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News Supreme Court rules for employee in free speech case
Supreme Court rules for employee in free speech case
Dominic Yobbi
April 27, 2016 09:44:20 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Heffernan v. City of Paterson that when an employer demotes an employee based on participation in a protected political activity, the employee is entitled to challenge...

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Washington Redskins ask Supreme Court to review trademark ruling
Dominic Yobbi
April 27, 2016 08:27:41 am

The Washington Redskins of the National Football League (NFL) on Monday filed a petition with the US Supreme Court asking it to review a ruling that upheld the cancellation of the...

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DOJ drops case attempting to force Apple to unlock iPhone
Dominic Yobbi
April 23, 2016 02:12:58 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday dropped a request to force Apple to unlock an iPhone linked to a New York drug case, stating that an individual has provided investigators with the passcode...

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News Federal judge rules lawsuit against creators of CIA interrogation program may proceed
Federal judge rules lawsuit against creators of CIA interrogation program may proceed
Dominic Yobbi
April 23, 2016 01:47:31 pm

A federal judge on Friday ruled that a lawsuit against two former military psychologists who developed the CIA's interrogation program under George W. Bush may proceed. US District Court Judge Justin Quackenbush...

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News Federal appeals court court rules for transgender Virginia student in bathroom challenge
Federal appeals court court rules for transgender Virginia student in bathroom challenge
Dominic Yobbi
April 20, 2016 08:10:25 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday in favor of a transgender Virginia high school student who sued his school for discrimination. Gavin Grimm, 16, of Gloucester County, Virginia, sued his...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on Indian tribal courts, False Claims Act
Dominic Yobbi
April 20, 2016 07:12:36 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday. In US v. Bryant the court heard arguments to determine whether a conviction in an Indian tribal court without...

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Gambia activist dies while in detention
Dominic Yobbi
April 17, 2016 02:54:25 pm

A Gambian activist on Saturday died while in detention after being detained on Thursday following protesting. Many rights groups are now calling for an inquiry into how Solo Sandeng, the National Organizing Secretary of the opposition United...

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Iraq Protesters demand new government amid political reforms
Dominic Yobbi
April 17, 2016 01:45:43 pm

People began protesting in Baghdad this weekend demanding a new government amid the third parliament session cancelled this week as officials discuss political reforms. The session of parliament was cancelled because the chambers could not be secured ...

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News Former Serb general suspected of war crimes against Albanians detained in Kosovo
Former Serb general suspected of war crimes against Albanians detained in Kosovo
Dominic Yobbi
April 10, 2016 04:31:42 pm

A former Serb general suspected of war crimes against Albanian civilians has been detained, police and a Kosovo-based human rights group reported Friday. Behxhet Shala of the Council for the Defense of Human Rights and Freedoms and police spokesperson...

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UN rights expert calls for end to global financial secrecy
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April 10, 2016 03:56:15 pm

A UN human rights expert on Friday called on the international community to put an end to financial secrecy in wake of the recent release of thousands of confidential financial documents known as the "Panama Papers" ....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in. Read the full text of Ford's address.

Treaty of San Francisco signed, officially ending WWII in the Pacific

On September 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was signed between 49 nations and Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific region. In addition to dismantling the Japanese Empire, the accord also provided for compensation to be paid by Japan to prisoners of war and civilians who were victimized by Japan during the War. Communist China did not participate in the San Francisco negotiations and thus signed the separate Treaty of Tapei with Japan.

Ford pardoned Nixon

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