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Spanish Supreme Court denies second appeal for Catalan Separatist
Zachary Uram
April 12, 2018 04:50:58 pm

The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday rejected was denied in March by the same court and judge. While in jail, Sanchez will...

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EU extends sanctions for human rights violations on Iran
Zachary Uram
April 12, 2018 03:41:37 pm

The Council of the European Union voted unanimously on Thursday to extend its sanctions against Iran by one-year because of human rights violations. The sanctions, now extended until 13 April 2019, include:asset freeze and visa bans...

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News Amnesty: significant decrease in death penalty sentences in Sub-Saharan African nations
Amnesty: significant decrease in death penalty sentences in Sub-Saharan African nations
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
April 12, 2018 03:35:19 pm

Amnesty International (AI) released its 2017 global review of death penalty on Thursday noting a significant decrease in the imposition of death penalty sentences in Sub-Saharan African nations. AI noted key developments such as Guinea becoming the 20th state...

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News ACLU files class action against ICE, President Trump detainment policy
ACLU files class action against ICE, President Trump detainment policy
Erin McCarthy Holliday
April 12, 2018 03:33:07 pm

The ACLU of Massachusetts filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday against President Trump and other administration officials on behalf of a Rhode Island resident and Guatemalan native, along with six similarly-situated plaintiffs, in the United States...

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European Court of Justice rules that unaccompanied minors retain rights to family reunification
Tate Brown
April 12, 2018 02:37:01 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday ruled that an unaccompanied minor who turns eighteen during the asylum procedure remains entitled to family unification, provided the application for family reunification is filed within three months of...

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UN appeals court reverses acquittal and convicts Šešelj of war crimes
Sean Rohtla
April 12, 2018 02:22:50 pm

The United Nations Mechanism for International Criminal Tribunals (MICT) Appeals Chamber on Wednesday reversed the acquittal of Vojislav Šešelj by the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) and convicted him for...

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David Zwier
April 12, 2018 01:37:38 pm

The Navajo Nation filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the US District Court for the District of New Mexico seeking damages from 11 major opioid drug manufacturers, distributors, and pharmacies. The claim asserts that...

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Two industry groups sue CFPB over payday lending rule
Lindsay Offutt
April 12, 2018 06:21:39 am

The Community Financial Services Association of America (CFSA) and Consumer Service Alliance of Texas (CSAT) filed a lawsuit Wednesday in the US District Court for the Western District of Texas, alleging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau's...

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Civil rights group sues to block Kentucky abortion law
Lindsay Offutt
April 12, 2018 05:34:58 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky Tuesday challenging the Kentucky abortion measures that Governor Matt Bevin signed into...

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Kansas AG seeks to establish residency requirement for gubernatorial candidates
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April 11, 2018 02:08:07 pm

Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in state court seeking a declaration that residency is a requirement for gubernatorial candidacy in the state. The suit comes as 10 non-residents ...

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Nuremberg race laws went into effect in Nazi Germany

On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany became effective, racially defining German citizenship and making Jews outcasts. The Reich Health Office issued the following chart in 1936 to assist in ascertaining the "admissibility of marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans." White circles represented on the chart are "pure Germans" while the circles with black indicate the proportion of Jewish heritage. Review the Nuremberg Laws on Citizenship, German Blood and German Honor, and Hereditary Health.

KKK bombs Alabama Church

On September 15, 1963, members of the Klu Klux Klan bombed a predominantly African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The blast at the 16th Street Baptist Church killed four young girls and injured twenty other people. Despite an investigation by the FBI, no one was charged with responsibility for the crime until Robert Chambliss was convicted of murder in 1977. His accomplices, Thomas Blaton, Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, were not tried and convicted until about twenty-five years later. Learn more about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and the trials of Blanton and Cherry from NPR.

Nuremberg Laws went into effect in Nazi Germany

On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany became effective, racially defining German citizenship and making Jews outcasts. The Reich Health Office issued the following chart in 1936 to assist in ascertaining the "admissibility of marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans": white circles represent on the chart are "pure Germans", while the circles with black indicate the proportion of Jewish blood.

Review the Laws for Protection of the German Race on Citizenship, German Blood and German Honor, and Hereditary Health.

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