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News Sweden court halts controversial wolf hunt
Sweden court halts controversial wolf hunt
Steven Wildberger
January 9, 2015 01:04:09 pm

A Swedish court on Thursday put a stop to a wolf hunt 12 hours before it was scheduled to begin in Varmland and Orebro. On appeal brought by the Swedish Society for Nature Conservation (SSNC), the European...

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News Federal judge enters final ruling on Indiana abortion clinic law
Federal judge enters final ruling on Indiana abortion clinic law
Steven Wildberger
January 8, 2015 11:38:04 am

Judge Jane Magnus-Stinson of the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana entered a permanent injunction Wednesday barring Indiana law IC 16-18-2 , which would redefine what qualifies as an abortion clinic and shut down...

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News Federal appeals court upholds New York vaccination requirement
Federal appeals court upholds New York vaccination requirement
Steven Wildberger
January 8, 2015 10:18:07 am

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday upheld a New York state rule barring unimmunized children from public schools. On the district court level, Judge...

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News FDA to end ban on blood donations from gay men
FDA to end ban on blood donations from gay men
Steven Wildberger
December 24, 2014 11:11:00 am

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on Tuesday announced a plan to end the practice of indefinitely banning men who have ever engaged in sexual acts with other men from donating blood. "With greater knowledge of...

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News Kenyan anti-terror law challenged in court
Kenyan anti-terror law challenged in court
Steven Wildberger
December 24, 2014 10:33:52 am

Kenya's opposition coalition, including former Prime Minister Raila Odinga, filed suit on Tuesday challenging the nation's new anti-terrorism law . The law, signed by President Uhuru Kenyatta last Thursday, allows security services to detain suspected criminals...

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News UN warns of human rights violations in Libya
UN warns of human rights violations in Libya
Steven Wildberger
December 23, 2014 11:15:28 am

The UN Human Rights Office and the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) on Monday released a joint report describing civilian populations in Libya being subjected to shelling, abduction, torture, execution and deliberate destruction of...

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News Federal appeals court rules North Carolina abortion law unconstitutional
Federal appeals court rules North Carolina abortion law unconstitutional
Steven Wildberger
December 23, 2014 10:32:03 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Monday affirmed a lower court decision that the Woman's Right to Know Act, which requires physicians to display and describe ultrasound images to women seeking...

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News Federal appeals court overturns inmate sex change order
Federal appeals court overturns inmate sex change order
Steven Wildberger
December 17, 2014 10:25:22 am

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Tuesday overturned a lower court ruling that would have granted inmate Michelle Kosilek taxpayer-funded sex-change surgery. The 3-2 decision overruled a 2012 decision ...

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News Supreme Court declines to review injunction in Arizona abortion case
Supreme Court declines to review injunction in Arizona abortion case
Steven Wildberger
December 16, 2014 10:39:26 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review an injunction preventing the implementation of Arizona's HB 2306 , considered one of the strictest abortion laws in the country. The injunction ,...

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News Rights groups: donors must press for progress on human rights in Afghanistan
Rights groups: donors must press for progress on human rights in Afghanistan
Steven Wildberger
December 4, 2014 09:36:01 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and Amnesty International on Wednesday issued a joint statement urging Afghanistan's foreign donors to support human rights progress within the country. The statement, in conjunction with recent letters to foreign...

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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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