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News Lawsuit filed after DACA-protected immigrant detained in Washinton
Lawsuit filed after DACA-protected immigrant detained in Washinton
Autumn Callan
February 15, 2017 01:31:43 pm

Civil rights lawyers filed a lawsuit Monday after immigration agents in Washington state detained a 23-year-old immigrant who was protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program. DACA is an executive order that prevents...

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News Federal appeals court rules immigrants have no right to lawyer in expedited cases
Federal appeals court rules immigrants have no right to lawyer in expedited cases
Autumn Callan
February 8, 2017 02:19:51 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 Tuesday that immigrants who are caught entering the US illegally have no right to legal representation in an expedited hearing. A law passed in 1996...

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News Federal judge refuses to lift order delaying Ohio exeuctions
Federal judge refuses to lift order delaying Ohio exeuctions
Autumn Callan
February 8, 2017 01:00:09 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Tuesday refused to lift a preliminary injunction that delays executions in Ohio. Last month Judge Michael Merz blocked Ohio's lethal...

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News Turkey dismisses more than 90,000 public servants in post-coup purge
Turkey dismisses more than 90,000 public servants in post-coup purge
Autumn Callan
February 1, 2017 01:35:06 pm

Turkish Labour Minister Mehmet Muezzinoglu said Tuesday that authorities have dismissed more than 90,000 public servants for alleged connections to a coup attempt in July. Critics say the purge is targeted to any political opposition to President Recep...

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News New York AG files lawsuit against Charter over Internet speeds
New York AG files lawsuit against Charter over Internet speeds
Autumn Callan
February 1, 2017 12:23:07 pm

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed a lawsuit Wednesday against Charter Communications Inc.'s subsidiary Spectrum for allegedly failing to deliver promised Internet speeds to customers. The lawsuit, filed in State Supreme...

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News Burundi government releases scores of prisoners
Burundi government releases scores of prisoners
Autumn Callan
January 25, 2017 02:25:31 pm

Following a clemency order issued by President Pierre Nkurunziza , Burundi's government began releasing scores of prisoners on Wednesday. Included in those released were prisoners accused of endangering state security. This group of 300 released prisoners is...

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News UN rights experts call for immediate release of 5 human rights defenders in Cambodia
UN rights experts call for immediate release of 5 human rights defenders in Cambodia
Autumn Callan
January 25, 2017 01:29:58 pm

Two UN human rights experts pressed the Royal Government of Cambodia to release five human rights defenders on Wednesday. The defenders were detained in May over allegations that they assisted a woman accused of making false claims while...

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News Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas from defunding Planned Parenthood
Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas from defunding Planned Parenthood
Autumn Callan
January 20, 2017 03:59:45 pm

US District Court Judge Sam Sparks issued a temporary restraining order on Thursday to halt Texas' plan to cut Medicaid funding for Planned Parenthood . The cut, which was due to take effect January...

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News Brazil Supreme Court justice dies in plane crash
Brazil Supreme Court justice dies in plane crash
Autumn Callan
January 20, 2017 01:24:04 pm

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Teori Zavascki died in a small plane crash Thursday. Also aboard the plane were Alberto Filgueiras, a longtime friend of Zavascki and owner of the aircraft, as well as the pilot, a...

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News US appeals court revives FDIC suit against banks over mortgage-backed securities sales
US appeals court revives FDIC suit against banks over mortgage-backed securities sales
Autumn Callan
January 18, 2017 01:54:12 pm

The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York on Wednesday revived a lawsuit that stems from the 2008 financial crisis. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp (FDIC) brought suit in 2012 against five...

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Harlan Fiske Stone becomes first US Supreme Court nominee to testify before Senate committee

On January 28, 1925, US Attorney General Harlan Fiske Stone became the first US Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours.

Warsaw Confederation signed

On January 28, 1573, the Warsaw Confederation was signed, opening religious freedom in Lithuania and Poland. The Confederation document statutized the Polish practice of tolerating different religions. Read the Articles of the Warsaw Confederation in the original Polish.

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