Romania has made progress in the past...

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News Federal judge extends block on Mississippi abortion law
Federal judge extends block on Mississippi abortion law
Michael Haggerson
July 12, 2012 08:16:23 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Wednesday extended his prior injunction blocking a controversial Mississippi abortion law that was scheduled to go into effect July 1....

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News Romania court: majority of electorate must turn out for vote to remove president
Romania court: majority of electorate must turn out for vote to remove president
Michael Haggerson
July 11, 2012 07:52:41 am

The Constitutional Court of Romania stated on Tuesday that at least 50 percent of the electorate must turn out for the July 29 national referendum to decide whether President Traian Basescu ...

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News Bahrain to address human rights record
Bahrain to address human rights record
Michael Haggerson
May 24, 2012 09:58:22 am

Bahrain informed the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) on Wednesday that it would seek to address its controversial human rights record. Bahrain stated that it would consider several measures , including ceasing to torture prisoners, releasing...

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News Federal jury finds for Google in dispute with Oracle
Federal jury finds for Google in dispute with Oracle
Michael Haggerson
May 24, 2012 08:56:02 am

A federal jury in the US District Court for the Northern District of California found on Wednesday that Google did not infringe Oracle patents. However, the jury split ...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of $675,000 damage award for music sharing
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of $675,000 damage award for music sharing
Michael Haggerson
May 22, 2012 10:21:17 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Tenenbaum v. Song BMG Music, et al., an appeal by a student who was fined $675,000 by a jury for illegally downloading and sharing 30...

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News Supreme Court rules courts cannot award cost of document translation
Supreme Court rules courts cannot award cost of document translation
Michael Haggerson
May 22, 2012 09:36:59 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Taniguchi v. Kan Pacific Saipan, Ltd. that the cost of translating documents cannot be awarded to the winning party in federal court under...

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On June 28, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that quota systems could not be used in university admissions, although programs giving advantage to minorities were constitutionally permissible.

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