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The Societal and Economic Impact of Transgender Discrimination

May 31, 2011 08:00:00 AM

Edward SanFilippo, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2013, was recently a panelist at Transgender Experiences: A Legal Perspective, and writes here about legal issues confronting transgendered Americans. He argues that legalized discrimination is morally and economically indefensible......

May 30, 2011 11:35:45 AM

Milos Saljic, the lawyer representing Ratko Mladic , announced on Monday that he has appealed last week's finding that his client is medically fit for extradition . Serbian authorities must postpone Mladic's extradition until...

May 28, 2011 01:55:34 PM

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Thursday struck down a campaign finance law which bans corporations from making contributions to federal candidates, citing the controversial Supreme Court...

May 27, 2011 09:11:14 AM

A Serbian judge on Friday found Ratko Mladic fit for extradition, despite concerns about his age and health. Serbian authorities captured Ratko Mladic on Thursday, ending a 16-year manhunt for the...

May 25, 2011 08:45:38 AM

The Ukraine Prosecutor General's Office (PGO) again charged former prime minister and opposition leader Yulia Tymoshenko Tuesday in connection with alleged corruption during her time in office. She was charged...

May 24, 2011 02:30:19 PM

The Moscow City Court on Tuesday upheld the second fraud convictions of former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky and his business partner Platon...

May 18, 2011 09:15:49 AM

Lawyer for former Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky on Tuesday appealed his December conviction and requested that an Investigative Committee open a probe against Judge Viktor...

May 10, 2011 11:59:58 AM

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) on Monday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to uphold a lower court ruling that blocked...

May 8, 2011 08:00:00 AM

JURIST Guest Columnist Laurie Blank of Emory University School of Law argues that any investigation into the killing of Osama Bin Laden must critically assess whether to apply the international law of armed conflict or human rights law in order...

May 5, 2011 01:29:22 PM

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Thursday insisted on "a full disclosure of the accurate facts" surrounding the killing of al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden ....

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Benito Mussolini becomes Prime Minister of Italy

Fascist leader Benito Mussolini became Prime Minister of Italy on October 31, 1922 after being appointed by King Victor Emmanuel II. Mussolini came to power after his paramilitary "blackshirts" marched on Rome to take control of the country's government. Italy would be under Mussolini's authoritarian rule until 1943, after which he was arrested and subsequently freed by the Nazis. Mussolini would rule a breakaway republic in Italy's north until his execution by anti-fascist partisans in 1945. Learn more about Benito Mussolini.

Nevada admitted to US after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the US. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest—and most expensive—telegram on record to that date.

India PM Indira Gandhi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.