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UN human rights chief calls for end to violence in Venezuela

UN human rights chief calls for end to violence in Venezuela

February 28, 2014 01:37:12 pm

The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday condemned the recent political violence in Venezuela, and urged all parties involved to move towards meaningful dialogue in hopes of resolving the situation. In an official...

Apple files appeal in e-book price-fixing case

Apple files appeal in e-book price-fixing case

February 26, 2014 10:59:29 am

Apple filed a brief Wednesday with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit asking the court to either overturn a ruling from last year that Apple violated anti-trust laws or grant...

Belgium Parliament votes to extend euthanasia law to terminally ill minors

Belgium Parliament votes to extend euthanasia law to terminally ill minors

February 14, 2014 01:58:14 pm

The lower house of Belgian Parliament gave final approval on Thursday to a bill that would extend the country's euthanasia law to certain cases of terminally ill minors. The legislation , approved by a vote...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

London Naval Treaty signed

On April 22, 1930, the United States, the United Kingdom, Italy, France, and Japan signed the Treaty for the Limitation and Reduction of Naval Armament (London Naval Treaty), which limited the production of warships and limited submarine warfare. Leading up to World War II, Japan and Italy withdrew from the treaty, leaving only the US, UK, and France to sign the Second London Naval Treaty.

Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone died

On April 22, 1946, US Supreme Court Chief Justice Harlan Fiske Stone died at the age of 73. Learn more about the life and career of Chief Justice Stone from Oyez.