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News Russia top court hears bid to outlaw Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russia top court hears bid to outlaw Jehovah’s Witnesses
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April 7, 2017 08:41:48 am

The Russian Supreme Court began hearings on Wednesday on a request to outlaw the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. The Russian Ministry of Justice has named the group on a...

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US plans to pursue UN terrorism sanctions despite vetoes
Alexandra Farone
April 4, 2017 02:44:01 pm

US Ambassador to the United Nations Nikki Haley stated to reporters on Monday that the US will continue to take action to sanction terrorists through the UN Security Council , despite other countries utilizing their veto...

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France calls for emergency Security Council meeting on Syria chemical weapons attack
Alexandra Farone
April 4, 2017 02:05:11 pm

French foreign minister Jean-Marc Ayrault condemned a suspected chemical attack in Syria and called an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to address the issue. The Syrian Observatory...

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Volkswagen reaches emissions settlements with 10 states
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Volkswagen (VW) reached additional settlements with US state attorneys general on Thursday for emissions standards fraud. In addition to a $4.3 billion settlement agreement that VW reached with the US Department of Justice [official...

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UK court declines bid to create legal ‘right to die’
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A UK court of appeals declined on Thursday to allow a man with a terminal disease the right to seek his own death. Noel Conway has terminal motor neurone disease and is only expected to...

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Supreme Court blocks Texas execution over intellectual disability
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March 28, 2017 02:08:15 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Moore v. Texas that the factors considered by Texas in determining a defendant was not intellectually disabled do not comport with the Eighth Amendment or...

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UK court reduces sentence of marine who killed injured militant
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March 28, 2017 01:30:34 pm

The UK Court Martial Appeal Court on Tuesday reduced the sentence of former Royal Marine Alexander Blackman, who was convicted of killing an injured Taliban militant in Afghanistan in 2011. His murder conviction that...

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North Carolina lawmakers override veto to make judicial elections partisan
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March 24, 2017 07:07:14 am

The North Carolina legislature on Thursday overrode Governor Roy Cooper's veto of a bill that makes state judicial elections partisan. House Bill 100 (HB100) will make all judicial...

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Gorsuch confirmation hearings continue with witness testimony
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March 23, 2017 06:50:06 pm

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday held a new round of hearings on the nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the Supreme Court. Thursday's hearings involved testimony from 28 outside witnesses . This list included...

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March 21, 2017 01:31:15 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled on Tuesday that acting officers of federal agencies who were appointed by the president to fill a vacancy temporarily cannot act in that capacity after being officially nominated to the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Organization of American States established

On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

On April 30, 1803, the United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, by which France ceded its Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.

Review the terms of the Louisiana Purchase Treaty.

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