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Report of the Special Rapporteur on the question of torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, E/CN.4/2001/66, January 25, 2001: United States of America

Jan 25, 2001

1153. By letter dated 15 November, the Special Rapporteur advised the Government that he had received information according to which excessive force, in particular the use of pepper spray, has been used against protesters who were said to be non-violent. (…) Gay...

Doe v. Yunits et al, Superior Court of Massachusetts, United States (11 October 2000)

Oct 11, 2000

Procedural Posture The plaintiff, in a case brought on her behalf by her guardian Jane Doe, sued for declaratory and injunctive relief from the dress code of the defendant junior high school and its officials. Because this was a request for a preliminary injunction...

Report of the Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions, E/CN.4/1998/68/Add.3, 22 January 1998: United States of America

Jan 22, 1998

95. Allegations of ineffective counsel in death penalty cases have been brought to the attention of the Special Rapporteur on several occasions. […] He also intervened on behalf of Calvin Burdine, a homosexual, sentenced to death in Texas. According to the information...

Romer v. Evans, United States Supreme Court (20 May 1996)

May 20, 1996

Procedural Posture Respondents (who included LGBT persons and municipalities) brought litigation against State authorities in a State trial court challenging the adoption of Amendment 2 to the Constitution of the State of Colorado. The trial court granted a permanent...