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News Federal judge rejects challenge to ‘financial advice’ regulations
Federal judge rejects challenge to ‘financial advice’ regulations
Aaron Christenson
February 9, 2017 12:57:44 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas on Wednesday rejected a challenge by the US Chamber of Commerce to a rule governing retirement investment advice. The regulation requires...

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News UK House of Commons approves bill triggering Brexit
UK House of Commons approves bill triggering Brexit
Aaron Christenson
February 9, 2017 12:18:13 pm

The UK House of Commons voted 494-122 Wednesday to approve HC Bill 132 , which would empower Prime Minister Theresa May to formally begin the Brexit process. The House of Commons completed its first reading...

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News US House approves update of e-mail privacy laws
US House approves update of e-mail privacy laws
Aaron Christenson
February 7, 2017 02:23:49 pm

The US House of Representatives on Monday approved HR 387 , a bipartisan bill that updates US privacy laws in regards to e-mail and cloud storage. Most importantly, the bill will require law enforcement to obtain a warrant...

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News Amnesty: Syria executed thousands of prisoners over 5-year period
Amnesty: Syria executed thousands of prisoners over 5-year period
Aaron Christenson
February 7, 2017 12:54:48 pm

The Syrian government has hanged more than 13,000 prisoners in extrajudicial executions over a five-year period at Saydnaya prison, Amnesty International (AI) reported Monday. The report says that the hangings occurred with alarming frequency,...

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News European human rights court orders Russia to pay political activist
European human rights court orders Russia to pay political activist
Aaron Christenson
February 2, 2017 12:33:28 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ordered Russia to pay more than 63,000 euros for arresting Alexander Navalny multiple times between March 2012 and February 2014. The Court held that Russia repeatedly and unjustifiably...

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News UN: Iran should halt execution of juvenile
UN: Iran should halt execution of juvenile
Aaron Christenson
February 2, 2017 11:58:25 am

UN human rights experts on Thursday urged the government of Iran to stop the execution of Hamid Ahmadi, a 17 year old with a death sentence stemming from Ahmadi fatally stabbing another Iranian youth. The office of the...

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News Protected immigrants file loan discrimination lawsuit against Wells Fargo
Protected immigrants file loan discrimination lawsuit against Wells Fargo
Aaron Christenson
January 31, 2017 01:32:22 pm

Mitzie Perez and the California League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) on Monday filed a lawsuit against Wells Fargo alleging that the bank refused to extend Perez and other similarly situated students loans solely because...

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News Flint residents sue over delayed EPA response
Flint residents sue over delayed EPA response
Aaron Christenson
January 31, 2017 01:09:50 pm

More than 1,700 residents of Flint, Michigan, on Monday filed a class action lawsuit against the US, claiming that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has failed to respond to damage claims arising from the Flint water...

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News UK court: Nigeria citizens cannot sue Shell for oil spill
UK court: Nigeria citizens cannot sue Shell for oil spill
Aaron Christenson
January 26, 2017 04:41:37 pm

The UK High Court ruled on Thursday that Nigerian citizens affected by Shell oil spills cannot sue for relief in the UK. Lawyers for the Nigeria residents promised to appeal the judgment immediately, claiming...

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News Federal judge refuses to enforce $80 million penalty in Wal-Mart minimum wage suit
Federal judge refuses to enforce $80 million penalty in Wal-Mart minimum wage suit
Aaron Christenson
January 26, 2017 12:49:47 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday refused to force Wal-Mart to pay $80 million in a lawsuit where multiple former Wal-Mart truck drivers alleged the company owed them millions...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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