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News New Ecuador constitution approved by special assembly
New Ecuador constitution approved by special assembly
Steve Czajkowski
July 25, 2008 07:07:00 am

Ecuador's special assembly charged with rewriting the nation's constitution provisionally approved a new constitution on Thursday. The draft includes unprecedented measures giving the president the power to remove Congress in the first three years...

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News Malawi judges placed under surveillance by state intelligence service
Malawi judges placed under surveillance by state intelligence service
Steve Czajkowski
July 19, 2008 12:09:00 pm

The Malawi state security organization has put under surveillance the three-judge panel determining whether former President Bakili Muluzi is eligible to run for another term as president, according to a Friday report...

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News Ninth Circuit refutes immigration judge statements made in Ethiopia asylum case
Ninth Circuit refutes immigration judge statements made in Ethiopia asylum case
Steve Czajkowski
July 19, 2008 10:17:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit made an unusual ruling on Friday, finding that the adverse credibility determination made by an Immigration Judge (IJ) in an asylum case was not based...

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News UK legislation allowing anonymous witnesses passed by parliament
UK legislation allowing anonymous witnesses passed by parliament
Steve Czajkowski
July 17, 2008 08:09:00 am

The UK parliament approved legislation Wednesday that would allow the use of testimony from anonymous witnesses at criminal trials. The Criminal Evidence (Witness Anonymity) Act 2008 was introduced last...

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News Homeowner’s insurance does not cover failure to prevent sexual abuse: Wisconsin court
Homeowner’s insurance does not cover failure to prevent sexual abuse: Wisconsin court
Steve Czajkowski
July 17, 2008 06:07:00 am

The Supreme Court of Wisconsin on Wednesday ruled that a homeowner's insurance policy does not cover a wife's negligence in not preventing her husband, who was covered by the same policy, from sexually abusing...

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News Federal appeals court rejects clean air regulation
Federal appeals court rejects clean air regulation
Steve Czajkowski
July 12, 2008 11:36:00 am

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit ruled Friday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) does not have the authority to institute a "cap-and-trade" policy for controlling levels...

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News Massachusetts court denies same-sex couples retroactive benefits
Massachusetts court denies same-sex couples retroactive benefits
Steve Czajkowski
July 12, 2008 10:02:00 am

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday in Charron v. Amaral that couples married after the court's decision legalizing same-sex marriage cannot make claims for benefits they would have received had they been allowed to...

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News Al-Arian could remain in custody despite bail ruling
Al-Arian could remain in custody despite bail ruling
Steve Czajkowski
July 11, 2008 09:04:00 am

Arab activist Sami Al-Arian was granted bail Thursday by a judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia , but it is speculated that he might be detained by...

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News Virginia lethal injection procedure does not violate Constitution: federal appeals court
Virginia lethal injection procedure does not violate Constitution: federal appeals court
Steve Czajkowski
July 11, 2008 07:26:00 am

The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled . Thursday that Virginia's method of execution by lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban on cruel and unusual punishment. Virginia death row...

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News Myanmar opposition members sentenced to year in prison for constitution protest
Myanmar opposition members sentenced to year in prison for constitution protest
Steve Czajkowski
July 5, 2008 10:16:00 am

Four members of Myanmar's National League for Democracy (NLD) have been jailed for a year for having campaigned against the country's then-draft constitution , according to NLD spokesperson Nyan Win as quoted by AP. Win said Friday...

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Anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody

On September 12, 1977, South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody after having suffered a massive head injury during interrogation following his arrest. The story of journalist Donald Woods' investigation into the circumstances of Biko's death was the basis of the 1987 film Cry Freedom.

Read an address on Stephen Biko delivered by then-South African President Nelson Mandela on the 20th anniversary of Biko's death in 1997.

Supreme Court unanimously rejects state challenge Brown v. Board of Education

On September 12, 1958, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a state government challenge to Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka Kansas, which had overturned segregation. In Cooper vs. Aaron, the State Government of Arkansas challenged the authority of the Court to implement desegregation. The Court responded by forcefully re-asserting its authority and the authority of the federal government over the states.

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