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News NATO formally ends 13 year conflict in Afghanistan
NATO formally ends 13 year conflict in Afghanistan
Colleen Mallick
December 29, 2014 01:13:48 pm

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) formally ended its war in Afghanistan on Sunday after 13 years of conflict. The quiet ceremony in Kabul was arranged in secret due to increasing Taliban strikes in the...

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News Report: Islamic State executed almost 2,000 people in Syria over six months
Report: Islamic State executed almost 2,000 people in Syria over six months
Colleen Mallick
December 29, 2014 11:28:09 am

The Islamic State (IS) executed 1,878 people in Syria over the past six months, reported the UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights (SOHR) on Sunday. Of those killed, 120 were...

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News Utah parade insurance requirement deemed unconstitutional
Utah parade insurance requirement deemed unconstitutional
Valerie Howell
December 28, 2014 07:00:00 pm

The Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals published a decision on Monday declaring that Utah's requirement of a USD $1 million insurance policy for demonstrations violates the First Amendment of the constitution. The case was...

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News Croatian Presidential election triggers runoff vote
Croatian Presidential election triggers runoff vote
Bradley McAllister
December 28, 2014 04:00:00 pm

The citizens of the Republic of Croatia voted in the nation's presidential election on Sunday. The first-round of voting ended in a runoff between the incumbent, Croatian President Ivo Josipovic , and Kolinda Grabar-Kitarovic , an ex-ambassador...

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News Ivory Coast begins trial of ex-first lady Simone Gbagbo
Ivory Coast begins trial of ex-first lady Simone Gbagbo
Valerie Howell
December 28, 2014 02:09:44 pm

The trial against former first lady of the Ivory Coast, Simone Gbagbo, began on Friday in Abidjan for her role in the violence that resulted from the aftermath of the 2010 elections. She is charged with "attempting to undermine...

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News US city files suit against Brazil’s Petrobras for securities fraud
US city files suit against Brazil’s Petrobras for securities fraud
Bradley McAllister
December 28, 2014 02:00:00 pm

The City of Providence, Rhode Island filed a class action suit against Brazil's state-run oil company Petrobras on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York . The complaint...

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News Pakistan judge issues arrest warrant for radical cleric
Pakistan judge issues arrest warrant for radical cleric
Valerie Howell
December 27, 2014 01:17:06 pm

A Pakistani court on Friday issued a non-bailable arrest warrant for Maulana Abdul Aziz , the head cleric of the Red Mosque in Islamabad. The court order comes after Aziz was accused of threatening protestors who...

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News China to designate sanctioned places of worship
China to designate sanctioned places of worship
Valerie Howell
December 27, 2014 12:32:28 pm

The Chinese government declared on Friday that it intends to publish a list of approved religious venues in order to "root out" illegal religious activities. The proclamation was made by director of the State Administration for Religious...

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News UN SG condemns expulsion of UN officials by Sudan government
UN SG condemns expulsion of UN officials by Sudan government
William Helbling
December 27, 2014 10:42:24 am

The United Nations Secretary-General on Friday condemned a decision by the Sudanese government to remove two senior UN officials from the country. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon issued a statement which included remarks stating that the...

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News Ireland high court rules pregnant woman may be removed from life support
Ireland high court rules pregnant woman may be removed from life support
William Helbling
December 27, 2014 10:31:48 am

The High Court of Ireland on Friday ruled that a doctor can switch off the life support of a brain dead woman who is 18 weeks pregnant. The judgment made by the panel of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

English legal historian Frederic Maitland born

Frederic Maitland, legal historian and co-author of the History of English Law, was born on May 28, 1850.

Learn more about Frederic Maitland.

Indian Removal Act passed

On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act. The act authorized Johnson to exchange federal lands in the West for Indian lands in the American Southeast. While some tribes gave up their lands peacefully, others resisted. The "Trail of Tears" killed approximately 4,000 Cherokees in a forced march into the West. Learn more about the Indian Removal Act from the US Library of Congress.

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