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News Slovenia voters reject same-sex marriage law
Slovenia voters reject same-sex marriage law
Taylor Isaac
December 21, 2015 10:52:41 am

Voters in Slovenia on Sunday rejected a law that would have allowed same-sex couples to marry and adopt children. The measure was defeated by a large margin , with more than 63 percent of voters rejecting...

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News UN SG condemns human rights violations against children in Iraq
UN SG condemns human rights violations against children in Iraq
Taylor Isaac
December 4, 2015 08:14:48 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday condemned rights violations against the of children in Iraq by the Islamic State (IS). Ban stated, "I condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the continuous grave...

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News UN rights expert: Northern Ireland must address past rights violations
UN rights expert: Northern Ireland must address past rights violations
Taylor Isaac
November 20, 2015 07:15:32 am

Northern Ireland still faces significant challenges 20 years after the violent period known as "the Troubles" , UN Special Rapporteur Pablo de Greiff said Wednesday. The Special Rapporteur focused on transitional justice in Northern Ireland and...

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News Rights group urges EU to take new approach to refugee crisis
Rights group urges EU to take new approach to refugee crisis
Taylor Isaac
November 17, 2015 03:18:32 pm

Amnesty International (AI) released a report Tuesday detailing problems with how the EU is approaching the refugee crisis and recommending changes to ensure international law is followed and human rights are appropriately valued. AI is calling...

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News US citizens living in territories file voting rights challenge
US citizens living in territories file voting rights challenge
Taylor Isaac
November 13, 2015 02:00:01 pm

Luis Segovia, a veteran and former resident of Illinois who now lives in Guam, filed a complaint on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois claiming the laws affording residents of certain...

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News Europe rights court rejects free speech claim from France comedian
Europe rights court rejects free speech claim from France comedian
Taylor Isaac
November 11, 2015 06:15:33 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Tuesday rejected claims from French comedian Dieudonné M'bala M'bala that his rights to speak freely were denied when he was convicted of and fined for hate crimes...

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News ACLU challenges Louisiana Internet age verification law
ACLU challenges Louisiana Internet age verification law
Taylor Isaac
November 5, 2015 02:00:29 pm

A group of book sellers and publishers filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging a new Louisiana criminal law that requires websites to implement age-verification systems to protect material that may be harmful to any minor. HB 153 [text,...

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News HRW: Syria armed groups committing war crimes
HRW: Syria armed groups committing war crimes
Taylor Isaac
November 3, 2015 01:05:53 pm

Syrian armed groups may be committing war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday, stating that the practice of caging captured soldiers and civilians constitutes hostage-taking and an outrage against their personal dignity. A video that surfaced...

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News Supreme Court asked to rule on health care ‘origination clause’ issue
Supreme Court asked to rule on health care ‘origination clause’ issue
Taylor Isaac
October 27, 2015 03:17:55 pm

The Pacific Legal Foundation (PLF) filed a petition writ of certiorari on Monday asking the US Supreme Court to hear their case challenging the Affordable Care Act (ACA) under Article 1, Section...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Slave trade abolished in Britain

A British bill abolishing the slave trade became law on March 25, 1807.

Learn more about slavery and the slave trade in Britain.

Scottsboro Boys arrested

On March 25, 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama for allegedly raping two white women. Twelve days later, the young men were put on trial in the nearby town of Scottsboro. After numerous the proceedings culminated in two landmark decisions by the US Supreme Court, Powell v. Alabama and Norris v. Alabama. Ultimately, the death sentences issued by the jury were overturned, but the defendants were nonetheless sent to prison. The trials of the Scottsboro Boys have come to symbolize the role of race in the criminal justice system of the Jim Crow South. Read a history of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, as composed by Law Professor Douglas O. Linder of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

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