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News British embassy staff facing Iran trial for allegedly provoking protests
British embassy staff facing Iran trial for allegedly provoking protests
Steve Czajkowski
July 3, 2009 11:56:00 am

Iranian employees at the British Embassy in Iran will face trial over accusations they contributed to the political protests that followed Iran's recent disputed presidential election according to statements made Friday by Ayatollah...

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News Florida high court rules governor cannot delay judicial appointment for diversity
Florida high court rules governor cannot delay judicial appointment for diversity
Steve Czajkowski
July 3, 2009 09:45:00 am

The Florida Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Republican Governor Charlie Christ could not delay a decision on filling a vacancy in Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal in order...

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News Bermuda leader survives non-confidence vote after taking Guantanamo Uighurs
Bermuda leader survives non-confidence vote after taking Guantanamo Uighurs
Steve Czajkowski
June 20, 2009 03:57:00 pm

Bermuda Premier Ewart Brown Saturday survived a vote of no confidence by Bermuda's lower house of parliament, the House of Assembly , which was seen as an attempt to punish Brown for accepting four Uighur Guantanamo...

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News UN names Bhutto assassination commission members
UN names Bhutto assassination commission members
Steve Czajkowski
June 20, 2009 09:24:00 am

A three-member independent commission established by the UN to investigate the assassination of former Pakistani Prime Minister Benazir Bhutto will begin its work on July 1, UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon [official...

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News DOJ urges end to cocaine sentencing disparity
DOJ urges end to cocaine sentencing disparity
Steve Czajkowski
April 30, 2009 11:07:00 am

Officials from the US Department of Justice (DOJ) said Wednesday that Congress should eliminate the sentencing disparities between crimes committed involving crack and powder cocaine. The statements came during a hearing of the Senate...

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News House passes bill expanding hate crimes protection for gender and sexual orientation
House passes bill expanding hate crimes protection for gender and sexual orientation
Steve Czajkowski
April 30, 2009 09:55:00 am

The US House of Representatives on Wednesday approved a bill that would expand protection from hate crimes by broadening the category of violations defined in the current law. The bill, which...

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News Spain judge opens investigation into Guantanamo torture allegations
Spain judge opens investigation into Guantanamo torture allegations
Steve Czajkowski
April 30, 2009 07:51:00 am

Spanish judge Baltazar Garzon on Wednesday decided to initiate an investigation into torture allegations at Guantanamo Bay made by four former prisoners held at the facility. Garzon...

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News German parliament approves bill limiting genetic testing
German parliament approves bill limiting genetic testing
Steve Czajkowski
April 25, 2009 10:55:00 am

The Bundestag , the lower house of the German parliament, approved a bill Friday restricting the use of genetic testing on humans. Specific provisions of the legislation, also know...

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News US must prosecute CIA interrogation memo authors: UN torture investigator
US must prosecute CIA interrogation memo authors: UN torture investigator
Steve Czajkowski
April 25, 2009 09:48:00 am

UN special rapporteur on torture Manfred Nowak said Friday that the US must prosecute Justice Department (DOJ) lawyers who drafted four recently released top secret memos , which outlined controversial CIA interrogation techniques...

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News California AG calls amendment banning affirmative action unconstitutional
California AG calls amendment banning affirmative action unconstitutional
Steve Czajkowski
April 23, 2009 11:24:00 am

California Attorney General Jerry Brown  said  Wednesday that portions of Proposition 209 , an amendment to the California Constitution  banning the use of affirmative action for state hiring, contracting, or university admission, may violate the US Constitution. Brown made...

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Roe v. Wade decided

On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court handed down its split decision in Roe v. Wade, liberalizing abortion access until it was later overturned in 2022's Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization. Listen to the oral arguments and read the Justices' opinions on Oyez.

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