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News Supreme Court allows Texas voter ID law for upcoming election
Supreme Court allows Texas voter ID law for upcoming election
Ann Schober
October 18, 2014 12:26:17 pm

The US Supreme Court on Saturday allowed Texas to enforce a strict 2011 voter identification law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls. The court provided no reasoning in...

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News Iraq government-backed militias committing war crimes: Amnesty
Iraq government-backed militias committing war crimes: Amnesty
Ann Schober
October 14, 2014 10:09:52 am

Iraqi Shiite militia, armed and supported by the Iraqi government, have been committing war crimes and abducting and murdering "scores" of Sunni men in retaliation for attacks by the Sunni-led Islamic State (IS) [BBC backgrounder; JURIST news...

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News US courts allow same-sex marriage in North Carolina, Idaho
US courts allow same-sex marriage in North Carolina, Idaho
Ann Schober
October 11, 2014 11:59:04 am

Federal courts on Friday cleared the way for same-sex marriage in North Carolina and Idaho. A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina struck down that state's ban on...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on North Carolina police traffic stop
Supreme Court hears arguments on North Carolina police traffic stop
Ann Schober
October 7, 2014 11:48:46 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in a case concerning whether a police officer's "mistake of law" should invalidate the officer's justification for a traffic stop. Heien v. North Carolina is...

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News Supreme Court stay halts early voting in Ohio
Supreme Court stay halts early voting in Ohio
Ann Schober
September 30, 2014 12:10:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted a stay preventing Ohio polls from opening Tuesday for those wishing to cast their vote early in the upcoming November mid-term elections. The 5-4 decision stayed the September...

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News Catalonia president signs decree calling for referendum on independence from Spain
Catalonia president signs decree calling for referendum on independence from Spain
Ann Schober
September 27, 2014 03:35:15 pm

The president of Spain's Catalonia region signed a decree today calling for a referendum on secession and independence from Spain , inciting confrontation from Spain's central government in Madrid [official...

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News New UN human rights chief condemns ISIL
New UN human rights chief condemns ISIL
Ann Schober
September 27, 2014 12:49:35 pm

The newly appointed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Prince Zeid bin Ra'ad on Thursday decried the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) for its recent killings and...

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News Federal judge rules donor disclosure required for political documentary
Federal judge rules donor disclosure required for political documentary
Ann Schober
September 23, 2014 12:59:30 pm

The US District Court for the District of Colorado denied on Monday a request by Citizens United for a preliminary injunction to allow the conservative organization to air a political documentary without disclosing...

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News Ukraine ratifies agreement with EU, grants autonomy to eastern regions
Ukraine ratifies agreement with EU, grants autonomy to eastern regions
Ann Schober
September 16, 2014 12:09:04 pm

Ukraine's parliament on Tuesday ratified an association agreement between Ukraine and the EU, furthering its goal of reforming the country according to European standards and values. The agreement, "On Ratification of the...

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News European court allows library to digitize but not disseminate works
European court allows library to digitize but not disseminate works
Ann Schober
September 13, 2014 01:18:46 pm

The European Court of Justice (EJC) ruled on Thursday that EU member states may authorize public libraries to digitize works contained in their collections without the consent of the rights holders. The ruling comes...

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US Congress passed "starve or sell" bill pressuring Sioux to give up Black Hills

On August 15, 1876, two months after the Battle of Little Big Horn, the US Congress passed a "starve or sell" bill providing that no further appropriations would be made for the subsistence of the Sioux Indian nation unless they gave up the Black Hills, where General George C. Custer had found gold in 1874.
Learn more about the US seizure of the Black Hills and Sioux legal efforts to have the land returned.

Liberia and South Korea established

On August 15, 1824, a group of freed slaves from the United States founded Liberia. South Korea was also established on August 15 in 1948.
Read the constitutions of South Korea and Liberia.

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