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News Congress reaches agreement on controversial defense bill
Congress reaches agreement on controversial defense bill
Rebecca DiLeonardo
December 13, 2011 03:52:38 pm

Leaders in the US House and Senate on Monday evening announced that they had reached an agreement on the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012 after making some modifications and adding text. The bill, which was...

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News ICC prosecutor: DRC election violence will not be tolerated
ICC prosecutor: DRC election violence will not be tolerated
Rebecca DiLeonardo
December 6, 2011 11:08:39 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Tuesday that he will continue to monitor post-election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). Moreno-Ocampo said that he is in the process...

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News Madoff trustee wins right to appeal after dismissal of JP Morgan suit
Madoff trustee wins right to appeal after dismissal of JP Morgan suit
Rebecca DiLeonardo
December 2, 2011 12:59:26 pm

An order made public Thursday awarded Madoff trustee Irving Picard the right to appeal the dismissal of his $19 billion suit against JPMorgan Chase & Co. . >Judge Colleen McMahon of the US District Court for the Southern...

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News Libya revolutionaries continue to detain suspected Gaddafi mercenaries: UN report
Libya revolutionaries continue to detain suspected Gaddafi mercenaries: UN report
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 29, 2011 10:58:24 am

An estimated 7,000 detainees are still being held without due process by Libyan revolutionaries, according to a UN report made public Monday. The report to the UN Security Council, by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon , says that...

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News Bahrain government committed human rights violations: report
Bahrain government committed human rights violations: report
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 24, 2011 11:08:55 am

Bahrain authorities used excessive force and tortured detainees involved in the pro-democracy demonstrations earlier this year, according to a report released Tuesday by an independent Bahraini government commission. The report, published by the Bahrain Independent Commission of...

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News Amnesty report: Egypt military rulers abused protesters, violated human rights
Amnesty report: Egypt military rulers abused protesters, violated human rights
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 22, 2011 11:04:30 am

The ruling military council in Egypt has committed numerous human rights violations, including abuse of protesters and journalists who voice their dissatisfaction with the government, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released...

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News UN rights expert urges WTO to make right to food a priority
UN rights expert urges WTO to make right to food a priority
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 18, 2011 02:04:50 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the Right to Food Olivier De Schutter said Friday that the World Trade Organization (WTO) must make food security a top priority at its global...

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France court begins trial of accused Somali pirates
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 15, 2011 11:07:20 am

Six accused Somali pirates went on trial in Paris Tuesday on charges of hijacking, kidnapping and armed robbery in connection with a 2008 attack on a yacht. Then men are accused of capturing the...

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News ICC prosecuter: DRC must avoid election violence
ICC prosecuter: DRC must avoid election violence
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 11, 2011 12:21:17 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Luis Moreno-Ocampo said Friday that his office would prosecute individuals involved election violence in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). The DRC is expected to hold presidential...

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Haiti cholera victims seek damages from UN for contamination
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 8, 2011 10:53:16 am

The Institute for Justice and Democracy in Haiti (IJDH) announced Tuesday that more than 5,000 Haitian cholera victims are seeking damages from the UN and the UN Stabilization Mission in Haiti (MINUSTAH) for...

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Bakke affirmative action case argued

On October 12, 1977, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in the "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, a white student denied admission to University of California Davis Medical School. The court ruled the following year that that the Davis affirmative action plan was unconstitutional; Bakke was admitted to UC Davis Medical School and eventually graduated from there with his MD. Listen to the oral arguments and the reading of opinions by Chief Justice Burger, Justice Powell and others on Oyez.

Bakke affirmative action case argued

On October 12, 1977, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in the "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, a white student denied admission to University of California Davis Medical School.

The Court ruled the following year that that the Davis affirmative action plan was unconstitutional; Bakke was admitted to UC Davis Medical School and eventually graduated from there with his MD. Listen to the oral arguments and the reading of opinions by Chief Justice Burger, Justice Powell and others on Oyez, the Supreme Court multimedia site at Northwestern University.

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