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UN rights experts urge action on right to development

UN rights experts urge action on right to development

November 30, 2017 12:49:29 pm

A group of UN human rights experts issued an urgent call for action Thursday in order to realize the right to development. The Declaration on the Right to Development was originally adopted on December 4, 1986. The document...

Federal judge orders changes to St. Louis police protocol toward protesters

Federal judge orders changes to St. Louis police protocol toward protesters

November 16, 2017 01:41:08 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri issued an order Wednesday placing restrictions on how the St. Louis Metropolitan Police Department may interact with protesters. The order states that the City of...

Ohio voters approve amendment expanding crime victim rights

Ohio voters approve amendment expanding crime victim rights

November 9, 2017 12:05:39 pm

Ohio voters on Tuesday approved an amendment that will give Ohio crime victims more Constitutional rights. Issue 1 passed with over 82 percent of the vote , giving crime victims more rights and requiring that those...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First US execution by gas

On February 8, 1924, Gee Jon, a Chinese man convicted of murder, was executed by gas in Nevada and became the first person in the United States to be put to death in that manner.

The Nevada state legislature had eliminated hanging and shooting as a method of execution in 1921, and had provided for execution by lethal gas instead. Nevada sent 32 convicts to the gas chamber between 1924 and 1979. Learn more about the history of executions by gas in Nevada.

Mary, Queen of Scots executed

On February 8, 1587, Mary I of Scotland was executed for involvement in a plot to assassinate Queen Elizabeth I of England. Before execution, Mary denied three times assisting the Babington Plot to murder her cousin, Queen Elizabeth, and crown Mary as ruler of Great Britain. Mary's guilt or innocence is debated to this day. Learn more about the Babington Plot.