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News Supreme Court declines appeal in Mississippi Confederate flag suit
Supreme Court declines appeal in Mississippi Confederate flag suit
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 27, 2017 02:05:18 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from African-American attorney Carlos Moore who sought to have the Mississippi state flag's Confederate battle emblem "declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery." Moore filed suit [complaint,...

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News War criminal Mladić handed life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity
War criminal Mladić handed life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 22, 2017 11:30:57 am

Former Bosnian Serb Army Commander Ratko Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for crimes committed during the Bosnian conflict from 1992-1996. Mladić was...

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News Virginia immigrants file federal suit over DACA extension restrictions
Virginia immigrants file federal suit over DACA extension restrictions
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 21, 2017 03:04:54 pm

Two immigrants in Virginia filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia challenging the decision to...

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News LGBT Activist files federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee therapist law
LGBT Activist files federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee therapist law
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 16, 2017 02:09:53 pm

An LGBT rights activist filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a Tennessee law that allows counselors to refuse to serve clients based on religious views. The law, signed in April 2016 by Tennessee Governor...

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News Supreme Court adds California abortion, free speech, retaliatory-arrest cases to 2017 docket
Supreme Court adds California abortion, free speech, retaliatory-arrest cases to 2017 docket
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 13, 2017 02:10:14 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases Monday, including two First Amendment cases and a question of whether probable cause defeats a retaliatory-arrest claim. National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra challenges...

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News Saudi authorites detain more than 200 in corruption probe
Saudi authorites detain more than 200 in corruption probe
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 10, 2017 07:41:07 am

Saudi authorities have detained more than 200 individuals in connection with an investigation into corruption that has cost more than USD $100 billion over the past several decades, Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al Mojeb said Thursday. Of these...

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News France counterterrorism bill signed into law
France counterterrorism bill signed into law
Erin McCarthy Holliday
October 30, 2017 02:17:57 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron formally signed a law Monday to replace a two-year-old state of emergency established in the wake of violent Paris attacks that killed 130 people in November 2015. The new...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.

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