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News UN SG urges governments to accept more refugees
UN SG urges governments to accept more refugees
Miracle Jones
March 30, 2016 11:37:08 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday urged world leaders to accept more refugees and to combat the growing international anti refugee sentiments. The remarks were made at the opening of the UN High Commissioner for Refugees...

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News Venezuela legislature passes amnesty bill for dozens of jailed political dissidents
Venezuela legislature passes amnesty bill for dozens of jailed political dissidents
Bradley McAllister
March 30, 2016 11:19:23 am

Venezuela's National Assembly on Tuesday approved an amnesty law that would free 77 individuals allegedly jailed for political reasons under a number of crimes such as the instigation of violence or...

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News Supreme Court rules pretrial restraint of assets violates Sixth Amendment
Supreme Court rules pretrial restraint of assets violates Sixth Amendment
Bradley McAllister
March 30, 2016 10:43:17 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Luis v. United States that the pretrial restraint of a criminal defendant's legitimate, untainted assets needed to retain her counsel of choice violates the Sixth Amendment....

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News Supreme Court asks for supplemental briefs in birth control case
Supreme Court asks for supplemental briefs in birth control case
Taylor Gillan
March 30, 2016 10:33:24 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday issued an order in Zubik v. Burwell , a challenge to the Affordable Care Act's (ACA) birth control mandate, directing the parties to file supplemental briefs. The court,...

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News France president drops plan to strip terrorists of citizenship
France president drops plan to strip terrorists of citizenship
Taylor Gillan
March 30, 2016 10:12:20 am

French President François Hollande on Wednesday said that he will no longer move forward with his plan to reform the country's constitution. The reform would have included an amendment that would deprive French citizenship or...

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News North Carolina AG refuses to defend transgender law in court
North Carolina AG refuses to defend transgender law in court
Dominic Yobbi
March 30, 2016 08:57:18 am

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper on Tuesday stated during a press conference that he will not defend House Bill 2 , which he considers to be discriminatory against the LGBT community. The bill, which was signed...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on federal debt collection, prisoner exhaustion
Supreme Court hears arguments on federal debt collection, prisoner exhaustion
Dominic Yobbi
March 29, 2016 06:08:28 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Sheriff v. Gillie the court heard arguments on whether the special counsel attorneys appointed by the attorney general...

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News FTC sues Volkswagen for false advertising
FTC sues Volkswagen for false advertising
Justin Cosgrove
March 29, 2016 03:57:15 pm

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed suit Tuesday against Volkswagen AG (VW) for false advertising. VW's sales have taken a major hit in the US since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revealed in...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear Blagojevich’s appeal of corruption convictions
Supreme Court declines to hear Blagojevich’s appeal of corruption convictions
Justin Cosgrove
March 29, 2016 03:52:25 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from former Illinois governor Rob Blagojevich. In 2013 Blagojevich was found guilty on 18 charges of corruption in his second trial and ultimately sentenced...

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News Missouri court strikes down part of law passed in wake of Ferguson conflict
Missouri court strikes down part of law passed in wake of Ferguson conflict
Taylor Isaac
March 29, 2016 03:16:35 pm

A Missouri court struck down part of a law on Monday that was passed in the wake of the unrest in Ferguson last yea. Senate Bill 5 was passed as a response to widespread concern regarding the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Montenegrins vote for independence from Serbia

Citizens of Montenegro voted by 55.5-45.5% on May 21, 2006 to secede from the State Union of Serbia and Montenegro and declare independence. The new country formally declared independence on June 3 of that year. Learn more about the 2006 Montenegro independence referendum.

Prison reformer Elizabeth Fry born

English prison reformer Elizabeth Fry was born on May 21, 1780. Learn more about Elizabeth Fry.

American Red Cross founded

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