The US Senate Judiciary Committee Thursday unanimously approved a bill to reduce sentencing disparities for powder and crack cocaine offenses. The Fair Sentencing Act, introduced by Senator Dick Durbin , is intended...
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Senate Judiciary Committee approves bill reducing cocaine sentencing disparities
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Pledge of Allegiance in schools ruling [9th Circuit]
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Sweden parliament approves Armenian genocide resolution
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Ninth Circuit upholds Pledge of Allegiance in public schools
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US House votes to impeach federal judge
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US State Department releases 2009 annual rights reports
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ICC prosecutors meet with Russia officials over South Ossetia conflict
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Myanmar election laws do not meet international standards: UN SG
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Cambodia parliament passes controversial anti-corruption bill
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Virginia legislature passes bill barring mandatory individual health coverage
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Newdow, et al. v. Roe, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, March 11, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper...
The Swedish Parliament on Thursday voted 131-130 to approve a resolution that recognizes the Ottoman Empire's killing of Armenians between 1915 and 1923 as genocide . Of the 349 assembly...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that a teacher-led recitation of the Pledge of Allegiance in public schools does not violate the constitution. Sacramento atheist Michael Newdow ...
The US House of Representatives voted Thursday to impeach federal judge Thomas Porteous of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana . The case will now proceed...
The US State Department (DOS) on Thursday released its 2009 Country Reports on Human Rights Practices . Announcing the release , Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said that the US has recommitted "to continue the...
A group of delegates from the Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) of the International Criminal Court (ICC) concluded a meeting in Moscow Wednesday over Russian claims of war crimes committed by Georgia during the South...
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said Wednesday that recently announced election laws in Myanmar do not meet international standards for an inclusive political process, in particular because they do not allow...
The Cambodian parliament passed a controversial anti-corruption bill Wednesday meant to further transparency in government while opposition parties staged a walkout, saying the new law would stifle criticism and foster corruption. The law will create a national...
The Virginia General Assembly on Wednesday passed a bill that will ban any federal mandate for individuals to have health insurance. The bill, called the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act, is the first of its...
