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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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News Kenya president commutes all capital sentences
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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News China government: one million officials punished for corruption
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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News South Korea president urges constitutional amendment to extend presidential terms
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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News Burundi vote to withdraw from ICC elicits concern
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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News Venezuela high court toughens requirement to oust president
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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News ‘Guantanamo Diary’ author released
‘Guantanamo Diary’ author released
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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News UK court hears argument that PM has Brexit authority
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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News Supreme Court to hear cases on 9/11 liability, cross-border shooting
Supreme Court to hear cases on 9/11 liability, cross-border shooting
Alexandra Farone
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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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots.

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