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News Federal judge partially strikes down Utah polygamy law
Federal judge partially strikes down Utah polygamy law
Addison Morris
August 28, 2014 11:12:29 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Utah on Wednesday struck down portions of the state's Anti-Bigamy Statute that were challenged by the family of TLC's reality TV show...

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News Federal appeals court dismisses final challenge to Oregon same-sex marriage
Federal appeals court dismisses final challenge to Oregon same-sex marriage
Addison Morris
August 28, 2014 10:32:44 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by the National Organization for Marriage (NOM) over the lifting of Oregon's same-sex marriage ban. NOM attempted to...

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News Immigration authorities settle lawsuit with ACLU
Immigration authorities settle lawsuit with ACLU
Addison Morris
August 28, 2014 08:30:50 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) settled a federal lawsuit (text) on Wednesday, requiring US immigration authorities to ensure that undocumented Mexican immigrants are made aware of their right to a hearing before an immigration judge. The...

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News UN rights expert concerned over unprecedented Libya fighting
UN rights expert concerned over unprecedented Libya fighting
Addison Morris
August 28, 2014 07:59:23 am

Recent violence between Libyan political factions has been alarming and unprecedented in its gravity, according to a statement released Wednesday by the outgoing Secretary-General's Special Representative and head of the UN Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) ....

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News Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy
Pakistan court sentences man to death for blasphemy
Addison Morris
July 16, 2014 11:20:57 am

A Pakistan court on Tuesday sentenced to death a man convicted of insulting the Prophet Mohammed in violation of the nation's blasphemy laws. Zulfiqar Ali was arrested in 2008 for writing blasphemous statements against Islam on walls....

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News Federal appeals court rules Indiana must allow humanists to officiate at weddings
Federal appeals court rules Indiana must allow humanists to officiate at weddings
Addison Morris
July 16, 2014 10:43:16 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Monday that Indiana must allow secular humanists to officiate at weddings, despite a state law that bars their participation. The court...

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News India high court forbids enforcement of fatwas
India high court forbids enforcement of fatwas
Addison Morris
July 9, 2014 08:11:20 am

The Supreme Court of India ruled Monday that fatwas issued by shariat courts or muftis had no legal sanctity, meaning that there will be no civil or criminal consequences for the defiance of...

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News Chicago ordered to reimburse NRA for legal fees
Chicago ordered to reimburse NRA for legal fees
Addison Morris
July 9, 2014 07:31:33 am

The US District Court in the Northern District of Illinois on Monday ordered the City of Chicago to reimburse the National Rifle Association (NRA) for the $940,000 spent on legal fees challenging gun ordinances. Chicago's...

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News BNP Paribas to pay almost $9 billion in US penalties
BNP Paribas to pay almost $9 billion in US penalties
Addison Morris
July 2, 2014 10:33:23 am

BNP Paribas (BNPP) pleaded guilty on Monday to criminal charges of violating US sanctions and will pay a penalty of almost $9 billion. The French bank has been under investigation for violating US money laundering...

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News Chile court: US intelligence had role in American deaths
Chile court: US intelligence had role in American deaths
Addison Morris
July 2, 2014 09:39:26 am

A Chilean court ruled Monday that US military intelligence services provided information that led to the arrests, and eventual executions, of two Americans in 1973. According to the ruling , former US Navy Captain Ray Davis gave information...

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WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban

On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans. Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

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