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News Wisconsin AG to ask state Supreme Court to reinstate voter ID law
Wisconsin AG to ask state Supreme Court to reinstate voter ID law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 21, 2012 02:31:39 pm

Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen announced on Tuesday that he will ask the Wisconsin Supreme Court to overturn an injunction barring enforcement of the state's voter identification law in advance...

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Germany party appeals law banning anonymous phone purchases
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 21, 2012 01:43:46 pm

A member of the the German Pirate Party filed an appeal with the European Court of Human Rights challenging a German law that requires pre-paid cell phone purchasers to provide valid identification with each purchase....

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News New Hampshire Supreme Court revokes class action status in cigarette lawsuit
New Hampshire Supreme Court revokes class action status in cigarette lawsuit
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 21, 2012 12:47:27 pm

The Supreme Court of New Hampshire on Tuesday revoked class action status in a lawsuit challenging the labeling of "light" cigarettes. The plaintiff, Karen Lawrence, filed the lawsuit in 2002 alleging that Philip Morris, Inc....

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News Ukraine prosecutors urge court not to hear Tymoshenko appeal
Ukraine prosecutors urge court not to hear Tymoshenko appeal
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 21, 2012 10:58:19 am

Ukrainian prosecutors on Tuesday urged an appeals court not to hear the appeal of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko in her corruption trial. Prosecutors told the court that Tymoshenko's trial had already established her...

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DOJ approves Virginia voter ID law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 21, 2012 10:23:47 am

Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell announced on Monday that the US Department of Justice (DOJ) has approved the state's new voter identification law . The DOJ found that the new law does not violate the Voting...

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UN rights experts concerned about Australia offshore detention
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 20, 2012 01:24:22 pm

Spokespersons for the UN Office of the High Commissioner on Human Rights (OHCHR) and the UN High Commissioner of Refugees (UNHCR) about a recently passed law in Australia that will...

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Pakistan president: blasphemy laws must not be misused
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 20, 2012 12:01:30 pm

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari said Monday that the country's blasphemy laws would not be misused to persecute religious beliefs. Zardari's comments came after an 11-year-old Christian was arrested last week for allegedly desecrating pages of a...

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Myanmar eliminates direct press censorship
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 20, 2012 10:57:29 am

The government of Myanmar announced Monday that it has abolished the country's strict press censorship practices. While laws governing the content of published material will remain, the government abolished its practice of reviewing material before publication ....

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UN expert says US government must allow investigation of drone strikes
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 20, 2012 10:24:55 am

UN Special Rapporteur on human rights and counterterrorism Ben Emmerson told reporters on Sunday that the US government must allow an independent investigation of the legality of its drone strike policy. The US has received heavy criticism recently for...

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Families of slain Iran scientists sue US, UK, Israel
Rebecca DiLeonardo
August 15, 2012 02:47:04 pm

Families of murdered Iranian nuclear scientists told reporters at a press conference on Wednesday that they have filed lawsuits against the US, UK and Israel for their governments' alleged involvements in the assassinations. The father of one of the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Confederate rebels' voting rights restored under amnesty

On May 22, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the General Amnesty Act, allowing all but about 500 Southern male voters denied voting rights as a punishment for rebellion under the XIVth Amendment to regain their right to vote and hold office. General amnesty was finally made universal on June 6, 1898.

Sri Lanka constitution ratified

On May 22, 1972, the former British colony of Ceylon ratified a new constitution, becoming the Republic of Sri Lanka.

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