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News ACLU and Planned Parenthood challenge Arizona law affecting abortion
ACLU and Planned Parenthood challenge Arizona law affecting abortion
Mark Casper
July 15, 2016 11:15:51 am

The Arizona affiliates of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood filed a lawsuit on Thursday challenging an Arizona law they claim will "prevent low-income women from obtaining healthcare from their...

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News China to prosecute eminent human rights lawyer
China to prosecute eminent human rights lawyer
Mark Casper
July 15, 2016 10:55:34 am

China is set to prosecute prominent human rights lawyer Zhou Shifeng on charges of subverting state power, furthering its recent crackdown on political dissidents. Zhou, who has been secretly detained for months, is the director of the...

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News UN rights office urges accountability for civilian deaths in Ukraine
UN rights office urges accountability for civilian deaths in Ukraine
Alexis Wheeler
July 15, 2016 10:15:01 am

The UN Office of High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) released a report Thursday claiming that an estimated 9,300 people in Ukraine. including 2,000civilians, have been killed since the beginning of the separatist conflict in 2014. The...

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News Amnesty: Cameroon authorities violating basic human rights in Boko Haram crackdown
Amnesty: Cameroon authorities violating basic human rights in Boko Haram crackdown
Mark Casper
July 15, 2016 10:13:17 am

In a report released Thursday, Amnesty International (AI) documented numerous human rights violations committed by Cameroon authorities in the country's crackdown on Boko Haram . In a military campaign that AI West and Central...

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News Virginia school board asks Supreme Court to block order in transgender bathroom case
Virginia school board asks Supreme Court to block order in transgender bathroom case
Alexis Wheeler
July 15, 2016 09:46:04 am

The Gloucester County School Board in Virginia filed an emergency application Wednesday asking the US Supreme Court to block a ruling in favor of a Virginia transgender student. The application, filed to Chief Justice...

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News ACLU and other organizations sue Baton Rouge police department
ACLU and other organizations sue Baton Rouge police department
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 15, 2016 07:59:39 am

Local groups and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Baton Rouge Police Department for violating the First Amendment rights of protestors who were peacefully protesting the police killing of...

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News ICTY war crimes defendant Goran Hadzic dies
ICTY war crimes defendant Goran Hadzic dies
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 14, 2016 04:29:12 pm

International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) war crimes defendant Goran Hadzic , the former president of the Republic of Serbian Krajina during the Croatian War of Independence , died Tuesday from...

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News EU court backs French woman dismissed for wearing head scarf
EU court backs French woman dismissed for wearing head scarf
Kasey Tuttle
July 14, 2016 09:37:33 am

The European Union's highest court released an advisory opinion Wednesday stating that Asma Bougnaoui, a French Muslim woman who lost her job in 2009 for wearing a head scarf, was unlawfully discriminated against. The opinion found that...

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News Federal appeals court rules Microsoft may protect customers’ e-mails
Federal appeals court rules Microsoft may protect customers’ e-mails
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 14, 2016 08:49:53 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that Microsoft is not required to hand over customers' e-mails held overseas to the Department of Justice (DOJ) . The case was...

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News Amnesty: Egypt security forces have abducted and tortured hundreds
Amnesty: Egypt security forces have abducted and tortured hundreds
Kasey Tuttle
July 14, 2016 08:37:24 am

Hundreds of Egyptians have been abducted and tortured by Egypt's National Security Agency during a crackdown on political activists and protesters, Amnesty International (AI) reported Wednesday. Authorities have denied the accusations, but individuals have been prosecuted...

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Socialist Constitution of Cuba promulgated

On February 24, 1976, the Republic of Cuba promulgated the Socialist Constitution of Cuba. The document solidified the socialist system in Cuba. It was the fifth Cuban constitution since the country's independence in 1901 and the first since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The Socialist Constitution was subsequently amended in 1992 and 2002.

Marbury v. Madison decided

On February 24, 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall of the US Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is null and void, thereby establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

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