European Court Bars Deportation of Two Somalis from Britain The European Court of Human Rights has ordered Britain not to deport two Somalis who have been convicted of serious crimes, saying they could face torture or other inhuman treatment if they

发表于:2018-12-08 / 阅读(49) / 评论(0) 分类 VOA标准英语2011年(六月)

Senators Rejoin Supreme Court Battle After Recess The partisan tug-of-war over a U.S. Supreme Court vacancy will overshadow Congress when the Senate gets back to work Monday after a two-week recess. The battle simmered last week even as Capitol Hill

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The U.S. Supreme Court starts a new term today with some major cases on a raft of controversial issues - partisan gerrymandering, privacy in the age of technology, sports wagering, gay rights and many more cases. NPR legal affairs

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Case questions whether environmental law has gone too far Steve Baragona | Washington, DC 27 April 2010 The US Supreme Court will hear arguments involving a genetically modified variety of alfalfa designed to grow even when farmers spray it with a ch

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Students at New York's Hunter College express pride in Elena Kagan Adam Phillips | New York 11 May 2010 Photo: Hunter College High School Yearbook Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan in the 1977 yearbook at Manhattan's Hunter College High School. Presi

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For the first time in history, the U.S. Supreme Court has issued a definitive ruling on the right of Americans to own guns. A five-to-four majority of the court ruled that individual citizens have the right to own firearms, and in the process it str

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By Mike O'Sullivan Los Angeles 15 May 2008 The California Supreme Court has ruled that same-sex couples have the right to marry, overturning a state ban on gay marriage. Mike O'Sullivan reports, California will become the second U.S. state, after Mas

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Californians React to Supreme Court Immigration Ruling The court ruled that three parts of SB 1070, the Arizona law aimed at illegal aliens, were infringements by the state on federal authority over immigration. But it kept in place a controversial p

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Basketball Court Moves To Broadway This sports arena introduction of basketball Hall-of-Famers Earvin Magic Johnson and Larry Bird sets the stage for a drama about a ferocious rivalry that turned into friendship. After seeing the script, Magic Johnso

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In a landmark decision, a court in Australia has given a paralyzed man the right to die by allowing him to refuse food and water. Christian Rossiter has begged to be allowed to die after accidents left him a quadriplegic. Christian Rossiter has said

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A: Why are you in court today? B: I got a ticket, and I would like to fight it. A: Is the officer that pulled you over here today? B: He's here. A: Tell me what happened. B: The officer says that I ran a red light, but I didn't. A: The officer wouldn

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MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: Online sales are about to start costing more. The Supreme Court ruled today that states can force retailers to collect and remit sales taxes on out-of-state purchases. The 5-to-4 decision reverses decades-old decisions. Those

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Court rejects'stolen children' claim 澳被偷走的孩子败诉 The policy aimed to civilise Aborigines 当时的政策是为了教化土著居民 An Australian court has rejected a landmark claim for compensation by two Aborigines who claimed they

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By Jim Malone Washington 19 October 2007 Republican Party contenders for the U.S. presidency appealed for support Friday before a group of social conservative activists meeting in Washington. We have more from VOA National correspondent Jim Malone. S

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By Rory Byrne Phnom Penh 04 February 2008 Almost 30 years after the Khmer Rouge genocide in Cambodia, the group's second-in-command made his first appearance in court Monday. Noun Chea is charged with crimes against humanity and other serious offense

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Saddam Hussein's cousin, Ali Hassan al-Majid, known in the West as Chemical Ali, for his role in gassing thousands of Kurds in the late 1980s, has been condemned to death by an Iraqi court for a second time. Al-Majid was convicted for his role in th

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By Jim Malone 06 November 2006 US Supreme Court, Washington DC The U.S. Supreme Court takes up the divisive issue of abortion Wednesday in a legal challenge that is being closely watched by abortion rights supporters and opponents. ---- At issue are

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court has convicted former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega for laundering drug money in France in the 1980s and ordered him to spend seven years in prison, (File). A French court on Wednesday convicted Panama's former military ruler Manuel Noriega

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Here in Washington, the conventional wisdom is that Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch will be easily confirmed. But if 2016 proved anything, it's that conventional wisdom is not always accurate. So Senate Democrats find themselv

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DAVID GREENE, HOST: The Supreme Court has refused to hear an appeal from veterans of Iraq and Afghanistan who say the toxic smoke from burn pits made them sick. A group of vets had sued the military contracting giant KBR for damages, but the 4th Circ

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