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Palestine court suspends presidential election in West Bank, Gaza Strip
Ashley Hogan
September 8, 2016 01:57:17 pm

The Palestinian High Court of Justice in Ramallah ordered the suspension of local elections in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip on Thursday. The first presidential election to take place in a decade was scheduled...

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Venezuela journalist charged with money laundering after reporting Caracas protest
Ashley Hogan
September 6, 2016 01:42:17 pm

Journalist and lawyer Braulio Jatar was charged with money laundering on Monday after he reported on the Caracas protest in Venezuela. Jatar covered the protest on Report Confidencial . The protest was one of the largest in recent...

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Gabon Justice Minister resigns amid presidential election protests
Ashley Hogan
September 6, 2016 12:46:01 pm

Gabon's Justice Minister Seraphim Moundounga resigned from his post on Monday amid mass protests concerning last week's disputed presidential election results. Elected president Ali Bongo received 49.8 percent of the vote against 48.23 percent for rival Jean Ping. Ping supporters...

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Arizona to vote on legalizing recreational marijuana following court decision
Ashley Hogan
September 1, 2016 01:45:41 pm

The Arizona Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the final challenge to a voter initiated act to legalize recreational marijuana in the state. The challenge came from a group called the Arizonans for Responsible Drug Policy [advocacy...

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Australia suing Volkswagen for misleading customers
Ashley Hogan
September 1, 2016 01:17:31 pm

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) sued Volkswagen AG (VW) and its local subsidiary on Thursday for misleading customers. The suit alleges that VW engaged in misleading or deceptive conduct, made false or misleading representations...

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Bangladesh Supreme Court denies Islamist leader’s final appeal, upholds death sentence
Ashley Hogan
August 30, 2016 11:36:33 am

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh on Tuesday denied the final appeal of Mir Quasem Ali, an opposition leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, and upheld his death sentence. Ali was sentenced to death in 2014 by the...

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Brazil judge blocks government appointment of ex-president Lula
Ashley Hogan
March 17, 2016 04:07:32 pm

A Brazilian judge issued an injunction on Thursday to block the appointment of ex-President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva as chief of staff to his successor and current president, Dilma Rousseff, shortly after he was sworn in to the position....

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Botswana court rules in favor of LGBT rights group
Ashley Hogan
March 17, 2016 03:16:18 pm

The Botswana Court of Appeal on Wednesday ruled that the Home Affairs ministry's refusal to register a lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) rights group was unconstitutional as it violated the right to freedom of association. The Botswana...

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Venezuela Assembly swears in 3 elected lawmakers barred by Supreme Court ruling
Ashley Hogan
January 7, 2016 01:10:57 pm

Venezuela's National Assembly swore in three opposition deputies on Tuesday despite a Supreme Court ruling that barred the induction of the elected lawmakers. The ruling suspended four elected lawmakers for...

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Guatemala prosecutors arrest 17 accused of civil war abuses
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January 7, 2016 12:08:21 pm

Guatemalan prosecutors arrested 17 former military and government officials on Wednesday on charges of committing massacres and other human rights abuses during the Guatemalan civil war. Government security forces have been blamed for the vast majority of the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Confederate rebels' voting rights restored under amnesty

On May 22, 1872, President Ulysses S. Grant signed the General Amnesty Act, allowing all but about 500 Southern male voters denied voting rights as a punishment for rebellion under the XIVth Amendment to regain their right to vote and hold office. General amnesty was finally made universal on June 6, 1898.

Sri Lanka constitution ratified

On May 22, 1972, the former British colony of Ceylon ratified a new constitution, becoming the Republic of Sri Lanka.

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