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News President Obama commutes 95 prison sentences
President Obama commutes 95 prison sentences
William Helbling
December 19, 2015 04:57:51 pm

US President Obama on Friday commuted 95 prison sentences of individuals who have been jailed for non-violent offenses. The act of clemency comes as result of the recent sentencing reform for drug and non-violent offenses. In his...

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News UN Security Council adopts peace resolution for Syria
UN Security Council adopts peace resolution for Syria
William Helbling
December 19, 2015 03:36:29 pm

The UN Security Council on Friday adopted a new resolution which outlines a process to work for peace within Syria. The 15 member council agreed upon a plan which will allow for the UN to take a...

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News Federal appeals court preserves EPA mercury regulation
Federal appeals court preserves EPA mercury regulation
William Helbling
December 16, 2015 12:02:53 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday issued an order preserving Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations that limit mercury emissions and other hazardous pollutants from...

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News Northern Ireland judge: abortion law ‘incompatible’ with human rights
Northern Ireland judge: abortion law ‘incompatible’ with human rights
William Helbling
December 16, 2015 12:02:34 pm

A judge for the High Court in Belfast on Wednesday declared that Northern Ireland's abortion laws, which only allow abortion when the mother faces the risk of death or serious injury, are not compatible with human...

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News Hungary challenges EU refugee distribution system
Hungary challenges EU refugee distribution system
William Helbling
December 4, 2015 08:59:56 am

The Hungarian government on Thursday filed a challenge in the European Court of Justice to the EU's quota plan that will distribute refugees throughout the member states. Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban believes that migrants...

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News UN rights expert stresses role of human rights in climate change negotiations
UN rights expert stresses role of human rights in climate change negotiations
William Helbling
December 4, 2015 08:00:08 am

The United Nations Special Rapporteur on human rights and the environment on Thursday spoke at the Paris Climate Conference, reminding all nations that environmental issues are human rights issues. The conference includes 190 nations discussing a new...

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News Thailand military court indicts Erawan Shrine bombing suspects
Thailand military court indicts Erawan Shrine bombing suspects
William Helbling
November 24, 2015 09:38:50 am

A Thailand military court on Tuesday indicted two foreigners who authorities believe were involved in the Erawan Shrine bombing last August. The two men from the western China's Xinjiang region have been charged with 10 counts, including...

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News UAE court sentences Kuwait lawmaker after televised comments
UAE court sentences Kuwait lawmaker after televised comments
William Helbling
November 24, 2015 09:38:44 am

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Supreme Court on Monday sentenced a Kuwait lawmaker for his comments and criticism directed to the UAE and state officials. Last year Kuwaiti lawmaker Mubarak al-Duwailah criticized Abu Dhabi's...

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News Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds ‘wrongful birth’ statute
Pennsylvania Supreme Court upholds ‘wrongful birth’ statute
William Helbling
November 20, 2015 08:14:47 am

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld a state law that bars an individual front bringing a "wrongful birth" lawsuit. With all justices joining the majority opinion, the court dismissed Rebecca and Lawerence...

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News California judge orders destruction of embryos following divorce
California judge orders destruction of embryos following divorce
William Helbling
November 20, 2015 07:14:26 am

A California judge on Wednesday ordered the destruction of five embryos following a couple's divorce. In 2010, Mimi Lee and her former husband Stephen Findley participated in in vitro fertilization (IVF). While participating in IVF, the couple...

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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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