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News Austrian man extradited for war crimes in eastern Ukraine
Austrian man extradited for war crimes in eastern Ukraine
Meena Ansari
May 31, 2017 04:01:57 pm

An Austrian man was extradited Tuesday from Poland to Austria to face war crimes charges for allegedly killing civilians and surrendering troops while fighting for the Ukrainian army. The 25-year-old man allegedly killed Russian separatists while they were injured...

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News UN report: human rights violations in CAR may be war crimes
UN report: human rights violations in CAR may be war crimes
Meena Ansari
May 31, 2017 03:26:59 pm

A new report released Tuesday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) claims that human rights violations within the Central African Republic (CAR) may amount to war crimes. The...

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News Dutch lawmakers agree to free-trade deal with Ukraine
Dutch lawmakers agree to free-trade deal with Ukraine
Jennifer Suder
May 31, 2017 12:46:41 pm

Dutch lawmakers agreed to create a free-trade area with Ukraine on Tuesday, completing lengthy and contentious negotiations between the EU and Russia. The ongoing geopolitical battle between Moscow and Brussels over the future of Ukraine, which President Vladimir Putin considers...

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News Illinois House approves raising minimum wage
Illinois House approves raising minimum wage
Autumn Callan
May 31, 2017 11:01:11 am

The Illinois House of Representatives approved a bill in a vote of 61-53 on Tuesday to raise the state's minimum wage to $15 an hour. The bill proposes a series of increases over the next five years...

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News EU court advisor: UK wrongly denied residency to husband of dual citizen
EU court advisor: UK wrongly denied residency to husband of dual citizen
Jennifer Suder
May 31, 2017 10:49:22 am

The UK Home Office wrongly denied residency to the Algerian husband of a dual British-Spanish citizen, according to the initial opinion of European Court of Justice Advocate General on Tuesday. The Home Office argued...

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News Supreme Court to rule in Ohio voter purge case
Supreme Court to rule in Ohio voter purge case
Alexis Wheeler
May 31, 2017 08:59:20 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in Husted v. A. Philip Randolph Institute , an Ohio voting case. The suit centers on Ohio's voter registration list maintenance process, which sends confirmation notices to...

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News Federal appeals court rules for transgender student on school bathroom policy
Federal appeals court rules for transgender student on school bathroom policy
Alexis Wheeler
May 31, 2017 08:13:20 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday to affirmed an order allowing a transgender male student to use the boy's restroom. The Kenosha Unified School District in Wisconsin would not allow Ash...

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News Supreme Court overturns Ninth Circuit ‘provocation rule’
Supreme Court overturns Ninth Circuit ‘provocation rule’
Meena Ansari
May 30, 2017 04:21:26 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 8-0 to strike down the "provocation rule" created by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit which allows law enforcement officers to...

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News Supreme Court rules sales in US and abroad extinguish seller’s patent rights
Supreme Court rules sales in US and abroad extinguish seller’s patent rights
Autumn Callan
May 30, 2017 04:04:53 pm

The Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that restrictions placed on a patented product could not be enforced through an infringement suit because an authorized sale exhausts all rights under the Patent Act . In Impression Products, Inc....

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Egypt president approves controversial NGO law
Meena Ansari
May 30, 2017 03:33:08 pm

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi signed a controversial NGO law that was approved by the Parliament in November. The law was published in the Official Gazette on Monday went into effect...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Inquisition of Galileo begins

On April 12, 1633, the Roman Catholic Church began its formal inquisition of Galileo Galilei on charges of heresy. Galileo was tried by the Roman Inquisition "for holding as true the false doctrine taught by some that the sun is the center of the world" in direct contradiction to the Catholic Church's teaching that man and the Earth are the center of the Universe. Galileo was found "vehemently suspect of heresy" and sentenced to life in prison. His punishment was later commuted to house arrest. Learn more about the trial of Galileo Galilei.

President Clinton cited for contempt in Paula Jones case

On April 12, 1999, US District Judge Susan Webber Wright found President Bill Clinton in contempt of court in the Paula Jones case, concluding that the President had provided "intentionally false" evidence in that case about his relationship with Monica Lewinsky.

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