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France court delivers first-ever Rwanda genocide conviction

March 15, 2014 12:53:26 PM

A Paris court on Friday convicted former Rwandan intelligence chief Pascal Simbikangwa of genocide and crimes against humanity for his participation in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . After a six-week trial , in which Simbikangwa maintained his...

February 4, 2014 11:48:10 AM

A French court opened trial Tuesday against former Rwandan intelligence chief Pascal Simbikangwa in the country's first trial of a suspect in the 1994 Rwanda Genocide . Simbikangwa, 54, is charged with arming and directing Hutu...

January 29, 2014 08:54:16 AM

The Indiana House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a proposed state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. In a 57-40 vote , the Indiana House moved the joint resolution, which had been on the rolls since 2004,...

October 17, 2013 07:56:04 AM

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Wednesday decided not to rule on the constitutionality of the state's ban against same-sex marriage. Judge Bernard Friedman stated that there...

October 16, 2013 12:39:35 PM

Lawyers for two Portland same-sex couples on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Oregon challenging the state's ban on same-sex marriage. The plaintiffs' claim is based on violations...

September 16, 2013 08:00:00 AM

Sandra Davidson, University of Missouri School of Law

September 13, 2013 03:23:42 PM

The Kentucky Equality Federation has filed a lawsuit to overturn Kentucky's amendment banning same-sex marriage . The constitutional amendment, passed in 2004 with approval of 75 percent of voters, allows...

September 10, 2013 11:14:42 AM

A leading Sudan opposition figure jailed in 2004 for an alleged coup attempt was released from prison on Sunday. Yousef Mohammed Saleh Lebis is a member of Sudan's Popular Congress Party (PCP), which is led by Hassan al-Turabi [BBC...

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Foreign Drones

August 12, 2013 09:04:00 AM

The US Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in July 2012 that explored the rising international use of drones. A previous report issued by the GAO in 2004 specified that that 41 countries owned drones, with 32...

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The Patriot Act and Civil Liberties

July 20, 2013 10:03:35 PM

Under the auspices of combating terror, the Bush administration took many steps following 9/11 that according to some have curtailed civil rights. Chief among these was the passage of the USA Patriot Act of 2001, which was signed by Bush...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).