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News EU leaders reach preliminary deal on Greece debt
EU leaders reach preliminary deal on Greece debt
Devin Montgomery
July 13, 2015 01:05:48 pm

The European Council on Monday announced a preliminary deal to manage Greek debt without the country defaulting or leaving the European Union. The agreement requires Greece to increase tax revenue, cut costs and implement a number...

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News Singapore releases 16-year-old blogger jailed for obscenity
Singapore releases 16-year-old blogger jailed for obscenity
Devin Montgomery
July 6, 2015 12:18:51 pm

A Singapore court on Monday released sixteen-year-old video blogger Amos Yee , who had been jailed after posting images and video insulting the country's first prime minister, Lee Kuan Yew . The court released Yee after sentencing him...

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News Thailand arrests two on human trafficking charges
Thailand arrests two on human trafficking charges
Devin Montgomery
July 2, 2015 01:58:35 pm

Thailand's Department of Special Investigation announced Wednesday that they have arrested two men accused of playing a significant role in a human trafficking ring. The two men were allegedly part of a group that...

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News Supreme Court rules states may use commissions for redistricting
Supreme Court rules states may use commissions for redistricting
Devin Montgomery
June 29, 2015 02:53:31 pm

The US Supreme court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Arizona State Legislature v. Arizona Independent Redistricting Commission that the Elections Clause of the US Constitution permits the state of Arizona to adopt a commission to...

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News Supreme Court allows use of alternative lethal injection drug
Supreme Court allows use of alternative lethal injection drug
Devin Montgomery
June 29, 2015 12:53:29 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Glossip v. Gross that Oklahoma's use of the sedative midazolam as part of its lethal injection protocol does not violate the Eighth Amendment ban on...

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Supreme Court rules constitutional right to same-sex marriage
Devin Montgomery
June 26, 2015 10:56:01 am

The US Supreme Court on Friday ruled 5-4 in Obergefell v. Hodges that states must issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples and also must recognize same-sex marriages that take place in other states. The...

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Supreme Court rules subsidies apply to federal healthcare exchange
Devin Montgomery
June 25, 2015 12:37:23 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 6-3 in King v. Burwell that tax credits available to those who buy health insurance through state exchanges are also available to those who buy it through...

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News Rights groups petition US to create special prosecutor for torture claims
Rights groups petition US to create special prosecutor for torture claims
Devin Montgomery
June 24, 2015 02:57:49 pm

Human rights groups Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch and the American Civil Liberties Union on Tuesday issued a joint letter to the US Department of Justice (DOJ) calling for the creation of a special prosecutor to investigate...

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UK arrests Rwanda intelligence chief on war crimes warrant
Devin Montgomery
June 24, 2015 01:25:58 pm

London's Metropolitan Police announced Tuesday that it has arrested Rwanda National Intelligence and Security Services head Karenzi Karake on an international warrant for war crimes. The European Arrest Warrant was issued in 2008 by Spanish...

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Supreme Court rules police need warrant to see hotel guest lists
Devin Montgomery
June 22, 2015 02:57:26 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in City of Los Angeles v. Patel that police must obtain a search warrant before demanding to inspect a hotel's guest list. At issue was a...

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Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court

On February 15, 1879, US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879. Learn more about Belva Lockwood.

British Labour Party founded

On February 15, 1906, the British Labour Party was organized. By the 1920's, Labour had surpassed the Liberal Party to become the primary opposition to the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Today, the government is controlled by Labour, headed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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