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Published: 24 July 2014

 

How bad does an execution need to be before it becomes an unconstitutional "cruel and unusual" punishment?    

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Published: 24 July 2014

 

Under Sudanese law, a child born to a Muslim father must not leave the faith.  

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Published: 23 July 2014

 

Eighty-five percent of those stopped were black in a city where blacks make up 54 percent of the population 

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Published: 21 July 2014

 

Chokeholds are banned under NYC Police Department policy

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Published: 21 July 2014

 

Civil Rights activist Quanell X has taken the lead in seeking justice for the teenaged victim humiliated by viral distribution of her rape photos

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Written by David Pitt, The Associated Press

Published: 18 July 2014

 

Chief Justice Mark Cady: "Mandatory minimum sentences for juveniles are simply too punitive for what we know about juveniles." 

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Published: 18 July 2014

 

Ukrainian coal miners searched the site of the crash and found bodies in a field of sunflowers  

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Published: 16 July 2014

 

 Democrats wanted to restore coverage to women affected by the Supreme Court's Hobby Lobby decision