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News Turkish security officials indicted by US grand jury
Turkish security officials indicted by US grand jury
Jennifer Suder
August 31, 2017 07:07:42 am

A US grand jury indicted 19 people , including 15 Turkish security officials, on Tuesday for attacking protesters during a visit to the White House by the Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan in May. The protesters gathered...

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News Guatemala top court halts deportation of UN anti-corruption official
Guatemala top court halts deportation of UN anti-corruption official
Jennifer Suder
August 30, 2017 03:26:30 pm

The Guatemalan Supreme Court on Tuesday suspended President Jimmy Morales' order to deport the head of a UN anti-corruption commission from the country. The order came from the president two days after Ivan Velasquez, the Colombian prosecutor who...

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News Defense Secretary allows transgender troops to continue to serve pending study
Defense Secretary allows transgender troops to continue to serve pending study
Erik Slobe
August 30, 2017 02:45:12 pm

US Secretary of Defense Jim Mattis on Tuesday released a statement declaring that a panel will be established to determine how to implement President Donald Trump's "Military and Service by Transgender Individuals" Presidential Memorandum and...

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UN calls on Venezuela to address human rights violations amid political unrest
Matthew Santiago
August 30, 2017 02:44:17 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report on Wednesday highlighting the human rights violations abuses that have been committed in Venezuela amid this year's anti-government protests. Since the...

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Uber under investigation for foreign bribes
Lars Peterson
August 30, 2017 02:38:34 pm

Uber confirmed on Tuesday that they are currently under investigation by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) for bribing foreign officials. The DOJ is seeking to determine whether Uber operated in violation of the Foreign Corrupt...

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Transgender prison nurse files discrimination lawsuit
Akira Tomlinson
August 30, 2017 01:21:09 pm

Former prison nurse Jesse Vroegh filed a lawsuit in Polk County District Court on Monday under the Iowa Civil Rights Act and equal protection clause of Iowa Constitution claiming the Iowa's...

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Wells Fargo sued over rate-lock extension fees
Matthew Santiago
August 30, 2017 01:04:25 pm

A Nevada homeowner on Monday filed suit against Wells Fargo & Co in a San Francisco federal court accusing the bank of falsely charging consumers certain mortgage fees. Borrowers applying for mortgages must usually pay...

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UN rights chief concerned over violence in northern Rakhine state
Akira Tomlinson
August 30, 2017 11:52:11 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday urged people to refrain from violence against Myanmar security forces, for authorities to adhere to human rights law, and for authorities to prohibit use of provocative...

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UN urges member states to ratify convention to combat enforced disappearances
Lawrenz Fares
August 30, 2017 10:47:02 am

Multiple UN experts on Tuesday urged all member states to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance as the rates of enforced disappearances are increasing in multiple countries in...

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California Supreme Court makes it easier for tax propositions to appear on ballots
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August 30, 2017 09:13:26 am

The California Supreme Court issued a 5-2 ruling on Monday that will make it easier for the state to get tax propositions on ballots. The court's ruling relied on its interpretation of Proposition 218 ,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Socialist Constitution of Cuba promulgated

On February 24, 1976, the Republic of Cuba promulgated the Socialist Constitution of Cuba. The document solidified the socialist system in Cuba. It was the fifth Cuban constitution since the country's independence in 1901 and the first since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The Socialist Constitution was subsequently amended in 1992 and 2002.

Marbury v. Madison decided

On February 24, 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall of the US Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is null and void, thereby establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

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