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News Supreme Court hears arguments on applying federal jurisdiction over foreign governments
Supreme Court hears arguments on applying federal jurisdiction over foreign governments
Ashley Hogan
November 3, 2016 12:59:37 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International . The court granted certiorari in June to determine whether the pleading standard for...

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South Africa court orders release of Zuma corruption report
Ashley Hogan
November 3, 2016 12:31:10 pm

The High Court of South Africa on Wednesday ordered the release of a report on corruption allegations against President Jacob Zuma. The country's former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, concluded the report into the possibly corrupt relationship between Zuma and an...

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UN investigator arrives in Australia to assess migrant rights
Ashley Hogan
November 1, 2016 02:12:35 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants, François Crépeau commenced an investigation on Tuesday into the human rights of migrants in Australia. Crépeau arrived in Australia to assess the migration programs, policies and laws developed by...

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Supreme Court rejects vote counting appeal from homeless advocates and Ohio Democrats
Ashley Hogan
November 1, 2016 12:47:47 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from advocates for the homeless and the Ohio Democratic Party to block state election rules that could disqualify thousands of absentee and provisional...

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News Pennsylvania Senate approves bill preventing public officials from identifying police officers who use force
Pennsylvania Senate approves bill preventing public officials from identifying police officers who use force
Ashley Hogan
October 27, 2016 03:04:51 pm

The Pennsylvania Senate on Wednesday approved a contentious bill that allows public officials to be charged with a crime for identifying a police officer who used force against someone. The new statutory requirements would bar any public officials...

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UN report calls for action to end violence against people with albinism
Ashley Hogan
October 27, 2016 02:34:08 pm

Government officials gathered in New York for the UN General Assembly meeting on Wednesday considered a report on the growing problem of violence and severe discrimination against people with albinism. The report, written by human rights expert...

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UN rights experts urge US government to end mandatory detention of migrants
Ashley Hogan
October 25, 2016 01:19:19 pm

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention on Monday called on the US government to "abolish the mandatory detention of migrants, especially asylum seekers, from all countries." The working group stated that mandatory detention was a...

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Federal appeals court rules climate change sufficient evidence to list seals as ‘threatened’
Ashley Hogan
October 25, 2016 12:36:43 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ruled that the National Marine Fisheries Service (NMFS) acted reasonably when it proposed to list certain populations of bearded seals in Alaska as...

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Federal judge orders Ohio to allow unlawfully purged voters to vote in November
Ashley Hogan
October 20, 2016 02:27:32 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio ruled Wednesday that Ohio must allow most unlawfully purged voters to vote in November. In September the US Court of Appeals for the...

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Europe court advisor issues opinion favoring Intel appeal against antitrust fine
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October 20, 2016 01:40:13 pm

Advocate General Nils Wahl of the European Court of Justice issued an opinion on Thursday in favor of Intel in the dispute over a €1.06 billion EU antitrust fine imposed for anti-competitive behavior. Wahl questioned whether...

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France abolishes slavery

On February 4, 1794, the legislature of France abolished slavery throughout the territories of the French Republic. The practice was then reinstituted by Napoleon in 1804, before being banned permanently in 1814 after Bonaparte was exiled to Elba. As of 2001, slavery is defined as a "crime against humanity" by French law.

Civil rights activist Rosa Parks born

On February 4, 1913, late civil rights activist Rosa Parks—who became famous in 1956 for refusing to give up her seat to a white man and go to the back of a Montgomery Alabama bus—was born in Tuskegee, Alabama. Learn more about Rosa Parks.

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