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News Supreme Court rules on sentencing guidelines
Supreme Court rules on sentencing guidelines
Bradley McAllister
April 20, 2016 12:50:13 pm

The US Supreme Court voted 8-0 to reverse and remand the case of Molina-Martinez v. US on the issue of whether courts reviewing sentencing guideline errors may apply a categorical "additional evidence" rule...

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News Supreme Court rules terrorism victims may collect Iranian assets
Supreme Court rules terrorism victims may collect Iranian assets
Bradley McAllister
April 20, 2016 11:24:52 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Wednesday in Bank Markazi v Peterson that the enactment of a statute allowing terrorism victims' families to collect seized Iranian assets does not violate separation of powers,...

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News Bangladesh official denies political motivations for arrest of prominent magazine editor
Bangladesh official denies political motivations for arrest of prominent magazine editor
Bradley McAllister
April 18, 2016 11:53:33 am

Bangladesh's minister of law on Sunday told the press that the arrest of a well-known magazine editor, Shafik Rahman, was not politically motivated. Recently, Rahman was named the convener of the international affairs committee for the opposition Bangladesh National...

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News Supreme Court clarifies precedent under Armed Career Criminal Act
Supreme Court clarifies precedent under Armed Career Criminal Act
Bradley McAllister
April 18, 2016 11:01:04 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 7-1 in Welch v. United States that the court's 2015 decision in Johnson v. United States created a substantive rule of constitutional law and...

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News Parties file supplemental Supreme Court briefs in contraception case
Parties file supplemental Supreme Court briefs in contraception case
Bradley McAllister
April 13, 2016 12:04:48 pm

Religious groups including the Little Sisters of the Poor , and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed supplemental briefs with the US Supreme Court [official...

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News China judge rules against same-sex couple seeking marriage certificate
China judge rules against same-sex couple seeking marriage certificate
Bradley McAllister
April 13, 2016 11:41:18 am

A judge in Changsha, China, on Wednesday refused to allow a same-sex couple to register as married. The two men attempted to register their marriage last June. After being denied, the couple filed the lawsuit in December....

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News HRW: EU trade agreement with Turkmenistan should be halted until human rights benchmarks are met
HRW: EU trade agreement with Turkmenistan should be halted until human rights benchmarks are met
Bradley McAllister
April 12, 2016 08:28:41 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday argued that a proposed Partnership and Cooperation Agreement between the EU and Turkmenistan should be halted until Turkmenistan meets human rights benchmarks. The European Parliament's Foreign Affairs Committee held...

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News China arbitration panel hears first transgender job discrimination suit
China arbitration panel hears first transgender job discrimination suit
Bradley McAllister
April 11, 2016 11:59:37 am

A labor arbitration panel in China on Monday opened a hearing in the country's first transgender job discrimination lawsuit, filed by a 28-year-old plaintiff known as Mr. C. C was born as a woman but has considered himself a...

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News Japan court rejects suit seeking to enjoin restart of nuclear reactors
Japan court rejects suit seeking to enjoin restart of nuclear reactors
Bradley McAllister
April 7, 2016 08:46:29 am

The Fukuoka High Court on Wednesday rejected an appeal filed by citizens of Japan seeking to stop the operation of the only two remaining nuclear reactors in the country. The suit was originally raised by 12 residents [Japan...

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Brazil high court orders legislature to commence impeachment procedures against VP
Bradley McAllister
April 6, 2016 06:01:08 pm

The Brazilian Supreme Federal Court on Tuesday ordered the legislature to commence impeachment proceedings against Vice President Michel Temer. Judge Marco Aurelio Mello overruled a previous rejection from a high ranking member of...

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Congress passed Posse Comitatus Act against military enforcement of domestic laws

On June 18, 1878, Congress passed the Posse Comitatus Act. This law made it a felony to willfully use "any part of the Army ... to execute the laws" except where expressly authorized by the Constitution or by an act of Congress. Learn more about the origins of the Posse Comitatus.

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On June 18, 1979, the United States and Soviet Union signed the SALT II nuclear arms limitation treaty. The treaty was part of a series of nuclear arms reduction treaties signed between the U.S. and U.S.S.R. SALT II was preceded by SALT I and followed by the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) and START II.  

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