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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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News Federal court blocks NYC law forcing pregnancy centers to disclose services
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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News Mexico high court says military abuses should be tried in civilian courts
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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News 5 Somalis go on trial for piracy in Dutch court
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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News Jewish rights groups appeal to Israel Supreme Court over boycott ban
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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THIS DAY @ LAW

Communist Poland bans trade union Solidarity

Communist Poland banned the trade union Solidarity on October 9, 1982, two years after the union started a large-scale strike in the Gdansk shipyard, where it was founded. Solidarity would later become instrumental in the fall of communism in Poland. The union's leader, Lech Wałęsa, was later elected the first president of post-communist Poland in 1990. Learn more about the history of Solidarity.

Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for preaching religious freedom

On October 9, 1635, separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts colony for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs. Read Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty.

Che Guevara executed

On October 9, 1967, communist revolutionary Ernesto "Che" Guevara was executed by Bolivian military officials for attempting to overthrow the government there. Learn more about the life of Che Guevara.

Roger Williams banished from Massachusetts for preaching religious freedom

On October 9, 1635, separatist Roger Williams was banished from Massachusetts colony for preaching that civil government had no right to interfere in religious affairs.

Read Williams' Plea for Religious Liberty.

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