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News Supreme Court allows ruling against North Carolina voter ID law to stand
Supreme Court allows ruling against North Carolina voter ID law to stand
Jonathon Churchin
May 15, 2017 11:01:44 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a lower court's rejection of a North Carolina Voter ID law . The piece of legislation, which was originally enacted in 2013 has faced numerous...

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News Egypt judicial council nominates head despite amended law
Egypt judicial council nominates head despite amended law
Miracle Jones
May 14, 2017 04:59:21 pm

Egypt's State Council General Assembly on Saturday nominated their own council head despite a recent amendment reserving that right for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi . The nomination follows a contentious debate over amending the...

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News Thousands protest Tunisia corruption amnesty bill
Thousands protest Tunisia corruption amnesty bill
Miracle Jones
May 14, 2017 02:31:56 pm

Thousands of Tunisians on Saturday protested a bill that would grant amnesty to officials facing corruption charges from a previous regime. Under the amnesty bill officials who had money seized from them following the overthrow...

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News UN SG appoints UK expert Lowcock as humanitarian chief
UN SG appoints UK expert Lowcock as humanitarian chief
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
May 13, 2017 03:31:20 pm

UN Secretary-General (UN SG) António Guterres on Friday appointed UK's Mark Lowcock as Under-Secretary-General (USG) in the Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) and as Emergency Relief Coordinator (ERC). Lowcock...

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Federal court orders disclosure of immigration ban draft
Miracle Jones
May 13, 2017 01:40:36 pm

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to disclose the draft of the so-called "Muslim ban" executive ored. Arab American Civil Rights League v. Trump, is a...

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Congo election group: violence may delay vote
Miracle Jones
May 13, 2017 01:07:14 pm

The President of Congo's Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI) , Corneille Nangaa on Friday warned the presidential election may be postponed due to sectarian violence. Nangaa make the remarks during an interview...

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Thailand orders Facebook to remove posts about king
Miracle Jones
May 12, 2017 10:42:07 pm

The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand on Thursday ordered Facebook Thailand to remove a video of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and other posts by Tuesday or face legal action. The video claims to show the...

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US signs climate change declaration
Miracle Jones
May 12, 2017 09:52:13 pm

US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday signed the Fairbanks Declaration to affirm protection of the arctic climate. The move was a part of the 10th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting , with goals to maintain...

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Federal judge approves Volkswagen emissions settlement
Erik Slobe
May 12, 2017 12:16:17 pm

The US District Court of Northern California gave final approval on Thursday for Volkswagen's settlement related to cheating on the emissions of their 3.0-liter vehicles sold in the US. The settlement requires Volkswagen...

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AG Sessions orders more aggressive drug sentencing
Jonathon Churchin
May 12, 2017 11:37:17 am

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday issued a new charging policy urging prosecutors to seek the largest sentences for each crime. This reverses the past administrations policy regarding drug related crimes. The so-called Holder Memo [text,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Supreme Court ruled corporations due equal protection rights

On May 10, 1886, the US Supreme Court ruled in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company that corporations were "persons" within the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore were due rights of equal protection under state law.

Nelson Mandela became first black president of South Africa

On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of South Africa. Before becoming President, Mandela was an anti-Apartheid leader in segregated South Africa. He served twenty-seven years in prison before his release in 1990, after which he was elected president of the country. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

Read a biography of Nelson Mandela from the Nobel Foundation.

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