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News Supreme Court agrees to review administration’s travel ban
Supreme Court agrees to review administration’s travel ban
Autumn Callan
June 26, 2017 12:18:20 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to review the Trump administration's travel ban, partially lifting the temporary injunction that had blocked the ban's enforcement. The administration sought review of decisions issued by the...

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News Former Cambodia Head of State denies committing genocide
Former Cambodia Head of State denies committing genocide
Meena Ansari
June 25, 2017 04:15:35 pm

Cambodia's former head of state on Friday rejected charges of crimes against humanity in his UN-assisted tribunal. The 85-year-old Khieu Samphan, who was head of the Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia, said the allegations were concocted by...

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News Turkish President criticizes Arab demands against Qatar
Turkish President criticizes Arab demands against Qatar
Lars Peterson
June 25, 2017 11:22:24 am

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan on Sunday rejected calls to cease Turkish military presence and close its military base in Qatar. He viewed these demand as disrespectful to Turkey. Additionally, President Erdogan claimed that the list of 13...

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News Federal judge rejects bid to dismiss immigration suit against Trump and USCIS
Federal judge rejects bid to dismiss immigration suit against Trump and USCIS
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 24, 2017 09:40:48 pm

The US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss a class-action suit filed against President Donald Trump and the US...

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News Germany Parliament passes bill to compensate those persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws
Germany Parliament passes bill to compensate those persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 24, 2017 08:05:11 pm

The lower house of the German Parliament on Thursday passed a bill to compensate thousands of individuals who had been persecuted and imprisoned for their sexuality. The law under which the individuals had been convicted...

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News Amnesty calls for review of hate crime legal framework and police training in UK
Amnesty calls for review of hate crime legal framework and police training in UK
Jennifer Suder
June 24, 2017 05:20:20 pm

Amnesty International UK (AI) on Friday called for improved police training and a review of the legal framework as they relate to hate crimes in the UK. In a news briefing tilted "Against Hate: Tackling hate...

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News Federal judge issues temporary injunction blocking deportation of Iraq nationals
Federal judge issues temporary injunction blocking deportation of Iraq nationals
Jennifer Suder
June 24, 2017 02:15:02 pm

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday temporarily blocked the deportation of over 100 Iraq nationals, arrested by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents, for approximately two weeks during which...

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News Federal court lifts injunction on controversial Mississippi religious objection bill
Federal court lifts injunction on controversial Mississippi religious objection bill
Autumn Callan
June 24, 2017 08:50:14 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit lifted an injunction Thursday on a Mississippi law that critics say allows individuals, including government employees, to discriminate against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender people for religious...

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News Supreme Court rules on jurisdiction for federal employee ‘mixed case’
Supreme Court rules on jurisdiction for federal employee ‘mixed case’
Autumn Callan
June 24, 2017 07:20:08 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that the proper review forum when the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) dismisses a mixed case on jurisdictional grounds is district court. The decision comes out of Perry...

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News Supreme Court rules against Wisconsin family in land taking case
Supreme Court rules against Wisconsin family in land taking case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 23, 2017 01:44:43 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Friday in Murr v. Wisconsin that the lower court was correct in determining that a Wisconsin family's property was a single unit and the government's action did not...

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ICTY indictes former Yugoslavia President Slobodan Milošević

On May 27, 1999, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) indicted Slobodan Milošević for war crimes and crimes against humanity. Learn more about the trial of Slobodan Milošević from the ICTY.

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On May 27, 1627, Achsah (sometimes rendered "Alice") Young of Windsor, Connecticut, became the first person executed in North America for witchcraft. Learn more about the legal history of witchcraft in Connecticut.

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