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News ACLU challenges Indiana law banning ballot ‘selfies’
ACLU challenges Indiana law banning ballot ‘selfies’
William Helbling
August 28, 2015 09:37:00 am

The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana on Thursday filed a complaint challenging the constitutionality of a new Indiana statute that prohibits voters from sharing pictures of their ballots on social media. The ACLU...

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News Serbia prosecutes former Bosnia general for war crimes
Serbia prosecutes former Bosnia general for war crimes
William Helbling
August 28, 2015 08:36:56 am

Serbian prosecutors on Thursday charged former Bosnian Army general Naser Oric with war crimes against prisoners of war in 1992. Oric is accused of involvment in the killing of three Bosnian Serb prisoners of war in the...

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News Minnesota court upholds law requiring ID to enter courtroom
Minnesota court upholds law requiring ID to enter courtroom
Ashley Hogan
August 27, 2015 02:32:55 pm

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that requiring a person to show photographic identification before entering a courtroom does not constitute a "partial courtroom closure" and "was too trivial to constitute a true closure."...

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News DRC president signs election timeline legislation
DRC president signs election timeline legislation
Ashley Hogan
August 27, 2015 01:00:33 pm

A spokesperson for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), Lambert Mende, announced Wednesday that President Joseph Kabila signed parliament-approved legislation to keep elections on a timeline that will not violate the Constitution . Beginning in...

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News China arrests 12 in Tianjin explosion
China arrests 12 in Tianjin explosion
Alexandra Farone
August 27, 2015 12:43:22 pm

Chinese authorities arrested twelve individuals Thursday for illegally storing dangerous materials that led to the Tianjin warehouse explosions, which killed at least 139 people. Those arrested include Yu Xuewei, chairman of Tianjin International Ruihai Logistics Co. Ltd.,...

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Appeals court orders Kentucky clerk to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Alexandra Farone
August 27, 2015 12:23:55 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday ordered Kimberly Davis, the Rowan County Clerk of Courts in Kentucky, to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples. Davis is currently appealing...

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Pakistan court issues arrest warrant for former PM
Taylor Gillan
August 27, 2015 12:09:02 pm

A federal court in Pakistan on Thursday issued an arrest warrant for former Pakistan prime minister Yousuf Raza Gilani following the presentation of a final charge sheet by the country's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA)...

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Tennessee judge upholds lethal injection protocol
Taylor Gillan
August 27, 2015 11:34:09 am

A Tennessee judge on Wednesday ruled that the state's use of lethal injections for the execution of death row inmates is constitutional. The decision by Davidson County Chancellor Claudia Bonnyman came in answer to a lawsuit brought...

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News Serbia and Kosovo sign agreements furthering reconciliation
Serbia and Kosovo sign agreements furthering reconciliation
Laura DeGeer
August 27, 2015 10:34:09 am

Serbia and Kosovo signed agreements Tuesday in several key areas, taking a major step towards reconciling ties since the 1990s war. The agreement areas include energy, telecoms, establishment of the Association/Community of Serb majority municipalities as well as the...

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UN panel: Conditions in South Sudan worsening
Laura DeGeer
August 27, 2015 09:37:09 am

A panel of United Nations (UN) experts told the Security Council Tuesday that there has been increased hostility and violence in South Sudan since the adoption of a resolution imposing sanctions on the...

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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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