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News Texas senate revives ‘bathroom bill’ in late-night vote
Texas senate revives ‘bathroom bill’ in late-night vote
Autumn Callan
May 24, 2017 01:05:16 pm

The Texas Senate revived a full "bathroom bill" early Wednesday morning. In 1AM vote , the Senate voted 21-10 to attach restroom regulations to an otherwise unrelated proposal concerning county governments. The piggy-backing rules will require transgender...

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News Taiwan court rules in favor of same-sex marriage
Taiwan court rules in favor of same-sex marriage
Autumn Callan
May 24, 2017 11:31:46 am

Taiwan's constitutional court, the Judicial Yuan , declared on Wednesday that same-sex marriages will be legally recognized. The court has given two years for the legislature to make amendments allowing same-sex marriage, and a draft of the bill [AI...

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News Nevada senate approves physician aid-in-dying bill
Nevada senate approves physician aid-in-dying bill
Jennifer Suder
May 24, 2017 10:50:56 am

The Nevada Senate voted 11-10 on Tuesday to approve a bill that would allow terminally ill patients the option to end their life. The bill would allow, but does not require, doctors to prescribe [USA...

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News Ratko Mladić appeals denial of provisional leave
Ratko Mladić appeals denial of provisional leave
Alexis Wheeler
May 24, 2017 09:59:14 am

Ratko Mladić , a former Bosnian Serb commander, has filed a challenge to a UN court's rejection of his request to be sent to Russia, according to court documents released Tuesday. Mladić is seeking medical attention, as...

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News Federal appeals court revives Wikimedia suit against NSA
Federal appeals court revives Wikimedia suit against NSA
Alexis Wheeler
May 24, 2017 08:43:14 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Tuesday allowed a lawsuit by Wikimedia to proceed against the National Security Agency (NSA) . The suit claims that the NSA's use of Upstream...

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News Supreme Court agrees to hear patent case on inter partes review
Supreme Court agrees to hear patent case on inter partes review
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 24, 2017 08:30:31 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in SAS Institute Inc. v. Lee on whether third parties can petition the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to re-review issued claims and, if...

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News Supreme Court rules on ‘residence’ in patent cases
Supreme Court rules on ‘residence’ in patent cases
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 24, 2017 07:56:13 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in TC Heartland LLC v. Kraft Foods Group Brands LLC on what constitutes "residence" in the context of patent cases. The issue before the court was whether 28...

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News South Korea former president denies all charges as trial opens
South Korea former president denies all charges as trial opens
Autumn Callan
May 23, 2017 05:04:48 pm

South Korea's impeached president denied all charges and pleaded not guilty on Tuesday in her first court appearance at Seoul Central District Court . Former conservative party leader Park Guen-hye was indicted on 18 charges...

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News Apple and Nokia settle ongoing patent dispute
Apple and Nokia settle ongoing patent dispute
Madison Chajson
May 23, 2017 02:05:40 pm

After a six-month legal dispute over the right to use patents and other intellectual property, Apple and Nokia reached a settlement Tuesday that covers all ends of the lawsuits filed. The suit came as...

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News Mississippi parents file suit against state’s public education system
Mississippi parents file suit against state’s public education system
Autumn Callan
May 23, 2017 01:34:18 pm

The Southern Poverty Law Center filed a lawsuit on Tuesday alleging that Mississippi is failing to uphold its obligations under a federal law that enabled it to rejoin the union after the Civil War. The law...

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Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years in UK prison

On March 1, 1950, German-British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UK court for passing British and American nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Read a biography of Fuchs from PBS.

Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law

On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared that all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. In 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the US Supreme Court ruled the 1875 Act unconstitutional and unauthorized by either the 13th or 14th Amendments. Congress passed no more civil rights legislation until 1957.

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