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13
2014

Michael Jackson fans win one euro for emotional damage

The case saw 34 fans sue Jackson´s doctor, who was jailed in 2011 for the involuntary manslaughter of the singer.

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13
2014

Spain Parliament approves proposal to curb universal jurisdiction powers

The bill includes a clause to halt current investigations, including the arrest warrants issued on Monday for several former Chinese leaders for their involvement in the alleged genocide in Tibet.

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13
2014

Thailand constitutional court rejects bid to annul election

The Democrat Party argued that the poll violated the country´s constitution for several reasons, including that it was not completed in one day.

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13
2014

Italy court overturns law equating cannabis with heroin

Prison rights group Antigone say the law has caused prison overcrowding, with 40% of all inmates serving sentences for drug crimes.

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13
2014

Rand Paul sues government over NSAspying

Mr Paul, who is positioning himself for a presidential run in 2016, filed his case with the US District Court for the District of Columbia and was joined by Freedom Works, a prominent Tea Party group.

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13
2014

U.S. Congress approves debt limit increase after Senate drama

Final action in the Senate followed an hour-long nail-biting procedural tally forced by the objections of Republican Ted Cruz, a conservative Tea Party favorite.

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12
2014

Guatemala ex-soldier sentenced to 10 years in US prison for ties to 1982 massacre

Orantes is a citizen of Canada, Guatemala, and formerly of the US; his status has been revoked as part of this decision.

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12
2014

Spain court issues warrant for former China president

Though the warrants were originally issued last year, they were delayed by legal technicalities.

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12
2014

U.S. - Federal judges grant California extension to reduce prison overcrowding

The California prison system currently houses about 120,000 inmates but is only designed to hold about 80,000.

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12
2014

U.S. - Federal appeals court denies Apple´s motion to block antitrust monitor

The district court´s order was upheld, requiring the monitor to assess the appropriateness of the anti-trust compliance programs adopted by Apple and the means used to communicate those programs to its personnel.

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11
2014

Rights group urges Egypt to promote judicial, prosecutorial independence

In addition, IBAHRI expressed concern with respect to prosecutorial independence based upon findings that numerous prosecutions appear politically motivated.

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11
2014

U.S. - Federal privileges to extend to same-sex couples

These benefits would allow same-sex couples to be covered by spousal privilege in criminal investigations, wherein one spouse cannot be forced to testify against the other.

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11
2014

Samsung denied retrial in patent dispute with Apple

Part of Samsung´s request for a retrial was grounded on these arguments, which Samsung´s lawyers claimed unfairly invoked racial and national biases in Apple´s favor.

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11
2014

EU partners ´to review relations´ with Switzerland after vote to curb immigration

Laurent Fabius, the French Foreign Minister, denounced the vote as a "worrying" sign that the small Alpine country was adopting an increasingly isolationist path.

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11
2014

Russian authorities say Bitcoin illegal

It added that Russian law stipulates that the rouble is the sole official currency and that introducing any other monetary units or substitutes was illegal.

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10
2014

Bosnian judge fired after she was photographed sunbathing naked

The scandal was revealed when paperwork detailing a hearing into her actions was leaked to local media.

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10
2014

Turkish lawmakers tighten Internet restrictions

Many have expressed concern that the new legislation marks the government´s attempt to control the information during the current corruption scandal, in which Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan named 10 new members of his Cabinet following the resignation of three members under investigation for graft.

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10
2014

France court rules Google must comply with publication notice

Google has stated that it will comply with the order, but will continue to fight the fine of €150,000 from the French National Commission on Computing and Liberty (CNIL).

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10
2014

UN and African Union sign agreement to limit sexual violence

The agreement strengthens national policies, legislation, training, and institutional reforms in Africa to combat sexual violence as a result of conflict. The document was signed on January 31, the final day of the 22nd African Union Summit in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

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10
2014

Swiss immigration: 50.3% back quotas, final results show

Fiercely independent Switzerland is not a member of the EU, but has adopted large sections of EU policy.

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