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News Federal judge in Hawaii blocks new travel ban
Federal judge in Hawaii blocks new travel ban
Devin Montgomery
October 17, 2017 04:24:49 pm

A judge for the US District Court for Hawaii on Tuesday blocked the implementation of the latest version of President Donald Trump's so-called travel ban . The ban significantly limits travel to the US...

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News Russia foreign ministry orders diplomat reduction ahead of US sanctions
Russia foreign ministry orders diplomat reduction ahead of US sanctions
Devin Montgomery
July 30, 2017 11:01:07 am

The Russian Foreign Ministry on Friday ordered the US to reduce its number of diplomats in the country to 455 and evacuate two buildings used by the embassy. The Ministry said the change is in response to pending...

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News Texas governor signs ‘sanctuary city’ ban into law
Texas governor signs ‘sanctuary city’ ban into law
Devin Montgomery
May 8, 2017 12:36:35 pm

Texas Governor Greg Abbott on Sunday signed into law a bill banning so-called "sanctuary cities" in the state. Under the law, municipal officials who fail to assist with federal immigration enforcement could face...

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News US House approves bill to repeal Affordable Care Act
US House approves bill to repeal Affordable Care Act
Devin Montgomery
May 5, 2017 11:50:25 am

The US House of Representatives voted 217-213 Thursday to repeal portions of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and replace them using the proposed American Health Care Act (AHCA) . The AHCA would no longer impose a...

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News Trump signs order loosening rules on religious political speech
Trump signs order loosening rules on religious political speech
Devin Montgomery
May 5, 2017 10:43:37 am

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday relaxing enforcement of rules prohibiting tax-exempt religious groups from engaging in certain kinds of political speech. An existing federal law called the Johnson Amendment prohibits tax-exempt religious...

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News Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy protection under special law
Puerto Rico files for bankruptcy protection under special law
Devin Montgomery
May 3, 2017 02:04:07 pm

The Financial Oversight and Management Board for Puerto Rico on Wednesday filed for bankruptcy protection for the territory following the expiration of provisions that had shielded it from litigation. The filing comes under Article 3 of...

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News EU proposes Brexit negotiation terms
EU proposes Brexit negotiation terms
Devin Montgomery
May 3, 2017 10:38:03 am

European Commission Brexit Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier on Wednesday published the European Union's proposed directives for the UK's departure from the EU, saying the highest priorities were citizens' rights, financial settlement and border...

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News Supreme Court rules cities can sue banks for predatory lending practices
Supreme Court rules cities can sue banks for predatory lending practices
Devin Montgomery
May 1, 2017 04:08:14 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday in Bank of America Corp. v. City of Miami that cities can use the Fair Housing Act (FHA) to sue banks for predatory lending practices. At issue were...

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News Israel appoints first woman to religious court
Israel appoints first woman to religious court
Devin Montgomery
April 25, 2017 03:55:01 pm

Israel's Justice Minister Ayelet Shaked confirmed Tuesday that the country's Judicial Appointments Committee has approved the first female judge to a Muslim religious court. Both Jewish Rabbinical and Muslim Sharia courts hear marriage, divorce...

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News China opens investigation into Tianjin explosion
China opens investigation into Tianjin explosion
Devin Montgomery
August 17, 2015 04:42:06 pm

China's Supreme People's Protectorate announced Sunday that it has opened an investigation into the causes of an August 12 explosion in Tianjin. The government has also ordered nationwide inspections of facilities that hold the types of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Pope Innocent VIII authorizes Germany witchcraft prosecutions

Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus on December 5, 1484, authorizing Dominican friars and witch hunters Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger to prosecute witchcraft in Germany. The prosecutions would later give rise to the 1486 publication of Kramer and Sprenger's Malleus Malificarum ("Hammer of the Witches") which prescribed torture as a way to coerce confessions out of suspected witches. Historians view the text as having promoted a misogynistic witch craze in late medieval Europe. Read the full papal bull.

21st Amendment ended Prohibition

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, ending the ban on the legal sale and importation of alcohol that had been introduced in 1919 by the 18th Amendment. Learn how the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers helped bring about Prohibition's repeal.

Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen

On December 5, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat broke off diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen in response to the Declaration of Tripoli, which imposed sanctions on Eygpt. These hardline Arab nations had promulgated the Declaration in order to punish Egypt for establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. In 1979, Egypt signed a formal peace treaty with Israel, leading to Sadat's assassination in 1981. Learn more from the BBC.

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