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California governor appeals order to curb prison overcrowding
Theresa Donovan
May 15, 2013 09:00:38 am

California Governor Jerry Brown and various state prison officials on Monday filed a notice of appeal to the US Supreme Court from an April order requiring the governor to reduce California's prison population....

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News Vermont House approves physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill
Vermont House approves physician-assisted suicide for terminally ill
Theresa Donovan
May 15, 2013 07:59:55 am

The Vermont House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would allow a consulting physician to prescribe a lethal dose of medication to a terminally ill individual who meets certain criteria. For the...

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Oklahoma voters approve affirmative action ban
Theresa Donovan
November 7, 2012 11:46:41 am

Oklahoma voters on Tuesday approved a ballot measure to eliminate affirmative action programs within the state. Seventy-six of Oklahoma's 77 counties approved the constitutional amendment that will affect hiring and education practices...

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Bahrain extends detention of leading human rights activist
Theresa Donovan
November 6, 2012 12:37:51 pm

A lawyer for human rights activist Sayed Yousif Al-Muhafda said Sunday that his detention has been extended by the Bahrain government. Al-Muhafda, the acting vice president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights (BCHR) , was...

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Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court

On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.

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