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News Uganda parliament approves bill removing presidential age limit
Uganda parliament approves bill removing presidential age limit
Ohara Hamlin
December 21, 2017 02:44:28 pm

The Ugandan parliament voted on Wednesday to eliminate the presidential age limit of 75 years. The controversial "Age Limit Bill" also extends the terms of office for the president and the parliament from five years to seven years....

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News Supreme Court halts DACA document delivery
Supreme Court halts DACA document delivery
Patrick Sherry
December 21, 2017 01:01:28 pm

The US Supreme court on Wednesday blocked the district court's decision to force the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) to turn over more documents regarding former Secretary John Kelly's determination to rescind the Deferred Action...

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News ICTY marks official closing
ICTY marks official closing
Andrew Morgan
December 21, 2017 11:09:35 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday marked its official closure with with a ceremony held in the Hague. The event marked the end of the ICTY's 24 year tenure trying those...

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News House gives final approval to tax reform bill
House gives final approval to tax reform bill
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 20, 2017 01:55:29 pm

The US House of Representatives voted 224-201 Wednesday to give final approval to the sweeping Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . With the Senate's approval earlier Wednesday, the legislation now moves to President Donald Trump for...

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News Poland approves judicial reform legislation as EU warns of rule of law violations
Poland approves judicial reform legislation as EU warns of rule of law violations
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 20, 2017 01:19:53 pm

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed judicial reform legislation Wednesday, placing control over the courts into the hands of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party. The move came hours after the European Commission [official...

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News European high court rules Uber must comply with taxi regulations
European high court rules Uber must comply with taxi regulations
Kenneth Hall
December 20, 2017 11:57:19 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that Uber must comply with existing transportation regulations. In doing so, the ECJ found that Uber operates more like a transportation company than an online platform that merely connects...

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News DOJ drops appeal to prevent two minor immigrants from having abortion
DOJ drops appeal to prevent two minor immigrants from having abortion
Kylee Clark
December 20, 2017 09:44:39 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) dropped their appeal against minor Jane Roe on Tuesday night, which was preventing her from receiving an abortion. Jane Roe was being housed in a federally-funded shelter due to lack...

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News Senate passes (slightly different) sweeping tax bill
Senate passes (slightly different) sweeping tax bill
Andrew Morgan
December 20, 2017 01:28:48 am

The US Senate on Wednesday voted 51-48 along party lines to approve a slightly modified version of the conference committee version of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . The bill underwent minor changes between...

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News Tax plan hits procedural roadblock in Senate courtesy of the Parliamentarian
Tax plan hits procedural roadblock in Senate courtesy of the Parliamentarian
Andrew Morgan
December 20, 2017 12:20:21 am

The US Senate's vote on the sweeping tax bill approved earlier today by the House of Representatives hit a procedural bump after the Senate Parliamentarian struck three provisions of the conference committee bill under the Byrd Rule ...

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News HRW: ‘methodical massacre’ of Rohingya and continued destruction of villages in Myanmar
HRW: ‘methodical massacre’ of Rohingya and continued destruction of villages in Myanmar
Erik Slobe
December 19, 2017 04:40:14 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday detalied the "methodical massacre" in the Rohingya village of Tula Toli, also known as Min Gyi, in Burma's Rakhine State on August 30, 2017. HRW alleges that Tula Toli was attacked...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

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