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News Federal judge denies request to remove Mulvaney as head of CFPB
Federal judge denies request to remove Mulvaney as head of CFPB
David Zwier
January 12, 2018 08:32:09 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday denied a motion for preliminary injunction brought by Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Deputy Director Leandra English to remove Mick...

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News Inter-American Court of Human Rights endorses same-sex marriage
Inter-American Court of Human Rights endorses same-sex marriage
David Zwier
January 10, 2018 11:30:04 am

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights on Wednesday issued a unanimous advisory opinion that member states "must recognize and guarantee all the rights that are derived from a family bond between people of...

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Trump dissolves voter fraud commission
David Zwier
January 4, 2018 11:36:14 am

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday revoked the May executive order that created the "Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity." This order terminates the Trump administration's investigation into alleged voter fraud during the 2016...

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News Federal judge orders release or bond hearings for detained Iraq immigrants
Federal judge orders release or bond hearings for detained Iraq immigrants
David Zwier
January 3, 2018 12:31:13 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled Tuesday that the Trump administration must release or conduct bond hearings for 1,444 detained Iraqi immigrants. In a followup to his July...

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News Spain Supreme Court withdraws arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leaders
Spain Supreme Court withdraws arrest warrant for ousted Catalan leaders
David Zwier
December 5, 2017 12:07:26 pm

Spain's Supreme Court on Tuesday withdrew a European arrest warrant seeking the deportation of Carles Puigdemont , the former President of Catalonia, and four former Catalan officials. The deposed officials...

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African and European leaders’ joint statement condemns migrant slave trade
David Zwier
December 1, 2017 01:15:13 pm

African and European leaders, gathered in Abidjan for the 5th AU/EU Summit , condemned in a joint statement the inhuman treatment of African migrants and refugees by criminal groups. The statement is seen as an response to...

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News Forty-eight former Argentine officers sentenced for ‘dirty war’ killings
Forty-eight former Argentine officers sentenced for ‘dirty war’ killings
David Zwier
November 30, 2017 12:43:56 pm

An Argentine judicial panel on Wednesday sentenced 29 former officials to life in prison, and 19 to between 8-25 years for murder and torture during the junta's 1976-1983 "Dirty War" [GlobalSecurity backgrounder; JURIST news...

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News Federal judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban
Federal judge blocks Trump’s transgender military ban
David Zwier
November 22, 2017 05:35:49 pm

The US District Court for the District of Maryland on Tuesday granted a preliminary injunction against President Donald Trump's transgender military ban . The development follows another preliminary injunction partially granted by...

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Former Venezuela chief prosecutor files complaint against nation’s president in ICC
David Zwier
November 17, 2017 04:24:32 pm

Luisa Ortega Díaz, Venezuela's deposed chief prosecutor, filed a complaint on Thursday with the International Criminal Court (ICC) calling for the arrest and trial of top Venezuela officials for crimes against humanity. These...

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Russia lawmakers approve foreign media law
David Zwier
November 16, 2017 02:18:32 pm

Russia's State Duma , the lower house of parliament, voted unanimously Thursday to require foreign media organizations to label their materials as the work of...

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