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Canada court permits Saudi arms deal
Miracle Jones
January 25, 2017 11:00:26 am

The Federal Court of Canada on Tuesday refused to block the Canadian government from selling arms to Saudi Arabia. The challenge was brought before the court by Professor Daniel Turp who...

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UN rights expert fears government retaliation following visit to Myanmar
Miracle Jones
January 25, 2017 10:03:03 am

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed concern for the people of Myanmar who may face reprisal for meeting with her. Lee recently concluded an official...

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News ACLU files suit against Wisconsin officials over treatment of youth in correctional facilities
ACLU files suit against Wisconsin officials over treatment of youth in correctional facilities
Justin Cosgrove
January 25, 2017 09:39:33 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center filed a class action lawsuit against four Wisconsin state officials on Tuesday. The complaint alleges that solitary confinement and inhumane conditions are...

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News Gambia lawmakers end state of emergency
Gambia lawmakers end state of emergency
Justin Cosgrove
January 25, 2017 08:33:15 am

Gambian lawmakers on Tuesday ended a state of emergency and revoked the extension of power for Yahya Jammeh, who lost in the last election. Jammeh was defeated in a December election by Adama Barrow . The state of emergency...

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Second Circuit declines to review Microsoft email privacy case
Brittany Felder
January 24, 2017 04:41:44 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday declined a request for re-hearing en banc a 2016 case in which it quashed a warrant filed by the government under the Stored Communications...

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Trump signs orders to advance construction of oil pipelines
Brittany Felder
January 24, 2017 04:15:21 pm

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday signed presidential memoranda to progress construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access Pipeline . The memoranda, which have the legal force of executive orders, also require that materials used in...

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Supreme Court declines to review Utah anti-bigamy statute
Aaron Christenson
January 24, 2017 03:04:28 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition for certiorari from Kody Brown and his four wives, famous for their reality television show Sister Wives . They were challenging the constitutionality of a...

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Republican senators propose first ACA replacement bill
Matthew Santiago
January 24, 2017 02:50:20 pm

US Senators Susan Collins (R-ME) and Bill Cassidy (R-LA) on Monday introduced the 2017 Patient Freedom Act as their proposed health care bill amidst the Republican movement to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act...

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UK top court rules parliament must vote on Brexit
Rachel Gerber
January 24, 2017 02:21:46 pm

The UK Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that parliament must vote on leaving the EU. The 8-3 decision is not expected to change the ultimate outcome of Britain leaving the EU, but instead creates uncertainty as...

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Philadelphia mayor signs bill banning salary history inquiries by employers
Aaron Christenson
January 24, 2017 02:04:51 pm

Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney on Monday signed a bill into law making Philadelphia the first US city to bar employers from asking applicants about their past salaries. The bill is designed to help decrease...

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Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment

On October 6, 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, turning his nomination hearings into a national spectacle. Thomas was approved by a full Senate vote of 52-48 on October 15. Read an excerpted version of Hill's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11.

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