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News US President vetoes military defense spending bill
US President vetoes military defense spending bill
Bradley McAllister
October 24, 2015 08:14:20 pm

US President Barack Obama on Thursday vetoed the National Defense Authorization Act of 2016 (NDAA) because military defense spending would exceed caps set under the Budget Control Act of 2011 and the...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments over electricity jurisdiction and class action settlement rules
Supreme Court hears oral arguments over electricity jurisdiction and class action settlement rules
Bradley McAllister
October 15, 2015 06:14:15 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Wednesday. In Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) v. Electric Power Supply Association (EPSA) , the court heard oral arguments on the issue of...

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News China hackers arrested following request from US law enforcement
China hackers arrested following request from US law enforcement
Bradley McAllister
October 10, 2015 07:21:37 pm

At the request of US government officials, Chinese authorities last month arrested individual hackers that allegedly misappropriated commercial secrets from US firms with the intention to sell proprietary information to state-owned entires within the the People's Republic of China...

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UN Security Council extends mission in South Sudan
Bradley McAllister
October 10, 2015 06:46:29 pm

The United Nations Security Council on Friday extended the UN Mission in the Republic of South Sudan (UNMISS) by two months until December 15, 2015. The UN Security Council voted 13-0 to adopt resolution...

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News UN welcomes Somalia’s ratification of child rights convention
UN welcomes Somalia’s ratification of child rights convention
Bradley McAllister
October 3, 2015 01:40:56 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday praised the ratification of the Convention on the Rights of the Child by the Government of Somalia and encouraged the US to follow suit. The Convention on the Rights of the...

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News Leader of Burkina Faso coup to face military justice
Leader of Burkina Faso coup to face military justice
Bradley McAllister
October 3, 2015 11:43:21 am

The interim government of Burkina Faso on Thursday apprehended the leader of the week-long military coup in September, announcing that he will face military justice. Gilbert Diendere was a general in the national army and the...

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News UN: no short-term end to refugee crisis in Europe
UN: no short-term end to refugee crisis in Europe
Bradley McAllister
September 26, 2015 03:28:02 pm

The Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Friday announced that the flow of refugees into Europe shows no signs of easing or stopping, as approximately 8,000 refugees a day seek to enter Europe. Amin...

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News US judge dismisses suit filed by ex-Ukraine PM
US judge dismisses suit filed by ex-Ukraine PM
Bradley McAllister
September 19, 2015 10:13:17 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Friday dismissed a civil lawsuit filed by former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , who alleged that Ukrainian businessman Dmytro Firtash...

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Japan parliament approves deployment of troops abroad
Bradley McAllister
September 19, 2015 09:40:07 am

The House of Councillors , Japan's upper house of parliament, on Saturday approved a measure that allows Japan's Self Defense Forces to deploy troops abroad for the first time since World War II. The legislation passed the lower...

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California legislature approves aid-in-dying bill
Bradley McAllister
September 12, 2015 03:56:42 pm

The California State Legislature on Friday approved the End of Life Option Act by a vote of 23-14. The measure would allow doctors to provide terminally ill patients with and aid-in-dying drug that a patient takes...

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Socialist Constitution of Cuba promulgated

On February 24, 1976, the Republic of Cuba promulgated the Socialist Constitution of Cuba. The document solidified the socialist system in Cuba. It was the fifth Cuban constitution since the country's independence in 1901 and the first since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The Socialist Constitution was subsequently amended in 1992 and 2002.

Marbury v. Madison decided

On February 24, 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall of the US Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is null and void, thereby establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

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