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News UN official calls on Sudan government to improve humanitarian conditions
UN official calls on Sudan government to improve humanitarian conditions
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 29, 2012 02:56:43 pm

The UN Under-Secretary-General for Humanitarian Affairs Valerie Amos on Friday expressed concern about deteriorating conditions in Sudan due to continued violent conflict in the country. Amos noted a recent increase in Sudanese refugees...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear media cross-ownership case
Supreme Court declines to hear media cross-ownership case
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 29, 2012 11:08:56 am

The US Supreme Court on Friday denied certiorari in a case dealing with media ownership regulations by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) . In National Association of Broadcasters v. FCC ...

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News Federal appeals court upholds 10-year prison sentence for civil rights lawyer
Federal appeals court upholds 10-year prison sentence for civil rights lawyer
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 29, 2012 10:03:54 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday upheld a ten-year prison sentence for former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart for her terrorism conviction. Stewart's sentence was...

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News UN rights chief urges Sudan authorities to avoid protest violence
UN rights chief urges Sudan authorities to avoid protest violence
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 29, 2012 06:00:50 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday urged Sudan authorities to take measures to prevent violence against protesters in demonstrations planned for Friday. In a statement, Pillay said the government should instruct...

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News Supreme Court strikes down law criminalizing false claims of military honors
Supreme Court strikes down law criminalizing false claims of military honors
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 28, 2012 01:55:14 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 that a law criminalizing the making of false claims of military honors violates the First Amendment . In United States v. Alvarez , the Court struck...

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News Mississippi abortion clinic sues to block strict abortion law
Mississippi abortion clinic sues to block strict abortion law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 28, 2012 01:27:27 pm

An abortion clinic in Mississippi on Wednesday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi challenging a new abortion regulation that is scheduled to go into...

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News Federal judge blocks parts of South Dakota abortion law
Federal judge blocks parts of South Dakota abortion law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 28, 2012 12:41:22 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Dakota on Thursday upheld an injunction against most of a controversial South Dakota abortion law but allowed one section, requiring doctors to...

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News Supreme Court upholds health care law
Supreme Court upholds health care law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 28, 2012 10:37:49 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) does not violate the constitution. The case centered on the "individual mandate" provision of...

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News ICTY sentences war crimes suspect to two years for contempt
ICTY sentences war crimes suspect to two years for contempt
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 28, 2012 10:00:06 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday convicted Serb nationalist politician and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj of contempt of court and...

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News ICTY dismisses one charge against Karadzic, upholds remainder
ICTY dismisses one charge against Karadzic, upholds remainder
Rebecca DiLeonardo
June 28, 2012 09:42:51 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday denied a motion by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic to dismiss 10 charges against him, while...

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On April 17, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was convicted of assassinating Senator Robert F. Kennedy and sentenced to death. The sentence was later commuted to life in prison after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in the state.

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