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News South Africa president Zuma survives impeachment vote
South Africa president Zuma survives impeachment vote
Dominic Yobbi
April 6, 2016 08:45:17 am

South African President Jacob Zuma on Tuesday survived a vote to impeach him after the African National Congress (ANC) gave him their support. The move to impeach Zuma came from opposition leaders after the constitutional...

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Mississippi governor signs religious freedom bill into law
Dominic Yobbi
April 6, 2016 07:07:18 am

Mississippi Governor Phil Bryant on Tuesday signed a bill into law that will allow state employees to refuse to issue same-sex-marriage licenses and allow private companies and religious groups to deny services to the...

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News City of Flint files intent to sue letter with state, no suit yet
City of Flint files intent to sue letter with state, no suit yet
Dominic Yobbi
April 3, 2016 07:23:31 pm

The city of Flint, Michigan has filed an intent to sue letter with the state, claiming that the city lacks funds to defend itself against lawsuit filed during the water crisis . The city's new chief legal officer, Stacy...

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Azerbaijan announces ceasefire with Armenia over disputed land
Dominic Yobbi
April 3, 2016 06:20:00 pm

Azerbaijan on Sunday announced a "unilateral ceasefire" to the fighting with Armenian forces over the disputed area of Nagorno-Karabakh. The announcement comes a day after UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon called for an immediate...

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Federal jury finds GM faulty ignition switches not the cause of 2014 accident
Dominic Yobbi
March 31, 2016 09:32:32 am

A federal jury in Manhattan on Wednesday found that a defective ignition switch in a General Motors (GM) vehicle was not to blame for a 2014 accident. The jurors deliberated for less than a day...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on violent felonies, agency actions
Dominic Yobbi
March 31, 2016 08:06:30 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Welch v. US the court heard arguments on whether a robbery under Florida state law constitutes a violent...

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North Carolina AG refuses to defend transgender law in court
Dominic Yobbi
March 30, 2016 08:57:18 am

North Carolina Attorney General Roy Cooper on Tuesday stated during a press conference that he will not defend House Bill 2 , which he considers to be discriminatory against the LGBT community. The bill, which was signed...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on federal debt collection, prisoner exhaustion
Dominic Yobbi
March 29, 2016 06:08:28 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Sheriff v. Gillie the court heard arguments on whether the special counsel attorneys appointed by the attorney general...

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Bangladesh Supreme Court finds two ministers guilty of contempt
Dominic Yobbi
March 27, 2016 03:52:54 pm

The Bangladesh Supreme Court on Sunday found two ministers guilty of contempt after they had publicly criticized the chief justice of the court. The two ministers, Food Affairs Minister Qamrul Islam and Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM...

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Man shot by police Brussels charged after raid in France
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March 27, 2016 03:01:21 pm

A man shot by police in Brussels on Friday was charged on Saturday with membership of a terror group after being connected to a raid in France that thwarted a possible terrorist attack. The man, A. Abderrahmane, was shot...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Supreme Court ruled corporations due equal protection rights

On May 10, 1886, the US Supreme Court ruled in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company that corporations were "persons" within the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore were due rights of equal protection under state law.

Nelson Mandela became first black president of South Africa

On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of South Africa. Before becoming President, Mandela was an anti-Apartheid leader in segregated South Africa. He served twenty-seven years in prison before his release in 1990, after which he was elected president of the country. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

Read a biography of Nelson Mandela from the Nobel Foundation.

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