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News Supreme Court hears arguments over baker who refused to make cake for same-sex couple
Supreme Court hears arguments over baker who refused to make cake for same-sex couple
Miracle Jones
December 6, 2017 07:28:41 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in the case surrounding a Colorado cake baker who refused to supply a wedding cake for a same-sex couple. Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil...

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News Additional lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers
Additional lawsuits filed against opioid manufacturers
Jonathon Churchin
December 5, 2017 01:19:42 pm

Two more lawsuits have been filed against opioid manufacturers and distributors by the state of Montana and a county in Kentucky alleging that the opioid epidemic was part of a business plan, alleging statutory negligence, civil conspiracy, fraud and other...

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News UN urges Iraq to reconsider proposed marriage bill that does not set minimum age
UN urges Iraq to reconsider proposed marriage bill that does not set minimum age
Kylee Clark
December 5, 2017 12:58:47 pm

Special Representatives of theUN Secretary-General on Sexual Violence in Conflict Pramila Patten and for Children and Armed Conflict Virginia Gamba on Monday urged the Iraqi government to reconsider proposed amendments in the Personal Status Law that...

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News Native American tribes sue Trump over decision to shrink Bears Ears National Monument
Native American tribes sue Trump over decision to shrink Bears Ears National Monument
Tate Brown
December 5, 2017 12:21:38 pm

Five Native American tribes filed suit Monday against US President Donald Trump after he announced his decision to reduce the size of both Utah's Bears Ears National Monument by nearly 90 percent and the Grand Staircase Escalante National...

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News Spain Supreme Court withdraws arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leaders
Spain Supreme Court withdraws arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leaders
David Zwier
December 5, 2017 12:07:26 pm

Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday withdrew a European arrest warrant seeking the deportation of Carles Puigdemont , the former President of Catalonia, and four former Catalan officials. The deposed officials...

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UN rights chief: cannot rule out genocide in Myanmar
Erik Slobe
December 5, 2017 11:47:42 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Tuesday that he could not rule out that genocide is occurring in Myanmar against the Rohingya Muslim minority. During statements to a special session of...

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News Austria Constitutional Court strikes down law banning same-sex marriage
Austria Constitutional Court strikes down law banning same-sex marriage
Erik Slobe
December 5, 2017 10:57:55 am

Austria's Constitutional Court ruled Tuesday that a 2009 law that allowed same-sex couples to enter registered partnerships but not to get married was unconstitutional. The court ruled that the 2009 law violated...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in sports betting case
Lindsay Offutt
December 5, 2017 07:02:15 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday, including a Tenth Amendment challenge to a federal sports betting prohibition. The first case, Christie v. NCAA , was brought by the governor of New Jersey, challenging...

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DRC recruited former rebel fighters to suppress protests: HRW
Akira Tomlinson
December 5, 2017 06:19:59 am

The Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) government recruited former M23 rebel fighters to protect President Joseph Kabila after protests broke out last December over his refusal to step down at the end of his constitutionally mandated...

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Supreme Court allows enforcement of revised travel ban
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 4, 2017 05:09:49 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed enforcement of the Trump administration's revised travel ban pending further court proceedings. Here is the order staying the lower court decision in Trump v. Hawaii , currently pending...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Slave revolt leader Nat Turner arrested

US slave revolt leader Nat Turner was arrested in Virginia on October 30, 1831. Turner, inspired by a religious vision, led a rebellion in August of that year which resulted in the deaths of 55 white people, including the family who enslaved Turner. White mobs later killed between 36 and 102 Black people in retaliation for the attacks. After his October capture, Turner became one of 55 people to be executed by Virginia in connection with the rebellion. Learn more about Nat Turner and Turner's Rebellion.

Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 in the Julian Calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the US Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the US and the UK was formalized the following year.

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