Phillipstown primary school won a High Court case today to stay open. Earlier this year, the Minister of Education, Hekia Parata, decided to close a number of primary schools in Christchurch including Phillipstown school. The school was very unhappy

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The first woman who publicly accused the nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court of a sexual attack spoke at a public hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee. Brett Kavanaugh, the nominee, has strongly denied the charges. Christine Blasey Ford said t

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US Supreme Court Considers Gay Marriage A huge crowd both for and against gay marriage swarmed outside the Supreme Court, eager to take part in what may turn out to be a pivotal moment in the struggle for equal rights for gay Americans. At issue is C

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Supporters of Gay Marriage Await US Court Rulings Supporters of same-sex marriage are rallying this week in Los Angeles and other U.S. cities, urging the Supreme Court to overturn California's 2008 gay marriage ban, called Proposition 8, and the Defe

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This is IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. In February of two thousand eight, Kosovo declared its independence from Serbia. Now the top United Nations court says Kosovo's declaration was legal. Hisashi Owada, president of the International Court of

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Supreme Court Rules on Three Major Rights Issues From VOA Learning English, this is In the News. The United States Supreme Court made decisions on three major rights cases this week. On Monday the court released a decision on education policy for min

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Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley speaks during a news conference, in Chicago. Daley said he's disappointed by Monday's widely expected Supreme Court decision that Americans have a right to own a gun for self-defense anywhere but promised to soon push f

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A: Order in the court! B: I would like to make my plea. A: What is it? B: I would like to plead not guilty. A: You do realize that all the evidence points to you? B: I know. But I did not do it. A: How do you figure that? B: I didnt commit the crime.

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The Lord of the Rings author was JRR Tolkien. He was a Professor of English Language and Literature at Oxford University in England. He died in 1973, aged 81. He signed the movie rights to a company in Hollywood in 1969. This included rights to sell

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Women miners search for diamonds in eastern Zimbabwe's lucrative Marange diamond fields. [Please note that this story has been superseded by later information from Zimbabwe and a portion of it is no longer completely accurate. The Harare Supreme Cour

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IN THE NEWS - Senate Prepares to Consider Supreme Court Nomination By Nancy Steinbach Broadcast: Saturday, July 23, 2005 I'm Steve Ember with IN THE NEWS in VOA Special English. President Bush this we

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By Caty Weaver IN THE NEWS -April 13, 2002: International Criminal Court This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English program In The News. The world’s first permanent International Criminal Cour

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PACs Boosted by Supreme Court Ruling The contest for control of the White House is not limited to just the presidential candidates' own campaigns. There are also outside groups that want to affect the results of the election. And in the 2012 presiden

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US Supreme Court to Review Immigration Law Alhassanne Foungounou plays his guitar and sings of liberation on YouTube. Foungounou requested asylum in the United States when his Tuareg protest songs angered the Niger government. But Foungounou returned

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A Thai court has ruled more charges against Russian arms dealer, Victor Bout, should be heard. The ruling will delay steps to extradite Bout to the United States to face charges of conspiracy and support for foreign terrorist organizations. The 43-ye

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US Supreme Court to Consider Same-Sex Marriage Same-sex couples are getting marriage licenses in Washington state, where voters approved gay marriage in November. But their unions are not federally-recognized. That could change, thanks to Edie Windso

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Supreme Court to Rule on Gay Marriage in US Supporters of gay marriage believe public momentum is on their side as they prepare for two legal showdowns at the Supreme Court. Weve gone from zero states to now nine states plus the District of Columbia,

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: America's opioid crisis continues to devastate families and communities across this country. It is also taking a toll on first responders and the criminal justice system. One city decided to take a new approach. Buffalo, N.Y., ha

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LOURDES GARCIA-NAVARRO, HOST: It's banned in many Muslim countries, but instant divorce persists among India's Muslims. There, men have the power to end a marriage just by uttering a single word which means divorce. Now India's supreme court is heari

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Todd: Katia, we've been talking about law and international law. Now you worked in Argentina for an NGO, a non government organization, related to law. What kind of courts did you work for or work with? Katia: Actually it's one court. The Inter-Ameri

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