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News UN rights office expresses concern over deaths in South America prisons
UN rights office expresses concern over deaths in South America prisons
Matthew Pomy
February 10, 2012 11:35:11 am

Amerigo Incalcaterra, the regional representative for South America from the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) , expressed concern Tuesday over the violence in prisons in South America...

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News Virginia lawmakers approve bill allowing adoption agencies to refuse placement
Virginia lawmakers approve bill allowing adoption agencies to refuse placement
Matthew Pomy
February 5, 2012 11:53:45 am

The Virginia House of Delegates on Friday voted 71-28 to approve a bill that would allow adoption agencies to refuse to place a child if the agency, or anyone affiliated with it, disagrees with the proposed...

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News France appeals court upholds Scientology fraud conviction
France appeals court upholds Scientology fraud conviction
Matthew Pomy
February 5, 2012 10:54:05 am

A French court of appeals on Thursday upheld the 2009 fraud conviction against the Church of Scientology , fining the defendants a total of €600,000. The decision upheld the original conviction of the Spiritual Association...

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News Lawyers for 9/11 suspects seeking further trial delay
Lawyers for 9/11 suspects seeking further trial delay
Matthew Pomy
February 3, 2012 01:54:11 pm

Lawyers for two Guantanamo prisoners accused of planning the 9/11 attacks asked the Pentagon Thursday to extend the filing deadline for pre-trial motions. There are currently two prisoners requesting extension, and they both cite the recent mail...

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News France court rules Google Maps practicing unfair competition
France court rules Google Maps practicing unfair competition
Matthew Pomy
February 3, 2012 01:04:24 pm

The French Commercial Tribunal in Paris ruled Tuesday that Google Maps is anti-competitive because it is offered as a free service. The plaintiff, Bottin Cartographers , alleged that Google provides its maps...

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News UN Secretary General demands Africa countries respect gay rights
UN Secretary General demands Africa countries respect gay rights
Matthew Pomy
January 29, 2012 11:34:38 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki Moon said in a statement delivered Sunday to the African Union Summit that Africa must honor the Universal Declaration of Human Rights by ending discrimination based on sexual orientation and...

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News US lawmakers request information on new Google privacy policy
US lawmakers request information on new Google privacy policy
Matthew Pomy
January 27, 2012 01:20:07 pm

US Representative Edward Markey (D-MA) and seven other lawmakers Thursday sent a letter to Google CEO Larry Page containing 11 questions regarding consumer privacy rights as affected by Google's new privacy...

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News Former Guatemala dictator to give testimony in genocide trial
Former Guatemala dictator to give testimony in genocide trial
Matthew Pomy
January 22, 2012 12:21:56 pm

Former Guatemalan dictator Efrain Rios Montt will be made to testify at his genocide trial, according to a statement by judicial officials on Saturday. Rios Montt was in control of Guatemala from 1982 to 1983 as a result of...

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News Yemen parliament grants immunity to outgoing president Saleh
Yemen parliament grants immunity to outgoing president Saleh
Matthew Pomy
January 22, 2012 10:16:22 am

The Yemeni parliament on Saturday approved a bill granting immunity to President Ali Abdullah Saleh in exchange for him stepping down. In the same bill, parliament recommended current...

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UN Secretary General demands end to violence in Syria
Matthew Pomy
January 15, 2012 11:49:06 am

In a statement at a conference on democracy in the Arab world Sunday, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon demanded that Syrian President Bashar al-Assad end the violence against the Syrian people. In his speech, Ban...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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