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News Google book scanning project challenged in Supreme Court
Google book scanning project challenged in Supreme Court
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 2, 2016 12:08:29 pm

Three book authors and their advocacy organization, the Authors Guild , challenged Google's massive book-copying and search project before the US Supreme Court . The petition alleges that Google, in cooperation with various university libraries, took essentially...

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News Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi’s health deteriorates
Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi’s health deteriorates
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 1, 2016 06:37:43 am

Imprisoned Saudi blogger Raif Badawi , a recent recipient of the prestigious European human rights award, the Sakharov Prize, has suffered fainting spells and deteriorating health owing to the lengthy hunger strike he initiated more...

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News UN WFP to parties in Yemen conflict: allow food distributions in Taiz
UN WFP to parties in Yemen conflict: allow food distributions in Taiz
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
January 1, 2016 05:59:51 am

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) has appealed to all the parties involved in the Yemen conflict to allow the safe passage of food to the city of Taiz where people have been going hungry for...

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News Bergdahl court-martialed on charges of desertion and endangering troops
Bergdahl court-martialed on charges of desertion and endangering troops
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 15, 2015 11:52:36 am

The head of army forces command at Fort Bragg, North Carolina, General Robert Abrams on Monday ordered that Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl face court martial for deserting an endangering troops by leaving his outpost in 2009. Bergdahl faces a...

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News HRW: Thousands detained without charge in Libya for more than a year
HRW: Thousands detained without charge in Libya for more than a year
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 3, 2015 11:00:41 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday that thousands of people, including children, are being arbitrarily detained in Libya . The report highlights torture and other forms of ill-treatment in four prisons in Tripoli and Misrata, which...

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News Europe rights court: Turkish YouTube ban violated freedom of expression
Europe rights court: Turkish YouTube ban violated freedom of expression
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 1, 2015 12:49:44 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled unanimously on Tuesday that a Turkish court order blocking access to YouTube violated Article 10 of the European Convention on Human Rights...

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News Brazil arrests politician and investment banker in corruption investigation
Brazil arrests politician and investment banker in corruption investigation
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 26, 2015 11:40:34 am

Brazil's highest court, on Wednesday, ordered the arrest of André Esteves , the chief executive of the country's largest investment bank, and that of Delcídio do Amaral, a powerful senator of the country's ruling party. Both individuals...

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News HRW: Saudi Arabia sentences Palestinian poet to death for apostasy
HRW: Saudi Arabia sentences Palestinian poet to death for apostasy
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 20, 2015 12:38:40 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Friday that a Saudi Arabia court has sentenced Palestinian poet Ashraf Fayadh to death for apostasy or abandoning his Muslim faith. The organization's researcher in the Middle East, Adam Coogle, said that he...

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News UN SG condemns terrorist attacks in Nigeria
UN SG condemns terrorist attacks in Nigeria
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 19, 2015 12:04:12 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Thursday condemned the terrorist attacks in Nigeria that left 30 dead and approximately 80 injured. The attacks occurred when a bomb exploded around 8:00 PM at a fruit and...

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News DOJ: Alabama agrees to voter registration changes
DOJ: Alabama agrees to voter registration changes
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 13, 2015 02:47:45 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that it has reached an agreement with Alabama, under which Alabama has committed to comply with US laws requiring motor vehicle agencies to register eligible voters. More specifically,...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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