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News UN: Arbitrary detentions in Libya are violations of human rights
UN: Arbitrary detentions in Libya are violations of human rights
Akira Tomlinson
April 11, 2018 01:41:44 pm

A UN report published Tuesday detailed the conditions of thousands of people are being held in Libya, describing them as human rights violations. According to the report, released by the Office of the High Commission for...

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News District Court: Colorado presidential electors bound by state law to echo popular vote
District Court: Colorado presidential electors bound by state law to echo popular vote
David Zwier
April 11, 2018 01:36:30 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colorado on Wednesday ruled that Colorado may bind its presidential electors to cast their votes for the winner of the state's popular vote. Senior Judge...

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News US District Court dismisses financial disclosure case against President Trump
US District Court dismisses financial disclosure case against President Trump
Kylee Clark
April 11, 2018 01:26:12 pm

US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Tuesday dismissed a suit alleging that President Trump violated the Ethics in Government Act (EIGA) by reporting personal and business debt on his 2016 financial disclosure...

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News Wisconsin Supreme Court rules that carrying a loaded gun in a car requires permit
Wisconsin Supreme Court rules that carrying a loaded gun in a car requires permit
Tate Brown
April 11, 2018 01:26:08 pm

The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that a concealed carry permit is required in order to lawfully transport a loaded gun in a car. In 2014, police stopped Brian Grandberry as a part of a traffic stop....

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News Voting rights group sues Census Bureau over citizenship question
Voting rights group sues Census Bureau over citizenship question
Erin McCarthy Holliday
April 11, 2018 01:25:29 pm

The National Democratic Redistricting Committee (NDRC) , on behalf of seven residents of Maryland and Arizona, filed suit on Wednesday against the US Census Bureau , arguing that its last-minute decision to add a citizenship status...

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Germany constitutional court declares country’s property tax regime unconstitutional
Kenneth Hall
April 11, 2018 12:58:56 pm

Germany's constitutional court, the Bundesverfassungsgericht , ruled the property tax regime in west Germany to be unconstitutional on Tuesday, citing the the current unitary valuations as violating the fundamental right to equal treatment under German Basic...

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Democratic Attorneys General move to intervene in GOP case against Obamacare
Christopher Anderson
April 11, 2018 12:49:49 pm

California Attorney General Xavier Becerra , along with the attorneys general of 14 other states and the District of Columbia, filed a motion Monday to intervene and defend the Affordable Care Act (ACA) against a challenge...

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UN Security Council rejects three proposed resolutions on the crisis in Syria
Akira Tomlinson
April 11, 2018 11:45:51 am

The UN Security Council on Tuesday voted not to adopt three proposed resolutions that would implement measures to investigate the use of chemical weapons, among other issues, in Syria. Two drafts were proposed in response to...

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News ECJ rules France may proceed with criminal charges against Uber executives
ECJ rules France may proceed with criminal charges against Uber executives
Lawrenz Fares
April 11, 2018 09:42:15 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday ruled that the French government may proceed with a case in which local Uber managers are facing criminal charges for running an illegal taxicab service. In 2014, the French...

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Oregon joins Washington as second net neutrality state
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
April 10, 2018 06:35:09 pm

Oregon Governor Kate Brown signed HB 4155 into law on Monday mandating public bodies in the state to "only contract with internet service providers that operate under net neutrality", making Oregon the second state after Washington...

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West Germany becomes a sovereign nation

On May 5, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a fully sovereign nation. Four days later on May 9, West Germany joined NATO. West Germany then became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1958. Read the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), which served as the constitution of West Germany and became the governing document of the reunited Germany in 1990.

Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in TN public schools

On May 5, 1925, high school science teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in the Tennessee public schools. Learn more about the Scopes Monkey Trial.

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