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News UN rights expert urges Qatar to reform justice system
UN rights expert urges Qatar to reform justice system
Daniel Mullen
January 27, 2014 03:08:01 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers on Monday urged Qatar to consolidate its justice system and address its shortcomings. Gbrelia Knaul, the current Special Rapporteur, praised Qatar's achievements...

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News Supreme Court rules for steel company in labor case
Supreme Court rules for steel company in labor case
Daniel Mullen
January 27, 2014 02:20:49 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Sandifer v. US Steel Corp. that employees are not entitled to compensation under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) for time spent changing...

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News Supreme Court reverses Federal Circuit in Medtronic patent case
Supreme Court reverses Federal Circuit in Medtronic patent case
Daniel Mullen
January 23, 2014 07:15:28 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in the case of Medtronic v. Mirowski Family Ventures reversing the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit . While the Supreme Court held that...

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News Federal judge rules Samsung infringed on Apple’s patented word recommendation technology
Federal judge rules Samsung infringed on Apple’s patented word recommendation technology
Daniel Mullen
January 23, 2014 06:23:52 am

Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled in favor of Apple on Tuesday in its patent case against Samsung. Koh partially granted Apple's motion for summary judgment, finding...

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News UN rights office finds violations in Central African Republic
UN rights office finds violations in Central African Republic
Daniel Mullen
January 15, 2014 02:17:53 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released findings on Tuesday that a wave of human rights violations took place in the Central African Republic (CAR) ...

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News Google appeals $205,000 fine from French privacy watchdog
Google appeals $205,000 fine from French privacy watchdog
Daniel Mullen
January 15, 2014 01:37:49 pm

Google announced on Wednesday that it filed an appeal of a USD $205,000 fine imposed by the French National Commission on Computing and Liberty (CNIL) for violating French data protection laws. The CNIL imposed the fine on...

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News US calls on Sri Lanka to investigate rights abuses
US calls on Sri Lanka to investigate rights abuses
Daniel Mullen
January 13, 2014 03:09:40 pm

US Ambassador Stephen Rapp called Sunday on Sri Lanka to investigate rights abuses by security forces during its civil war with the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Ealam (LTTE) . After visiting...

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News Nigeria president signs anti-gay legislation
Nigeria president signs anti-gay legislation
Daniel Mullen
January 13, 2014 02:21:35 pm

Nigerian President Goodluck Jonathan signed the Same Sex Marriage Prohibition Act into law on Monday, prompting condemnation throughout the international community. The law bans same-sex marriage and criminalizes homosexual associations, societies and meetings and carries...

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News UN SG condemns violence in Egypt
UN SG condemns violence in Egypt
Daniel Mullen
August 15, 2013 08:26:03 am

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned the latest violent clashes in Egypt. While the situation in Egypt is ongoing and the UN is still gathering information on the day's events, the secretary-general admonished Egyptian...

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News Samsung sued in Brazil over factory working conditions
Samsung sued in Brazil over factory working conditions
Daniel Mullen
August 15, 2013 07:52:52 am

A group of labor prosecutors in Brazil named Samsung in a lawsuit over the company's substandard labor conditions in its Brazilian factories. Samsung is being asked to pay USD $108 in damages and to bear the cost...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sacco and Vanzetti executed

On August 23, 1927, Sacco and Vanzetti were executed in the Massachusetts State Prison for a 1920 armored-car robbery. Learn more about their sensational trial. The two Italian immigrants were officially exonerated by Massachusetts Governor Michael Dukakis in 1977.

Nazi Germany and USSR sign non-agression pact

On August 23, 1939, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, affirming a policy of non-aggression between the two countries. In a secret addendum, the two nations also agreed on how they would conquer and divide Poland. The Pact ended when Germany invaded the USSR on June 21, 1941. Learn more about relations between Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union from Yale University.

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