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Virginia governor restores voting rights for ex-felons
Alonso Diaz
April 23, 2016 11:52:35 am

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Friday restored the voting rights of individuals who have completed the terms of incarceration and have been released from supervised probation or parole for any and all felony convictions. Under the Constitution of...

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Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto sent a proposal to his nation's Senate on Thursday to reform the General Health Law and the Federal Penal Code to relax laws against marijuana, including medical use. The move comes...

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The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday upheld a district court's dismissal of a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request for information about the US government's use of drones...

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Uber reached a settlement on Thursday with 385,000 of its drivers in Massachusetts and California in a case surrounding the drivers' status as independent contractors. The drivers had filed this class action lawsuit seeking employee status....

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UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed concern on Friday regarding the expanding role which the Thai military is playing in the civilian administration. Thailand will soon vote on a final draft [text,...

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Virginia's General Assembly voted Wednesday to keep secret the identities of suppliers of lethal injection drugs. The proposal was supported by Governor Terry McAuliffe , who stated that suppliers would only sell their products if...

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Venezuela's opposition-led parliament on Wednesday approved new referendum rules. The law speeds up the process of requesting recall referendums. The Venezuelan Constitution allows elected officials be recalled if they have...

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The High Court in Gambia's capital of Banjul on Wednesday charged 40 people with offenses related to recent protests. More than 50 people were arrested after a demonstration last Thursday by members of the opposition United Democratic Party calling for...

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A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California said Thursday that German automaker Volkswagen AG (VW) has reached a settlement with the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ,...

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave an address on Wednesday marking the 70th anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) . In his remarks , the secretary-general stated that the ICJ has made an "enormous contribution" to international law....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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