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News Iowa Supreme Court: Mother needed court approval of vasectomy for mentally disabled son
Iowa Supreme Court: Mother needed court approval of vasectomy for mentally disabled son
Nicholas Tomsho
April 19, 2014 11:00:00 am

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday that an Iowa mother should have sought court approval before arranging a vasectomy for her mentally disabled son. The court held unanimously that a vasectomy is a "major...

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News New Mexico Supreme Court rules state must recognize Fort Sill Apache tribe
New Mexico Supreme Court rules state must recognize Fort Sill Apache tribe
Nicholas Tomsho
April 15, 2014 12:24:57 pm

The New Mexico Supreme Court ruled on Monday that the state must recognize the tribal status of the Fort Sill Apache . Consisting of 712 members, the Fort Sill Apache, formerly known as the Chiricahua and Warm...

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News India Supreme Court recognizes legal status for transgender people
India Supreme Court recognizes legal status for transgender people
Nicholas Tomsho
April 15, 2014 11:01:27 am

The Supreme Court of India issued a ruling on Tuesday recognizing the country's large transgender population as a legal third gender. In so ruling, the court ordered that the government ensure that transgender people are not...

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News Authors Guild files appeal in Google copyright claim
Authors Guild files appeal in Google copyright claim
Nicholas Tomsho
April 12, 2014 11:30:52 am

The Authors Guild filed an appellate brief on Friday, renewing its complaint that Google is violating copyright laws with its mass book digitization project. The brief, filed with the US Court of Appeals for...

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News Virginia AG files appellate brief supporting same-sex marriage
Virginia AG files appellate brief supporting same-sex marriage
Nicholas Tomsho
April 12, 2014 10:40:40 am

Virginia Attorney General Mark Herring on Friday filed an appellate brief in support of the district court's ruling that the state's ban on same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. The brief, filed with the US Court of...

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News Philippines Supreme Court approves reproductive health law
Philippines Supreme Court approves reproductive health law
Nicholas Tomsho
April 8, 2014 12:24:00 pm

The Supreme Court of the Philippines on Tuesday unanimously approved Republic Act 10354 expanding public access to family planning and reproductive health services. The bill, which was approved by both houses of parliament [JURIST...

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Guantanamo detainee requests release on declining health
Nicholas Tomsho
April 8, 2014 11:19:27 am

Lawyers for Shaker Aamer , a Saudi citizen and former UK resident detained at Guantanamo Bay , asked a federal judge on Monday to release him on the grounds that he is...

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News Federal appeals court upholds NYC ban on religious services in schools
Federal appeals court upholds NYC ban on religious services in schools
Nicholas Tomsho
April 4, 2014 12:52:54 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a regulation by the New York City Board of Education banning religious groups from holding worship services in school buildings. The ruling reverses a...

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France police arrest Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect
Nicholas Tomsho
April 4, 2014 12:04:33 pm

French police on Friday arrested Radomir Susnjar , a Bosnian Serb paramilitary soldier suspected of killing 59 Muslim civilians during the Bosnian Civil War . Susnjar is suspected of involvement in the July 1992 killings...

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Rights group condemns treatment of Greece migrants
Nicholas Tomsho
April 1, 2014 12:03:16 pm

International medical aid group Doctors Without Borders on Tuesday condemned the unsanitary detention conditions of migrants found in Greece without correct paperwork. The report expressed concern over detention facilities where migrants are kept in large...

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ABC News correspondent shot and killed by Nicaraguan security forces

An ABC News correspondent, Bill Stewart, was shot and killed on June 20, 1979, by a member of the Nicaraguan National Guard while on assignment in the civil-war-torn Central American country. Video of the execution-style shooting sparked outrage in the US and drastically reduced the country's support for Nicaragua's right-wing Somoza regime. Read a retrospective on the incident from ABC, and read a statement from then-President Jimmy Carter on Stewart's murder.  

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