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News Supreme Court hears arguments on service dogs, copyright
Supreme Court hears arguments on service dogs, copyright
Alexandra Farone
November 1, 2016 08:55:02 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in the cases of Fry v. Napoleon Community Schools and Star Athletica, LLC v. Varsity Brands, Inc. . In the Fry case, a Michigan...

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Kenya president commutes all capital sentences
Alexandra Farone
October 26, 2016 08:33:24 am

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Monday commuted the sentences of all death row inmates to life in prison. The last execution in Kenya took place in 1987, though there were 2,655 male and 92 female death row...

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News UN rights office condemns Myanmar discrimination against minorities
UN rights office condemns Myanmar discrimination against minorities
Alexandra Farone
October 26, 2016 07:49:25 am

The UN Office of the High Commissioner of Human Rights (OHCHR) issued a report on Tuesday documenting the systemic discrimination of minorities in Myanmar and calling for concrete steps end these human rights violations....

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China government: one million officials punished for corruption
Alexandra Farone
October 25, 2016 09:38:59 am

The Chinese Communist Party announced on Monday that the Chinese government has punished more than one million officials for corruption. The statistics were released when the highest-ranking members of the party met for the Sixth...

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South Korea president urges constitutional amendment to extend presidential terms
Alexandra Farone
October 25, 2016 08:10:47 am

South Korean President Park Geun-hye proposed on Monday to amend the country's constitutional provision that restricts presidents to one term in office. In a speech to the legislature, she called for a special committee...

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Burundi vote to withdraw from ICC elicits concern
Alexandra Farone
October 19, 2016 09:44:07 am

Burundi's vote last week to leave the International Criminal Court (ICC) elicited concern from The Hague on Tuesday. President of the ICC's governing body Sidiki Kaba stated that such a withdrawal "represent a setback in the...

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Venezuela high court toughens requirement to oust president
Alexandra Farone
October 19, 2016 08:58:24 am

The Venezuela Supreme Tribunal of Justice ruled on Monday that a referendum to unseat President Nicolas Maduro will require his opponents to collect signatures from 20 percent of voters in each of...

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Alexandra Farone
October 18, 2016 09:33:40 am

Mohamedou Ould Slahi, author of the 2015 Guantanamo Diary memoir, was released from Guantanamo Bay on Monday after 14 years of imprisonment. He was transferred back to his native Mauritania, bringing Guantanamo Bay's population down to 60...

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UK court hears argument that PM has Brexit authority
Alexandra Farone
October 18, 2016 08:12:56 am

UK government lawyers argued in court on Monday that British Prime Minister Theresa May has the right to remove the UK from the EU. The case before the High Court of the UK centers on the the...

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October 12, 2016 10:38:05 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday granted certiorari in three cases. In the three consolidated cases of Ziglar v. Turkmen, Ashcroft v. Turkmen and Hasty v. Turkmen , the court will decide whether government...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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