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News Kuwait court sentences 7 to death for mosque bombing
Kuwait court sentences 7 to death for mosque bombing
Taylor Gillan
September 15, 2015 12:03:59 pm

A Kuwait court on Tuesday sentenced seven to death for their participation in the bombing of a Shiite mosque in June, which left 26 people dead and 227 others critically injured. Five of the men were sentenced in absentia...

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News South Korea top court upholds ban on divorce rights for unfaithful spouses
South Korea top court upholds ban on divorce rights for unfaithful spouses
Taylor Gillan
September 15, 2015 11:16:30 am

The Supreme Court of South Korea on Tuesday upheld a law that forbids an unfaithful spouse from filing for divorce. The 7-6 ruling was the result of a challenge to the law by a...

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News HRW urges Jordan to strengthen penal code, protect human rights
HRW urges Jordan to strengthen penal code, protect human rights
Taylor Gillan
September 14, 2015 12:43:55 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday released a letter to Jordanian Prime Minister Abdullah Ensour encouraging the strengthening of amendments proposed to the country's 1960 penal code to better protect human rights. The articles, which are...

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News Ferguson Commission recommends police reform
Ferguson Commission recommends police reform
Taylor Gillan
September 14, 2015 11:36:54 am

A Ferguson, Missouri, reform panel on Monday released a report calling for the consolidation of police departments and municipal courts. The 16-member Ferguson Commission , established by Missouri Governor Jay Nixon following the shooting death...

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News Top UN official calls for global response to migration crisis
Top UN official calls for global response to migration crisis
Taylor Gillan
September 8, 2015 11:21:05 am

The UN's special representative for migration on Tuesday urged countries worldwide to aid in responding to the growing migration crisis in Europe. In his statement, top official in charge of migration Peter Sutherland called for a "much...

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News Former Chad leader carried into court for war crimes trial
Former Chad leader carried into court for war crimes trial
Taylor Gillan
September 8, 2015 10:42:57 am

Former Chadian leader Hissène Habré was carried into court Monday by masked security agents following his refusal to participate in his trial for war crimes. Habré, who has denounced the proceedings as politically motivated, is...

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News Colombia agencies collecting bulk data without warrants: report
Colombia agencies collecting bulk data without warrants: report
Taylor Gillan
September 1, 2015 12:17:23 pm

Privacy International reported Monday that Colombian intelligence agencies have been developing surveillance tools to collect large amounts of data without a warrant. According to the advocacy group, a newly changed intelligence law has made it possible...

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News Federal judge rules employers may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage for moral reasons
Federal judge rules employers may refuse to provide contraceptive coverage for moral reasons
Taylor Gillan
September 1, 2015 11:38:27 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Monday that employers may refuse to provide insurance coverage for contraception for moral reasons, rather than restricting the ability to refuse to those with religious...

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News Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for former PM
Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for former PM
Taylor Gillan
August 27, 2015 12:09:02 pm

A federal court in Pakistan on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani following the presentation of a final charge sheet by the country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

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News Tennessee judge upholds lethal injection protocol
Tennessee judge upholds lethal injection protocol
Taylor Gillan
August 27, 2015 11:34:09 am

A Tennessee judge on Wednesday ruled that the state's use of lethal injections for the execution of death row inmates is constitutional. The decision by Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman came in answer to a lawsuit brought...

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On June 28, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled in Regents of the University of California v. Bakke that quota systems could not be used in university admissions, although programs giving advantage to minorities were constitutionally permissible.

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