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News Supreme Court rules on bankruptcy settlement procedure case
Supreme Court rules on bankruptcy settlement procedure case
Autumn Callan
March 22, 2017 12:42:48 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Czyzewski v. Jevic Holding Corporation , a case involving the authority of bankruptcy courts. The case involves a trucking company seeking Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection,...

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News HRW calls for independent investigation into Uganda killings
HRW calls for independent investigation into Uganda killings
Autumn Callan
March 15, 2017 02:05:49 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Wednesday for an independent investigation into the violent deaths of more than 155 people, including children, that occurred in the Kasese region of Uganda in November. The killings were reportedly committed...

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News Federal judge denies emergency injunction against Dakota Access Pipeline
Federal judge denies emergency injunction against Dakota Access Pipeline
Autumn Callan
March 15, 2017 12:17:35 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday denied a request by the Cheyenne River Sioux Tribe for an emergency injunction to stop oil from flowing through the...

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News UN rights experts disapprove of EU migrant return procedure
UN rights experts disapprove of EU migrant return procedure
Autumn Callan
March 9, 2017 03:13:19 pm

UN experts said on Thursday that the new recommendation from the European Commission is a "slippery slope" to solve migration problems. According to the UN the recommendation is focused on more rapid return rates and is...

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News EU court limits right to be forgotten
EU court limits right to be forgotten
Autumn Callan
March 9, 2017 02:23:36 pm

The European Court of Justice ruled Thursday that individuals cannot demand that their personal data be erased from company records. The court said the ruling came from the public need for legal certainty to protect third party...

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UN report: housing is a human right
Autumn Callan
March 1, 2017 01:13:44 pm

A UN expert on Wednesday issued a report criticizing the "hyper-financialized" housing market. Leilani Farha, UN Special Rapporteur on the right to housing, addressed the issue to the Human Rights Council in Geneva. She said, "ousing has lost...

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Dutch court rules gas company liable for emotional suffering
Autumn Callan
March 1, 2017 12:20:17 pm

A Dutch court in the northern city of Assen ruled Wednesday that the Netherlands Petroleum Company (NAM) is liable for the emotional suffering of claimants whose homes were damaged from earthquakes caused by drilling. NAM...

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News South Africa court denies government’s bid to withdraw from ICC
South Africa court denies government’s bid to withdraw from ICC
Autumn Callan
February 22, 2017 01:30:46 pm

South Africa's High Court on Wednesday blocked the government's attempt to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . High Court Judge Phineas Mojapelo found that the "decision by the national executive to deliver the notice...

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News Federal judge blocks Texas plan to cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Federal judge blocks Texas plan to cut Medicaid funding to Planned Parenthood
Autumn Callan
February 22, 2017 12:25:28 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday to halt Texas' plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood . The injunction...

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News Federal judge rules ‘sweeps’ of Washington homeless camps can continue
Federal judge rules ‘sweeps’ of Washington homeless camps can continue
Autumn Callan
February 15, 2017 02:17:49 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Tuesday denied a motion for a temporary restraining order seeking to halt the seizure and destruction of the property of unhoused people living...

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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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