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News US Supreme Court holds states not required to draw legislative districts based on voter population
US Supreme Court holds states not required to draw legislative districts based on voter population
Bradley McAllister
April 4, 2016 04:39:27 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Evenwel v. Abott that States may use total population to appropriate state legislative districts, and there is no constitutional requirement that states use voter...

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Supreme Court reverses Tenth Circuit on sex offender registration
Bradley McAllister
April 4, 2016 03:52:10 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Nichols v. US that the Sex Offender Notification and Registration Act (SONRA) did not require an individual to update his registration in...

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News Venezuela legislature passes amnesty bill for dozens of jailed political dissidents
Venezuela legislature passes amnesty bill for dozens of jailed political dissidents
Bradley McAllister
March 30, 2016 11:19:23 am

Venezuela's National Assembly on Tuesday approved an amnesty law that would free 77 individuals allegedly jailed for political reasons under a number of crimes such as the instigation of violence or...

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News Supreme Court rules pretrial restraint of assets violates Sixth Amendment
Supreme Court rules pretrial restraint of assets violates Sixth Amendment
Bradley McAllister
March 30, 2016 10:43:17 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Luis v. United States that the pretrial restraint of a criminal defendant's legitimate, untainted assets needed to retain her counsel of choice violates the Sixth Amendment....

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News Texas carries out execution after Supreme Court denies appeal
Texas carries out execution after Supreme Court denies appeal
Bradley McAllister
March 23, 2016 07:16:16 pm

Authorities in the US state of Texas on Tuesday executed a 33-year-old man accused of killing a city code enforcement officer. Adam Ward has been on death row in Texas since 2007 . The US Supreme Court dismissed...

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News Russia court convicts Ukraine pilot of complicity in murder of journalists
Russia court convicts Ukraine pilot of complicity in murder of journalists
Bradley McAllister
March 22, 2016 11:16:44 am

After a two-day reading of the verdict, the Donetsk municipal court in southern Russia on Tuesday sentenced a Ukrainian pilot to 22 years in prison for complicity to murder two Russian journalists and illegal border crossing. Nadezhda Savchenko has...

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News Ex-Congolese military leader convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes
Ex-Congolese military leader convicted of crimes against humanity and war crimes
Bradley McAllister
March 21, 2016 11:57:31 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Monday declared unanimously that ex-Congolese military leader Jean-Pierre Bemba is guilty of two counts of crimes against humanity and three counts of war crimes for his role in the...

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News UN rights expert urges Europe to manage migrant crisis
UN rights expert urges Europe to manage migrant crisis
Bradley McAllister
March 16, 2016 02:52:19 pm

An independent UN human rights expert on Wednesday encouraged EU leaders to remain steadfast in their obligations to handle the recent influx of migrants to the EU and to avoid making Turkey the "gatekeeper." The remarks from...

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News Dutch parliament approves ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Dutch parliament approves ban on arms exports to Saudi Arabia
Bradley McAllister
March 16, 2016 02:25:16 pm

The Dutch parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that would ban weapon exports to Saudi Arabia. The Netherlands is now the first country to pass formal legislation banning exports to Riyadh, after a February decision by the...

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News Trial of former Auschwitz SS medic postponed for second time over health concerns
Trial of former Auschwitz SS medic postponed for second time over health concerns
Bradley McAllister
March 14, 2016 12:04:14 pm

A court in Neubrandenburg, Germany, on Monday postponed the trial of a former Nazi SS medic because the 95-year-old remains unfit to appear before the court. The trial was scheduled to open on Monday, but the court announced a...

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Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed

On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.

Boxer Protocol signed, ending Boxer Rebellion in China

On September 7, 1901, the Boxer Protocol was signed between the Qing Dynasty of China on one side and eight Western Powers and Japan on the other. The treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. Among other clauses, it levied an indemnity on China and allowed foreign troops to be stationed in Peking.

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