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News Supreme Court rejects challenge to pre-trial asset freeze
Supreme Court rejects challenge to pre-trial asset freeze
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 26, 2014 08:38:29 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday in Kaley v. United States that a criminal defendant who has been indicted is not constitutionally entitled to contest a grand jury's finding of probable cause...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on sub-prime mortgage fraud
Supreme Court hears arguments on sub-prime mortgage fraud
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 26, 2014 07:17:34 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Tuesday in Robers v. United States . The case addresses the issue of whether a defendant who owes restitution for a fraudulently obtained loan returns...

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News UN rights experts alarmed at spike in executions in Iran
UN rights experts alarmed at spike in executions in Iran
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 23, 2014 04:00:18 pm

A group of UN independent experts on Saturday called on the government of Iran to halt the startling increase in the number of hangings since the start of 2014. According to the UN Office of the Commissioner...

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News Federal appeals court rules against Notre Dame in contraception case
Federal appeals court rules against Notre Dame in contraception case
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 23, 2014 03:39:03 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday ruled against the University of Notre Dame , denying their claim that the US Department of Health's contraception-coverage requirement is forcing...

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News Oklahoma pharmacy agrees not to supply drug for Missouri execution
Oklahoma pharmacy agrees not to supply drug for Missouri execution
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 19, 2014 01:39:06 pm

An Oklahoma compounding pharmacy has agreed on to not provide a drug necessary to execute a Missouri inmate who has filed a suit arguing that the drug could cause severe and inhumane pain, but state officials said they would...

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Washington state lawmakers pass financial aid bill for undocumented immigrants
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 19, 2014 12:50:22 pm

Washington state legislators on Tuesday approved a bill to make college students who were brought to the US illegally by their parents eligible for need-based college financial aid. The legislation, called the Real Hope Act , was passed...

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Argentina court dismisses case against former president for 1995 blast
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 16, 2014 02:44:28 pm

A federal tribunal in Argentina has ruled that prosecutors cannot proceed with a case alleging former president Carlos Menem was involved in an explosion at a military weapons factory that destroyed much of the town...

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UN rights chief calls for Sri Lanka war crimes probe
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 16, 2014 01:47:52 pm

The UN human rights chief on Sunday called for an international probe into alleged war crimes that occurred during the last phase of the 26-year Sri Lankan Civil War that ended in 2009. UN...

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Thailand constitutional court rejects bid to annul election
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 12, 2014 01:50:54 pm

Thailand's Constitutional Court on Wednesday rejected petitions filed by both the ruling and opposition parties accusing each other of attempting to overthrow the country's government during recent elections. The court cited insufficient grounds for either...

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Spain Parliament approves proposal to curb universal jurisdiction powers
Elizabeth LaForgia
February 12, 2014 01:25:15 pm

Spain's Parliament on Tuesday approved a bill that will diminish the powers of Spanish courts to pursue cases of genocide and other crimes against humanity committed abroad. The bill ...

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WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban

On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans. Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

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On April 24, 1800, US President John Adams approved $5,000 to fund the establishment of the US Library of Congress. Learn more about the history of the US Library of Congress.

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