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News Amnesty: Myanmar military committing crimes against humanity against Rohingya minority
Amnesty: Myanmar military committing crimes against humanity against Rohingya minority
Akira Tomlinson
December 20, 2016 11:24:05 am

The Myanmar military's "campaign of violence" against Rohingya people constitutes crimes against humanity , according to an Amnesty International (AI) report on Monday. According to AI, the Myanmar military is responsible for unlawful killings, multiple rapes, and...

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News UN rights chief: Israel settlement legislation violates international law
UN rights chief: Israel settlement legislation violates international law
Akira Tomlinson
December 8, 2016 01:16:55 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday expressed concern over proposed legislation in Israel that would retroactively legalize the Israeli outposts constructed on privately-owned Palestinian land in the occupied West Bank....

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News Ohio legislators pass abortion ‘heartbeat bill’
Ohio legislators pass abortion ‘heartbeat bill’
Akira Tomlinson
December 7, 2016 01:43:57 pm

The Ohio Legislature passed the "Heartbeat Bill" on Tuesday that would ban abortions when the heartbeat of the fetus can be detected. The bill would make it a fifth degree felony to perform an...

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News UN urges international community to help protect civilians in eastern Aleppo
UN urges international community to help protect civilians in eastern Aleppo
Akira Tomlinson
December 2, 2016 07:50:38 am

UN officials urged the international community on Wednesday to unite with the UN Security Council to protect civilians in the war-torn eastern Aleppo region of Syria. UN Special Envoy for Syria, Staffan de Mistura,...

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News Federal judges order North Carolina to redraw congressional districts, hold special election
Federal judges order North Carolina to redraw congressional districts, hold special election
Akira Tomlinson
November 30, 2016 01:21:55 pm

Judges for the US District Court for the Middle District Court of North Carolina ruled Tuesday that North Carolina must redraw congressional districts by March 15, 2017, and hold special primary and general elections by next fall. The...

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News EEA: UK has second highest number of premature deaths from air pollution in EU
EEA: UK has second highest number of premature deaths from air pollution in EU
Akira Tomlinson
November 24, 2016 01:57:44 pm

The UK has one of the highest levels of premature deaths from nitrogen dioxide (NO2) air pollution in the EU according to a 2015 report published Wednesday by the European Environment Agency (EEA) . According to the EEA...

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News Federal appeals court remands Flint water lawsuit to state court
Federal appeals court remands Flint water lawsuit to state court
Akira Tomlinson
November 17, 2016 12:33:42 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a lower court ruling that a class action lawsuit regarding the Flint, Michigan, water crisis should be decided in state court. The lawsuit was...

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News UN rights expert: North Dakota pipeline protesters facing excessive force
UN rights expert: North Dakota pipeline protesters facing excessive force
Akira Tomlinson
November 16, 2016 02:02:44 pm

US authorities are using excessive force against protesters in North Dakota who are trying to halt a proposed oil pipeline project, according to a UN human rights expert on Tuesday. According to Maina Kiai, the UN Special Rapporteur...

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News Voters in several states approve protections for crime victims
Voters in several states approve protections for crime victims
Akira Tomlinson
November 12, 2016 08:56:42 am

Voters in Montana, North Dakota and South Dakota approved Marsy's Law on Tuesday, adding rights for crime victims to their state constitutions. Montana's measure passed through with nearly 66 percent of the vote ; North Dakota's measure [amendment,...

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News Colorado voters reject state health care system
Colorado voters reject state health care system
Akira Tomlinson
November 9, 2016 01:09:35 pm

Colorado voters on Tuesday rejected Amendment 69 (ColoradoCare) , which would have created the state's first universal health insurance program, with 80 percent of voters voting against the initiative. According to Coloradans for Coloradans , ColoradoCare...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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