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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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Pennsylvania Sticking With Death Penalty

Rash of court rulings back state on capital punishment

Jan 2, 08 4:44 AM CST
(Newser) - There have been only three executions in Pennsylvania since 1978, but four year-end rulings from the state's Supreme Court indicate the state won't be going the way of neighboring New Jersey, which abolished the death penalty,  any time soon, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. The state's deputy attorney general stresses... More »

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death penalty • execution • Pennsylvania • capital punishment • death row • court cases • Mumia Abu Jamal

Nepal Court Rules for Gay Rights

Landmark decision to scrap laws discriminating against gay, lesbian, transgender Nepalese

Dec 22, 07 10:23 AM CST
(Newser) - Conservative Nepal must stop its discrimination against homosexuals and make laws to protect their rights, the nation's highest court ruled yesterday. The decision is a major victory for gay rights advocates in the Himalayan country, where gay men and women have long complained of discrimination and attacks, BBC reports. "... More »

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gay rights • human rights • homosexuality • transgender • Nepal • court cases

Bonds Sticks to 'Not Guilty'

Baseball legend pleads "not guilty" to perjury, steroid abuse

Dec 7, 07 7:29 PM CST
(Newser) - Baseball legend Barry Bonds pleaded "not guilty" today to four counts of perjury and an obstruction of justice in US District Court, the AP reports. After a brief session, the judge released Bonds without bail money and vetoed the government's request to have his passport seized. The baseball celebrity... More »

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steroids • MLB • Barry Bonds • indictment • court cases • baseball

Christian Sues Springer Musical for Blasphemy

Pole-dancing Eve doesn't wash with critic

Nov 21, 07 6:53 AM CST
(Newser) - A Christian activist in Britain is battling in court to sue the men behind hit musical "Jerry Springer—The Opera" for blasphemy. The play, which depicts Eve as a pole dancer and Jesus as a diaper-wearing deviant, is a "spiteful, willful denigration of Christian belief," his attorney... More »

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opera • musical theater • Christians • court cases

Federal Court Gives Porn
Biz a Break

Judge says law intended to thwart child porn is too broad, violates free speech

Oct 25, 07 12:53 AM CDT
(Newser) - A federal appeals court threw a wrench today into the government’s efforts to stop child porn. The Cincinnati-based court struck down a 1998 law requiring porn producers to keep records of people depicted in their materials. The Justice Department argued the law helped authorities clamp down on kiddie porn,... More »

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Department of Justice • Cincinnati • US Circuit Court of Appeals • Cornelia Kennedy • Child Protection and Obscenity Enforcement Act • Connection Distributing • GVA TWN • Sumpreme Court • court cases • child pornography

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