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    Thailand Partially Decriminalizes Cannabis for Non-medical use

    posted December 21, 2020 / No Comments

    Thailand recently enacted an amendment to the Thailand cannabis Law removing most of the plant from list of illegal drugs on December 14, 2020, it was published in the Royal Gazette that marijuana was not […]

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    Bangkok Protestors Demand End to COVID-19 Lockdown

    posted July 22, 2020 / No Comments

    Protestors at Democracy Monument in Bangkok demanded an end to the restrictive measures placed on free speech and assembly as part of the government’s months-long emergency decree in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The protesters, […]

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    Court Allows Rapist Visitation Rights to Victim’s Child

    posted March 28, 2017 / No Comments

    Lawmakers in Nebraska are proposing a bill to fight such a thing from happening Nebraska lawmakers are working on a bill that would refuse rapists the rights to child custody or child visitation with regards […]

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    Defamation Court Case Due To Begin Today

    posted April 17, 2014 / No Comments

    A criminal defamation case against two journalists in Thailand, including an Australian, is set to begin today, despite calls from the United Nations for the charges to be dropped. The Thai Navy have lodged a […]

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    Appeals Court to Hear Arguments in Medical Marijuana Case

    posted October 12, 2012 / 1 Comment

    NORML | The U.S. Court of Appeals for the D. C. Circuit will hear opening arguments in a lawsuit challenging the federal government’s refusal to consider reclassifying marijuana as a schedule I prohibited substance under […]

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    Laws Targeting Homeless People Who Smell Bad

    posted October 9, 2012 / 2 Comments

    Mercury News | A rising number of homeless people in Orange Country have been fined for various ‘crimes’ such as smoking in parks and having a “strong aroma.” New ordinances have put restrictions in public […]

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    Cambodian Court Adds Mass Killings to Khmer Rouge Trial

    posted October 9, 2012 / 1 Comment

    Bangkok Post | A mass killings episode has been added to the trial of three former Khmer Rouge leaders in Cambodia’s UN-back court. The prosecution wanted three more crime sites to be part of the […]

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    Police State News: Judge Strikes Down Indefinite Detention Provisions

    posted October 5, 2012 / 2 Comments

    The New American | New York Federal Judge Katherine Forrest struck down a provision in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that allows Americans to be indefinitely detained simply for being accused of supporting terrorist […]

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    Undocumented Lawyer Makes Plea to U.S. Court

    posted October 3, 2012 / No Comments

    A Florida Supreme Court said it may be powerless to let an undocumented immigrant practice law in the state despite recent moves by federal officials to allow immigrants brought to the country as children to obtain […]

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    ‘Alien Tort’ Law Gets Questioned by Justices

    posted October 2, 2012 / No Comments

    WSJ | Several Supreme Court justices suggested they were ready to limit the reach of the U.S. courts over international-law abuses abroad. The justices argued whether the Alien Tort Claims Act, a law authorizing noncitizens […]

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