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News India high court affirms death sentence for gunman in Mumbai attacks
India high court affirms death sentence for gunman in Mumbai attacks
Max Slater
August 30, 2012 10:22:55 am

The Supreme Court of India on Wednesday upheld the death sentence for Mohammad Ajmal Kasab , the only surviving shooter in the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks ....

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Federal appeals court rejects graphic cigarette label requirement
Max Slater
August 24, 2012 12:12:26 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that tobacco companies do not need to print graphic warnings of the dangers of smoking on cigarette packages. In a 2-1 decision,...

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Kansas secretary of state challenges Obama immigration policy
Max Slater
August 24, 2012 11:21:40 am

Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach filed a lawsuit on Thursday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenging a policy directive to defer the...

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News Egypt president ends pre-trial detention of journalists
Egypt president ends pre-trial detention of journalists
Max Slater
August 24, 2012 07:02:03 am

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi issued a new law on Thursday that bans pre-trial detentions of journalists for speaking out against the government. The new law, the first decree Morsi has issued since he granted...

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Libya sets September trial date for Gaddafi’s son
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August 23, 2012 03:56:04 pm

Saif al-Islam Gaddafi , the son of former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi, will face trial in September, according to Libyan prosecutors. Although the International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued a warrant for his arrest for...

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South Korea court upholds abortion ban
Max Slater
August 23, 2012 03:10:02 pm

South Korea's Constitutional Court ruled on Thursday that the nation's 59-year-old ban on abortions is constitutional. The eight-judge panel was deadlocked 4-4 in deciding whether to uphold the abortion ban, but six votes...

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ACLU files lawsuit challenging Missouri ban on disturbing worship
Max Slater
August 23, 2012 02:16:47 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of Eastern Missouri (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Wednesday challenging the constitutionality of a Missouri law that...

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August 23, 2012 12:35:59 pm

A panel of UN human rights experts on Tuesday urged Chile to make sure that people who have been convicted of enforced disappearances serve their sentences . The UN Working Group on Enforced...

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HRW: Thailand army chief blocking criminal investigations
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August 23, 2012 11:45:47 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the government of Thailand on Thursday to order its army chief to stop obstructing investigations into political violence in 2010 arising from anti-government protests . Last week the...

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Legal groups asks US Supreme Court to hear DOMA challenge
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August 23, 2012 10:31:21 am

A gay rights group urged the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to review a provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that denies benefits to married same-sex couples. The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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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