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Supreme Court hears arguments on constitutionality of Alaska ship tax
Devin Montgomery
April 1, 2009 02:40:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Polar Tankers v. City of Valdez , where the Court will consider whether a municipal tax...

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Devin Montgomery
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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia  on Wednesday granted a habeas corpus petition filed by Yemeni Guantanamo Bay  detainee Yasin Muhammed Basardh, ordering his release from the prison....

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Devin Montgomery
March 30, 2009 05:04:00 pm

Advocacy group Human Rights Watch has called on the League of Arab States to urge Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir to allow expelled foreign aid agencies back...

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Supreme Court hears bankruptcy court jurisdiction case
Devin Montgomery
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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Travelers Indemnity v. Bailey , where the Court will consider whether a bankruptcy court has jurisdiction...

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US expresses tentative support for international climate treaty
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US Special Envoy on Climate Change Todd Stern said Sunday that the country was committed to the creation of an international treaty designed to combat global warming , but that such efforts would only succeed...

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US interrogation tactics were torture: former State Department lawyer
Devin Montgomery
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Former US State Department (DOS) lawyer Vijay Padmanabhan criticized the administration of former president George W. Bush for approving the use of extreme interrogation techniques against terrorism suspects, in an interview with the...

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Devin Montgomery
March 27, 2009 11:10:00 am

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko called for constitutional changes to provide more separation between parliamentary and presidential powers during a Thursday interview with Reuters. Tymoshenko said that she believed that the presidency should retain certain powers,...

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Devin Montgomery
March 27, 2009 09:03:00 am

The UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) on Thursday said that it has focused on the effects of counter-terrorism efforts and global warming on human rights, as well as effective conflict resolution and the support of international institutions...

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Devin Montgomery
March 26, 2009 12:53:00 pm

UK Attorney General Janet Scotland said Thursday that police would conduct an investigation into claims that an agent of the country's MI5 intelligence service took part in the allegedly abusive interrogation of former...

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March 26, 2009 11:18:00 am

Czech Republic Prime Minister Mirek Topolanek formally resigned Thursday, casting doubt on the future of the European Union (EU) reform pact known as the Treaty of Lisbon . Deputy Prime Minister Alexandr...

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Nuremberg race laws went into effect in Nazi Germany

On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany became effective, racially defining German citizenship and making Jews outcasts. The Reich Health Office issued the following chart in 1936 to assist in ascertaining the "admissibility of marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans." White circles represented on the chart are "pure Germans" while the circles with black indicate the proportion of Jewish heritage. Review the Nuremberg Laws on Citizenship, German Blood and German Honor, and Hereditary Health.

KKK bombs Alabama Church

On September 15, 1963, members of the Klu Klux Klan bombed a predominantly African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The blast at the 16th Street Baptist Church killed four young girls and injured twenty other people. Despite an investigation by the FBI, no one was charged with responsibility for the crime until Robert Chambliss was convicted of murder in 1977. His accomplices, Thomas Blaton, Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, were not tried and convicted until about twenty-five years later. Learn more about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and the trials of Blanton and Cherry from NPR.

Nuremberg Laws went into effect in Nazi Germany

On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany became effective, racially defining German citizenship and making Jews outcasts. The Reich Health Office issued the following chart in 1936 to assist in ascertaining the "admissibility of marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans": white circles represent on the chart are "pure Germans", while the circles with black indicate the proportion of Jewish blood.

Review the Laws for Protection of the German Race on Citizenship, German Blood and German Honor, and Hereditary Health.

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