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News Iraq national pleads guilty to conspiring to aid terrorists
Iraq national pleads guilty to conspiring to aid terrorists
Max Slater
August 22, 2012 03:37:26 pm

An Iraqi man pleaded guilty in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky Tuesday on charges of conspiring to aid terrorists. Mohaned Shareef Hammadi pleaded guilty to 10 charges ...

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News Federal judge hears arguments on Arizona immigration law
Federal judge hears arguments on Arizona immigration law
Max Slater
August 22, 2012 02:48:54 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona heard arguments on Tuesday concerning whether to enjoin a controversial provision of Arizona's immigration law that requires law enforcement officials to check...

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News Federal appeals court sides with oil companies in animal protection suit
Federal appeals court sides with oil companies in animal protection suit
Max Slater
August 22, 2012 01:32:29 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a set of regulations issued by the US Fish and Wildlife Services (FWS) that provide legal protection to oil companies if...

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News Federal appeals court allows Texas to cut Planned Parenthood funding
Federal appeals court allows Texas to cut Planned Parenthood funding
Max Slater
August 22, 2012 12:29:06 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday lifted an injunction that blocked a Texas law forbidding any clinic affiliated with abortion providers from receiving public funds. The state of Texas vowed...

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News DOJ to establish civil rights unit in Alabama in wake of state immigration laws
DOJ to establish civil rights unit in Alabama in wake of state immigration laws
Max Slater
August 22, 2012 11:19:26 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced on Tuesday that it will establish a civil rights unit in Alabama in the wake of the state's contentious immigration law raising concerns about compliance with...

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News Alaska files lawsuit challenging Voting Rights Act
Alaska files lawsuit challenging Voting Rights Act
Max Slater
August 22, 2012 10:22:34 am

The state of Alaska filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia alleging that the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (VRA) unconstionally infringes on Alaska's state sovereignty....

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Tasmania legal panel proposes ban on circumcisions
Max Slater
August 21, 2012 03:18:15 pm

The Australian state of Tasmania moved closer to passing a ban on circumcision after the Tasmania Law Reform Institute (TLRI) issued a report on Tuesday recommending that the state ban circumcision except for...

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News South Korea rejects Japan proposal to have ICJ resolve dispute over islands
South Korea rejects Japan proposal to have ICJ resolve dispute over islands
Max Slater
August 21, 2012 02:09:48 pm

The government of South Korea on Tuesday rejected a proposal by Japan to have the International Court of Justice (ICJ) resolve an ongoing territorial dispute between the two countries regarding a group of islands to...

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News Federal appeals court rules against EPA in cross-state pollution case
Federal appeals court rules against EPA in cross-state pollution case
Max Slater
August 21, 2012 12:47:42 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Tuesday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) overstepped its authority under the Clean Air Act (CAA) when it issued...

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UN calls on Tunisia to protect women’s rights
Max Slater
August 21, 2012 12:09:32 pm

The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and in practice urged the government of Tunisia on Tuesday to ensure that women's rights are protected in line with the nation's...

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Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
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Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.

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