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UN court refers Turkey to Security Council over detained judge
Rachel Gerber
March 7, 2017 12:13:15 pm

The Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) referred Turkey to the UN Security Council on Monday for failing to release one of its judges. Turkey has detained Judge Aydin Sefa Akay on suspicion...

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NYPD reaches new deal in Muslim surveillance lawsuit
Rachel Gerber
March 7, 2017 10:47:49 am

The New York Police Department (NYPD) reached a new settlement on Monday over its surveillance of Muslims after a federal judge rejected an earlier deal in October. The new settlement would create greater oversight...

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News Egypt high Court acquits ex-president Mubarak of 2011 civil uprising killings
Egypt high Court acquits ex-president Mubarak of 2011 civil uprising killings
Rachel Gerber
March 2, 2017 02:13:06 pm

The Egypt Court of Cassation on Thursday acquitted former president Hosni Mubarak in a retrial of charges that he killed protesters during the civil uprising in 2011 that ended his 30-year...

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EU Parliament votes to impose visa requirements on US citizens
Rachel Gerber
March 2, 2017 12:27:17 pm

The EU Parliament adopted a resolution on Thursday directing the EU Commission to take measures to temporarily reintroduce visa requirements for US and other nationals whose countries still do not grant visa-free access to...

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Federal judge: gun rights advocates can publish lawmakers’ information
Rachel Gerber
February 28, 2017 01:56:22 pm

Gun rights advocates are allowed to publish personal information, such as addresses and telephone numbers, of legislators who voted in favor of California's recent gun control laws, a federal judge ruled Monday. Chief Judge Lawrence O'Neill of...

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Pennsylvania federal judge rules transgender students can use bathroom of choice
Rachel Gerber
February 28, 2017 12:21:16 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled on Monday in favor of three transgender students at Pine-Richland High School and ordered the school district to allow...

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Arkansas Supreme Court strikes down city ordinance extending LGBTQ protections
Rachel Gerber
February 23, 2017 03:46:26 pm

The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday ruled that Fayetteville city ordinance 5781 broadening nondiscrimination laws to include sexual orientation or gender identity is invalid under § 14-1-403 of the Interstate Commerce Improvement Act (Act 137) ....

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UN rights expert urges Sudan government to protect civilians in Darfur
Rachel Gerber
February 23, 2017 02:08:19 pm

UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in the Sudan Aristide Nononsi on Wednesday called for the Sudanese government to protect civilian rights in Darfur . Since 2003 the region has faced...

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News Supreme Court to decide whether guilty plea waives right to challenge law
Supreme Court to decide whether guilty plea waives right to challenge law
Rachel Gerber
February 21, 2017 12:56:42 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari on Tuesday to determine whether a guilty plea waives a defendant's right to challenge the constitutionality of the statute under which he was convicted. The case, Class v. US [docket;...

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Legal experts urge UK to remain signatory to human rights convention
Rachel Gerber
February 21, 2017 11:20:29 am

Lawyers and legal experts expressed concern on Sunday that the UK's consideration of leaving the European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) after the settlement of Brexit could result in a deterioration of human rights. The letter...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

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