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News Alabama Supreme Court upholds decision to remove former chief justice
Alabama Supreme Court upholds decision to remove former chief justice
Steven Wildberger
April 19, 2017 09:31:24 pm

The Alabama Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld the September 2016 Court of the Judiciary decision to suspend Chief Justice Roy Moore for violation of the Canons of Judicial Ethics by issuing...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on ineffective counsel and government aid to church programs
Supreme Court hears arguments on ineffective counsel and government aid to church programs
Justin Cosgrove
April 19, 2017 05:15:52 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Weaver v. Massachusetts and Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer . In Weaver v. Massachusetts , the court considered arguments on whether a...

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News BOSE headphone manufacturer sued for allegedly collecting and selling private data
BOSE headphone manufacturer sued for allegedly collecting and selling private data
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 19, 2017 03:38:01 pm

A lawsuit was filed against Bose Corp. Tuesday claiming that the sound system manufacturer was illegally mining and distributing headphone users' personal data. The complaint alleges that Bose secretly collected, transmitted, and disclosed its customers' private...

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News Philippines senator calls for investigation into alleged kill bounties
Philippines senator calls for investigation into alleged kill bounties
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 19, 2017 02:54:44 pm

Philippine Senator Sherwin Gatchalian called for an investigation Wednesday into allegations made by senior officials in the Philippine National Police that officers have been offered cash rewards to execute individuals who are suspected of illegal drug activity. More than 9,000...

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News Supreme Court requires separate appeal notice when restitution findings deferred
Supreme Court requires separate appeal notice when restitution findings deferred
Autumn Callan
April 19, 2017 02:26:52 pm

The US Supreme Court held on Wednesday that a defendant wishing to appeal a restitution order must file a separate motion from the notice of appeal for the judgment. The ruling came from Manrique v. United States ....

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Trump signs order requiring federal agencies to favor US suppliers
Emelina Perez
April 19, 2017 01:54:49 pm

US President Donald Trump signed the Presidential Executive Order on Buy American and Hire American on Tuesday. The order requires executive agencies to monitor and enforce Buy American Laws, which are defined as all laws that "require,...

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DOJ increases federal support of Native American law inforcement
Akira Tomlinson
April 19, 2017 01:48:19 pm

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced plans on Tuesday to implement a series of actions that will support the public safety on Native American lands. The initiative is hoped to improve relations between federal authorities and "Native America."...

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Supreme Court rules Colorado Exoneration Act violates due process
Autumn Callan
April 19, 2017 01:34:17 pm

The US Supreme Court held in Nelson v. Colorado on Wednesday that Colorado's Exoneration Act is not in accord with the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of due process. The Act permits...

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UK Parliament votes to hold early general election
Erik Slobe
April 19, 2017 01:05:42 pm

The UK parliament voted Wednesday to move the date of the next parliamentary general election up from May 7, 2020 to June 8, 2017. The motion was approved by a vote of 522 to 13,...

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DOJ announces plan to target foreign gangs
Emelina Perez
April 19, 2017 12:08:40 pm

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions said Tuesday that the Trump administration will have "zero tolerance for gang violence" from transnational criminal organizations such as MS-13, in remarks made to the Organized Crime Council and the Organized...

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European Community established

On January 1, 1958, the European Community (EC), the predecessor to the European Union (EU), was created when the Treaty of Rome officially went into effect. This represented the culmination of efforts since the end of World War II to closely tie the nations of Europe as a way of preventing future wars. The original members were France, West Germany, Belgium, Italy, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg. The EC has since expanded to become the EU, encompassing most of Europe in the fifty years since its creation. Learn more about the early development of the EC from 1945 through 1959.

Emancipation Proclamation final version issued

On January 1, 1863, US President Abraham Lincoln issued the final version of the Emancipation Proclamation, freeing all slaves in states in rebellion against the Union. Lincoln had issued a previous version in September 1862, warning of the January action. Learn more about the Emancipation Proclamation.

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