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News Israel court to rule on anti-boycott law
Israel court to rule on anti-boycott law
Taylor Gillan
February 17, 2014 12:07:33 pm

Israeli rights groups on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to overturn the 2011 law that prevents Israelis from calling for a boycott of Jewish settlements in the West Bank, claiming that it violates the right to free speech. Although...

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News UN: North Korea rights violations constitute crimes against humanity
UN: North Korea rights violations constitute crimes against humanity
Taylor Gillan
February 17, 2014 11:09:21 am

UN human rights investigators on Monday released a 372-page report detailing widespread crimes against humanity in North Korea that they believe should be brought to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . The report, which is to...

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News UN special court acquits two Rwanda officials in 1994 genocide
UN special court acquits two Rwanda officials in 1994 genocide
Taylor Gillan
February 13, 2014 01:23:02 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Tuesday announced that Augustin Ndindiliyimana, the former chief of staff of the Rwandan parliamentary police, and Francois-Xavier Nzuwonemeye, the former commander of a military reconnaissance battalion, had been acquitted...

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News Rand Paul files complaint against NSA surveillance program
Rand Paul files complaint against NSA surveillance program
Taylor Gillan
February 13, 2014 12:12:23 pm

US Senator Rand Paul (R-KY) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against President Barack Obama, the Director of National Intelligence, the director of the NSA, and the director of the FBI challenging the constitutionality of...

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News UN rights experts call for end to female genital mutilation
UN rights experts call for end to female genital mutilation
Taylor Gillan
February 7, 2014 12:10:13 pm

UN officials on Wednesday called for an end to female genital mutilation and cutting (FGM/C) , a practice that still threatens millions of girls worldwide. A statement from Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin , Executive...

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News Michigan top court: communities cannot bypass state marijuana law
Michigan top court: communities cannot bypass state marijuana law
Taylor Gillan
February 7, 2014 10:59:18 am

The Michigan Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday that cities may not pass ordinances that conflict with the state's five-year-old medical marijuana law . John Ter Beek, a resident of Wyoming, Michigan, challenged ...

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News Bangladesh urged to protect garment workers’ rights
Bangladesh urged to protect garment workers’ rights
Taylor Gillan
February 7, 2014 08:24:23 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Thursday that the Bangladesh government needs to prevent garment factory owners from intimidating workers for organizing trade unions and to prosecute any parties responsible for attacks on labor leaders. Workers...

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News Ohio Supreme Court warns judges to end ‘debtors’ prisons’
Ohio Supreme Court warns judges to end ‘debtors’ prisons’
Taylor Gillan
February 7, 2014 07:14:10 am

The Supreme Court of Ohio on Wednesday distributed a warning to all of the state's judges to end the policy of imprisoning people who are unable to pay court fines, a practice deemed unconstitutional by the US...

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News Ukraine opposition calls for constitution change
Ukraine opposition calls for constitution change
Taylor Gillan
February 3, 2014 12:07:11 pm

Leaders of Ukraine's anti-government protests on Monday pressed Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovich for further concessions, including a return to an earlier constitution that would limit presidential powers and a revival of the EU fair...

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News Corruption costing EU billions: report
Corruption costing EU billions: report
Taylor Gillan
February 3, 2014 11:07:15 am

Corruption costs EU member states approximately €120 billion each year, according to the European Commission (EC) EU Anti-Corruption Report released Monday. The first-ever EC report on the subject details the nature of corruption...

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Roe v. Wade decided

On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court handed down its split decision in Roe v. Wade, liberalizing abortion access until it was later overturned in 2022's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Listen to the oral arguments and read the Justices' opinions on Oyez.

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On January 22, 1962, the Organization of American States (OAS) suspended Cuba from the group following a communist revolution in the island nation. The OAS voted to reinstate Cuba on June 3, 2009, but the Cuban government rejected the offer almost immediately.

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