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Spain constitutional court to hear challenge to new abortion law
Hillary Stemple
June 30, 2010 03:51:13 pm

The Spanish Constitutional Court on Wednesday agreed to consider whether recently-approved changes to Spain's abortion laws are constitutional. Under the new law, abortions performed in the first 14 weeks of...

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Israel considers widening scope of internal flotilla raid probe
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June 30, 2010 01:03:39 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he is considering widening the scope of the internal probe into the May Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip ....

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Human trafficking a growing problem in Europe: UN report
Hillary Stemple
June 30, 2010 11:05:13 am

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday released a report detailing the ongoing problem of human trafficking in Europe. According to the report, European criminal organizations make a yearly profit of around...

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Canada rights group calls for inquiry into G-20 security measures
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June 30, 2010 09:36:00 am

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) on Tuesday called for an inquiry into possible civil liberties violations during the Toronto Group of 20 (G-20) summit . The group released a preliminary report ...

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June 29, 2010 02:08:07 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday summarily affirmed a lower court's ruling in Republican National Committee v. Federal Elections Commission , upholding a ban on the use of "soft...

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June 29, 2010 10:42:14 am

Two lawsuits have been filed against BP alleging violations of the Rackteer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute in connection with the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill . The first...

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Hillary Stemple
June 29, 2010 09:24:10 am

The British government indicated Monday that it will issue a new set of regulations regarding the use of information obtained via torture. The announcement came as part of the government's defense against a lawsuit filed by the human rights...

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Supreme Court to rule on Arizona immigration employment law
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June 28, 2010 02:25:52 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in six cases. In Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria , the court will determine whether an Arizona statute imposing sanctions...

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Supreme Court rules Second Amendment applies to states
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June 28, 2010 11:15:20 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in McDonald v. Chicago that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment makes the Second Amendment right...

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June 28, 2010 09:04:50 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday accused the Honduran government of failing to address human rights violations stemming from the June 2009 coup that removed Manuel Zelaya from power....

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US suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate

On September 20, 1884, a group of American suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.

The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.

Catholic Church tries Galileo for heresy

On September 20, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church tried Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was brought before the Congregation for the Doctrine of Faith for his assertion that the Earth orbits the Sun. He was sentenced to spend the rest of his life under house arrest.
Read documents from the trial of Galileo.

Suffragists formed Equal Rights Party, named Presidential candidate

On September 20, 1884, a group of suffragists formed the Equal Rights Party in San Francisco, dedicated to "equal and exact justice to every class of our citizens, without distinction of color, sex, or nationality" and in support of the proposition that "the laws of the several states be so amended that women will be recognized as voters, and their property-rights made equal with that of the male population, to the end that they may become self-supporting - rather than a dependent class."
Read the full text of the first platform of the Equal Rights Party.

The party immediately nominated Mrs. Belva Lockwood for US President and Marietta Snow for Vice-President. Grover Cleveland won that election, but Lockwood was included in a number of presidential primaries, and is recorded to have won some 4149 votes from the male voters of the time.

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