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News Illinois Supreme Court blocks redistricting proposal from ballot
Illinois Supreme Court blocks redistricting proposal from ballot
Alonso Diaz
August 27, 2016 06:40:12 pm

The Illinois Supreme Court concluded on Thursday that placing a redistricting proposal on the ballot this fall would be unconstitutional. The proposal would have transferred legislative mapmaking power to an independent commission and had the backing of...

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News Argentina court convicts military officers of human rights violations during dictatorship
Argentina court convicts military officers of human rights violations during dictatorship
Alonso Diaz
August 27, 2016 03:23:59 pm

An Argentine federal court concluded a human rights trial on Thursday against military officers during the dictatorship era. The court in Córdoba, Argentina, acquitted five defendants and sentenced 28 to life and 10 to between...

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News Brazil Senate begins impeachment trial of president
Brazil Senate begins impeachment trial of president
Alonso Diaz
August 26, 2016 09:41:36 am

The Brazilian Senate began the impeachment trial of President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday. The suspended president is scheduled to testify on Monday and has been reported to be increasingly isolated. Brazilian Vice President Michel...

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News Colombia and FARC rebels finalize peace agreement
Colombia and FARC rebels finalize peace agreement
Alonso Diaz
August 26, 2016 09:37:27 am

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People's Army reached a peace agreement on Wednesday. The agreement in Havana, Cuba ends an over 50 year conflict between the FARC...

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News DOJ sues Georgia for segregating students with disabilities
DOJ sues Georgia for segregating students with disabilities
Alonso Diaz
August 25, 2016 09:22:25 am

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against Georgia on Tuesday alleging that the state discriminates against students with behavior-related disabilities. The DOJ argues that the state's Georgia Network for Educational and Therapeutic Support Program (GNETS) violates the Americans...

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News Federal regulations on transgender patients challenged
Federal regulations on transgender patients challenged
Alonso Diaz
August 25, 2016 08:38:17 am

Several state and religiously affiliated organizations filed suit in federal court Tuesday regarding the Affordable Care Act's rule banning discrimination on the basis of sex, including gender identity. The plaintiffs include the Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, the...

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News Mexico president plagiarized law thesis: report
Mexico president plagiarized law thesis: report
Alonso Diaz
August 23, 2016 10:30:22 am

Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto plagiarized the thesis for his law degree according to a report released on Sunday. A group of academics and experts found that of the 682...

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News UN-backed Libya government receives vote of no confidence
UN-backed Libya government receives vote of no confidence
Alonso Diaz
August 23, 2016 09:33:09 am

Libya's House of Representatives gave the country's Government of National Accord (GNA) a vote of no confidence on Monday. The Tripoli and western-based GNA is supported by Western powers and the UN, but the eastern-based House of Representatives voted against...

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News UN SC expresses regret over delayed Somalia elections
UN SC expresses regret over delayed Somalia elections
Alonso Diaz
August 20, 2016 12:55:00 pm

The UN Security Council expressed regret on Friday regarding postponed elections in Somalia. The council called on all parties to implement the 2016 electoral calendar without delay. The parliamentary elections, planned to take place...

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News Texas court grants stay of execution for man who did not commit murder
Texas court grants stay of execution for man who did not commit murder
Alonso Diaz
August 20, 2016 12:51:38 pm

The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals granted a stay of execution on Friday for murder accomplice Jeffrey Lee Wood. Wood and Daniel Reneau attempted to rob a gas station in 1996. Wood waited in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Nineteenth Amendment ratified

On August 18, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, establishing women's suffrage, was ratified by the states.
Learn more about the Nineteenth Amendment.

IOC bars South Africa over Apartheid

On August 18, 1964, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) barred South Africa from participating in the Summer Olympics due to the country's Apartheid policy. The nation would not be reinstated until 1992.

Learn more
about the banishment of South Africa by the IOC from the BBC.

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