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News NRA files lawsuit challenging new Florida gun law
NRA files lawsuit challenging new Florida gun law
Ashley Rundell
March 12, 2018 02:20:32 pm

The National Rifle Association filed a federal lawsuit on Friday seeking to overturn the new Florida law that imposes a 21-year-old age limit and three-day waiting period on all gun purchases. The NRA argues...

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News Catalan leader denied release by Spain supreme court
Catalan leader denied release by Spain supreme court
Ashley Rundell
March 9, 2018 02:24:44 pm

Judge Pablo Llarena of Spain's Supreme Court denied on Friday the requested release of former president of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) Jordi Sànchez. The request was filed to allow Sànchez to attend the investiture...

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News Mississippi legislature approves restrictive abortion bill
Mississippi legislature approves restrictive abortion bill
Ashley Rundell
March 9, 2018 01:25:04 pm

Lawmakers in Mississippi have passed a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks of gestation. The bill passed in the Senate 35-14 after lawmakers removed provisions imposing criminal penalties on physicians. The House then approved the...

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News Federal appeals court finds Title VII protects against sexual orientation discrimination
Federal appeals court finds Title VII protects against sexual orientation discrimination
Ashley Rundell
February 26, 2018 01:26:49 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that a federal law banning workplace discrimination based on sex extends to sexual orientation. Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ...

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News EU court advisor: Poland logging unlawful
EU court advisor: Poland logging unlawful
Ashley Rundell
February 20, 2018 02:50:06 pm

The Advocate General at the European Court of Justice (ECJ) , Yves Bot , issued an advisory opinion on Tuesday finding the recent logging of Polish forests violates international law. In recent years, Polish authorities have...

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Pennsylvania governor rejects proposed congressional map
Ashley Rundell
February 13, 2018 03:11:29 pm

Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf on Tuesday told the Pennsylvania Supreme Court that he rejects the new proposed congressional map submitted last week by House Speaker Mike Turzai (R-Allegheny) and Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati (R-Jefferson) [official...

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Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

On February 17, 2008 the Assembly of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. While Serbia denounced the declaration as illegal, the international community has remained divided on this issue. Several nations including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, and Turkey have recognized Kosovo's independence, but others such as Russia maintain that the declaration violates international law. The majority of countries and international organizations, including the UN, have yet to take a position on the legality of Kosovo's independence. The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo went into effect on June 15, 2008. Read the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

US Supreme Court ruled on equal Congressional districts

On February 17, 1964, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Wesberry v. Sanders that congressional districts within each state had to be roughly equal in population. Learn more about Congressional redistricting from the Brennan Center for Justice.

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