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News Lawsuit challenges Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act
Lawsuit challenges Illinois Future Energy Jobs Act
Erik Slobe
February 17, 2017 01:12:36 pm

The Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) and several electricity generators filed a lawsuit Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois against the Illinois Power Agency (IPA) over the enactment...

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News US House moves towards defunding Planned Parenthood
US House moves towards defunding Planned Parenthood
Elizabeth Lowman
February 17, 2017 01:10:03 pm

The US House of Representatives voted in favor of a bill that would overturn the Obama administration's rule prohibiting states from denying federal funding to Planned Parenthood . The bill passed in the House...

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News Samsung head arrested for corruption scandal involving South Korea president
Samsung head arrested for corruption scandal involving South Korea president
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 17, 2017 12:52:26 pm

Samsung's would be head Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) was arrested in Seoul on Friday on charges of bribery and undue influence in connection with a scandal involving South Korea President Park Geun-hye. In...

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News UN SG welcomes Gambia’s decision to stay in ICC
UN SG welcomes Gambia’s decision to stay in ICC
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 17, 2017 12:45:01 pm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres on Thursday welcomed The Gambia's decision to remain in the International Criminal Court (ICC) . According to a statement Guterres issued through a spokesperson, he "welcomes that The Gambia will remain a State Party...

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News Finland parliament votes to confirm same-sex marriage law
Finland parliament votes to confirm same-sex marriage law
William Theisen
February 17, 2017 12:22:39 pm

The Parliament of Finland voted 120-48 on Friday to confirm a law allowing same-sex marriage . The law faced opposition from the Genuine Marriage Initiative , a conservative group that sought...

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News Federal appeals court suspends immigration order proceedings
Federal appeals court suspends immigration order proceedings
Lawrenz Fares
February 17, 2017 12:12:51 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday issued a stay of proceedings concerning President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority nations. Representatives from the Department of Justice...

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News Florida Supreme Court blocks law on mandatory abortion waiting period
Florida Supreme Court blocks law on mandatory abortion waiting period
Elizabeth Lowman
February 17, 2017 11:39:18 am

The Florida Supreme Court on Thursday blocked enforcement of the Mandatory Delay Law , which requires that a woman wait for 24 hours after receiving counseling from a physician before she can have an abortion....

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News Washington Supreme Court rules florist broke anti-discrimination laws
Washington Supreme Court rules florist broke anti-discrimination laws
Lawrenz Fares
February 17, 2017 11:33:31 am

The Washington Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a florist that refused to sell flowers to a same-sex couple for their wedding violated the Washington Law Against Discrimination (WLAD) . The WLAD bars "unfair practices of...

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News Netherlands proposes law empowering government to block telecommunications mergers
Netherlands proposes law empowering government to block telecommunications mergers
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 17, 2017 11:21:11 am

The Netherlands has proposed new legislation that will empower its government to block or undo mergers in the telecommunications sector. According to a statement from the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs [official website, in...

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News Sweden court upholds life sentence in Rwanda genocide case
Sweden court upholds life sentence in Rwanda genocide case
Justin Cosgrove
February 17, 2017 09:59:48 am

A Swedish court of appeals on Wednesday upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of genocide during the 1994 Rwanda genocide . The Svea Court of Appeal in...

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Catholic priest Girolamo Savonarola burned at the stake

Radical Dominican friar Girolamo Savonarola was burned at the stake in the Republic of Florence on May 23, 1498 for preaching against the practices of the powerful within the Catholic Church, including Pope Alexander VI, and celebrating mass while excommunicated. Learn more about the life of Savonarola and his execution.

Captain Kidd hanged for piracy

On May 23, 1701, Captain William Kidd, convicted of piracy and murder, was hanged in London. His body was later tarred and hung up in a gibbet - an iron cage - at the mouth of the River Thames as a warning to others.

Learn more about Captain Kidd.

South Carolina becomes eighth U.S. state

On May 23, 1788, South Carolina ratified the US Constitution, becoming the eighth American state. Learn more about the history of South Carolina.

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