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News Turkish court orders arrest of Israeli commanders involved in 2010 Gaza flotilla raid
Turkish court orders arrest of Israeli commanders involved in 2010 Gaza flotilla raid
Nicholas Tomsho
May 28, 2014 10:37:13 am

A Turkish court on Monday called for international arrest warrants for four former Israeli military chiefs involved in a deadly 2010 maritime raid . According to a lawyer working on the case, prosecutors are seeking life sentences...

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News Iran judge orders Facebook CEO to appear in court
Iran judge orders Facebook CEO to appear in court
Nicholas Tomsho
May 28, 2014 09:05:15 am

A judge in the southern Iranian province of Fars on Tuesday ordered Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg to appear in court regarding complaints that his company's Instagram and Whatsapp applications have violated...

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News Forced labor generating $150 billion in profits yearly: report
Forced labor generating $150 billion in profits yearly: report
Nicholas Tomsho
May 21, 2014 08:27:25 am

The International Labor Organization (ILO) issued a report on Tuesday claiming that forced labor in the private economy generates $150 billion of profits worldwide every year. The figure is based on data published by ILO...

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News Russia calls for dialogue with Ukraine separatists following referendum
Russia calls for dialogue with Ukraine separatists following referendum
Nicholas Tomsho
May 12, 2014 01:42:36 pm

The office of Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that it does not wish to annex eastern Ukraine where "self-rule" referendums have overwhelmingly supported secession, but called on the Kiev government to open dialogue with the separatists....

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News Indonesia Constitutional Court establishes panels to resolve election disputes
Indonesia Constitutional Court establishes panels to resolve election disputes
Nicholas Tomsho
May 12, 2014 12:24:02 pm

The Indonesian Constitutional Court (MK) on Monday established three panels to review disputes regarding the country's April 9 legislative elections. The MK and the General Elections Commission (KPU) formed the panels...

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Obama to ask AG Holder to investigate death penalty issues
Nicholas Tomsho
May 3, 2014 10:45:23 am

US President Barack Obama stated at a news conference on Friday that he will ask Attorney General Eric Holder to investigate problems with the application of the death penalty. The statement comes after the...

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HRW: Myanmar must protect freedom of press
Nicholas Tomsho
May 3, 2014 10:01:07 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on Myanmar Saturday to pass more protective media laws and end arbitrary arrests of journalists. The statement listed several journalists who have been arrested since December on politically-motivated charges, including...

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UN rights expert calls for moratorium on Belarus capital punishment
Nicholas Tomsho
April 26, 2014 11:39:21 am

UN Special Rapporteur on Belarus Miklos Haraszti called Friday for Belarus, currently the only European nation that has retained the death penalty, to end the practice. The statement was issued following the reported execution of...

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Federal appeals court renews Apple patent claims against Motorola Mobility
Nicholas Tomsho
April 26, 2014 10:56:27 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday renewd claims by Apple against Google subsidiary Google's Motorola Mobility for infringing smartphone patents. Judge Richard Posner, sitting in the US District Court...

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News Obama signs law banning entry for UN ambassadors with terrorist affiliations
Obama signs law banning entry for UN ambassadors with terrorist affiliations
Nicholas Tomsho
April 19, 2014 12:00:00 pm

US President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill that bars entry for any UN ambassadors who have engaged in "terrorist activity." The law has been seen as a response to Iran's...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism

November 9 is the International Day Against Fascism and Anti-Semitism [UNITED factsheet]. On November 9, 1924, American gay activist Henry Gerber and several associates formed the Society for Human Rights, the first gay rights organization in the United States. The Society received a charter from the State of Illinois in December but was disbanded in July 1925 after a police raid which led to Gerber's arrest and trial (albeit not conviction). Pay a virtual visit to Henry Gerber House, now a registered Chicago landmark.

Supreme Court strikes down Massachusetts anti-draft law

On November 9, 1970, the Supreme Court voted 6-3 in Massachusetts v. Laird not to hear the case of the state's anti-draft law. Massachusetts had passed a law, which allowed its citizens to decline to fight in any undeclared war, even if the person was drafted. The law was passed in opposition to the draft and the war in Vietnam. The First Circuit found the war constitutional and thus struck down the law.

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