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News Baltimore judge denies motion to drop charges against police in Freddie Gray trial
Baltimore judge denies motion to drop charges against police in Freddie Gray trial
Laura DeGeer
September 2, 2015 02:34:51 pm

Baltimore City Circuit Judge Barry Williams on Wednesday rejected motions to drop charges against six police officers implicated in the case of Freddie Gray, a black man who was injured in police custody and later died in April. The...

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News UNESCO: destruction of Temple of Bel is crime against civilization
UNESCO: destruction of Temple of Bel is crime against civilization
Laura DeGeer
September 2, 2015 02:01:08 pm

The Director-General of UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) , Irina Bokova on Tuesday condemned the destruction of the Temple of Bel by Islamic State (IS) militants in Syria, calling it an "intolerable...

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News UN rights expert: Al Jazeera journalists ‘should be protected, not prosecuted’
UN rights expert: Al Jazeera journalists ‘should be protected, not prosecuted’
Emelina Perez
September 2, 2015 12:02:02 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye spoke out Tuesday against prison sentences handed down to three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt earlier this week. Mohamed Fahmy, Bahar Mohamed and Peter Greste received...

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News Guatemala president stripped of immunity
Guatemala president stripped of immunity
Emelina Perez
September 2, 2015 10:28:45 am

Guatemala's congress on Monday stripped President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity by a unanimous vote of the 132 members who were present. This vote allows prosecutors to go after the president for corruption allegations. Pérez Molina and about...

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News California agrees to restrict use of solitary confinement
California agrees to restrict use of solitary confinement
Brittany Felder
September 2, 2015 10:22:03 am

California on Tuesday agreed to restrict its controversial practices of solitary confinement. The class action lawsuit was brought by the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) , which alleged that approximately 3,000 prisoners were kept in isolated...

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News Trial of Congo war crimes suspect begins at ICC
Trial of Congo war crimes suspect begins at ICC
Brittany Felder
September 2, 2015 10:06:34 am

The trial of Bosco Ntaganda , a former Congolese military leader also known as "The Terminator," began at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Wednesday. The rebel leader has pleaded innocent to the...

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News Central African Repbulic transitional council adopts constitution
Central African Repbulic transitional council adopts constitution
Matt Belenky
September 2, 2015 08:08:19 am

The transitional council in Central African Republic (CAR) announced on Monday that it has adopted a constitution that will help create a new government for the country to help combat many years of turbulence and social unrest. The constitution...

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News China authorities charge those involved with securities violations
China authorities charge those involved with securities violations
Matt Belenky
September 2, 2015 07:41:13 am

Authorities in China have punished approximately 197 people, officials announced Monday, for spreading false rumors online about the fatal explosions in Tianjin and the recent stock market crash. Among those arrested include a journalist, who works for...

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News California Senate approves bill strengthening equal pay policies
California Senate approves bill strengthening equal pay policies
Jacqueline Jones
September 1, 2015 02:23:53 pm

The California Senate on Monday unanimously approved Senate Bill 358 , which would strengthen existing equal pay policies and help close the remaining gender pay gap. The bill broadens existing policies by stating that women must be...

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News Federal appeals court allows religious statue to remain on national forest land
Federal appeals court allows religious statue to remain on national forest land
Jacqueline Jones
September 1, 2015 01:30:17 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Monday that a six-foot-tall statue of Jesus may remain on US Forest Service land. The Freedom From Religion Foundation filed the suit claiming...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott

On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation. Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Stalin born

On December 21, 1879, Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia. In 1922, he became leader of the USSR until his death in 1953. During his time as Soviet dictator, Stalin industrialized his country, which he then led to become one of the world's two superpowers after WWII. Through his infamous purges, show trials and nationwide famines, Stalin also became responsible for millions of deaths.

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