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News War crimes trial over Guatemala massacre begins
War crimes trial over Guatemala massacre begins
Zach Zagger
July 26, 2011 09:47:40 am

Four former Guatemalan soldiers plead not guilty to war crimes charges Tuesday as the first war crimes trial over the 1982 Dos Erres massacre began. Carlos Antonio Carias, Manuel Pop, Reyes Collin and Daniel Martinez are accused ...

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News Malta parliament passes divorce law
Malta parliament passes divorce law
Zach Zagger
July 26, 2011 08:49:54 am

The Maltese parliament passed new legislation Monday legalizing divorce in a historic move for the predominantly Roman Catholic country. The Malta House of Representatives overwhelmingly passed the bill with 52 votes...

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News Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over constitutional right to sell cigarettes
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit over constitutional right to sell cigarettes
Zach Zagger
July 18, 2011 10:37:14 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Friday dismissed a lawsuit over the constitutional right to sell cigarettes. The lawsuit was brought by Safeway, Inc. , a...

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News Italy PM Berlusconi loses motion to move trial to a special court
Italy PM Berlusconi loses motion to move trial to a special court
Zach Zagger
July 18, 2011 09:50:11 am

A Milan criminal court on Monday denied a motion filed by Italy Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi to move his prostitution trial to the Tribunal of Ministers , a special court set...

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News Rights group urges Kuwait to release 2 in detention for Internet message
Rights group urges Kuwait to release 2 in detention for Internet message
Zach Zagger
July 14, 2011 11:34:27 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) Thursday urged Kuwait to immediately release two men being detained for posting messages on the Internet criticizing Middle East rulers. HRW reported that in June authorities detained and investigated Nasser Abul...

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Federal court blocks NYC law forcing pregnancy centers to disclose services
Zach Zagger
July 14, 2011 09:09:07 am

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York Wednesday blocked a New York City ordinance requiring non-profit pregnancy centers to disclose whether they provide abortion services or emergency contraception....

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Mexico high court says military abuses should be tried in civilian courts
Zach Zagger
July 13, 2011 10:38:58 am

The Supreme Court of Mexico ruled Tuesday that abuses by members of the military should be tried in civilian courts rather than military tribunals. The court issued a unanimous ruling ordering that military officers and...

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Morocco rights group questions passage of new constitution
Zach Zagger
July 12, 2011 03:40:41 pm

The Moroccan Human Rights Association (AMDH) Tuesday called for a judicial investigation into the circumstances surrounding the passage of a public referendum to adopt a new constitution. The group released a report that says it...

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5 Somalis go on trial for piracy in Dutch court
Zach Zagger
July 12, 2011 01:43:44 pm

Five Somali men went on trial Tuesday in a Dutch court on charges of maritime piracy related to hijacking a South African yacht and kidnapping its crew. The Netherlands Public Prosecution Service [official website,...

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Jewish rights groups appeal to Israel Supreme Court over boycott ban
Zach Zagger
July 12, 2011 10:31:40 am

A coalition of Israeli rights groups led by Gush Shalom filed a challenge Tuesday in the Supreme Court of Israel to a new law banning boycotts to Jewish settlements in the...

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Phillip III of Spain expels Muslim converts to Christianity

Phillip III of Spain began the expulsion of the country's "Morisco" (Muslims who converted to Christianity and their descendants) population on April 9, 1609, based on the Crown's fears that the Morisco population retained Muslim beliefs. Hundreds of thousands of Moriscos would be expelled from the country from 1609-1614. The expulsions took place just over 100 years after Spain's Jewish population was expelled in 1492. Learn more about the expulsion of the Moriscos.

Senate approves purchase of Alaska

On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.

Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.

Last beheading in England

On April 9, 1747, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, became the last man to be beheaded in England when he was executed on Tower Hill for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. Learn more about the legal history and practice of beheading.

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