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News DOJ announces new policy for prosecution of white-collar crimes
DOJ announces new policy for prosecution of white-collar crimes
Emelina Perez
September 10, 2015 02:23:37 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday unveiled a new policy for white-collar crimes, which targets individuals accused of crimes instead of the companies. The guidelines were sent to all US...

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News Federal judge rules health care lawsuit can go forward
Federal judge rules health care lawsuit can go forward
Emelina Perez
September 10, 2015 01:20:35 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Wednesday ruled that Republican members of the House of Representatives have standing to sue the Secretaries of the Department of Health and...

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News Germany urges EU to accommodate influx of refugees
Germany urges EU to accommodate influx of refugees
Emelina Perez
September 7, 2015 11:56:51 am

German Chancellor Angela Merkel on Monday urged other EU countries to assist in accommodating the influx of refugees from Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan; saying that the burden cannot fall on a just a few countries....

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News DOJ revises cell-site simulator policy, broadens warrant requirement for cell phone surveillance
DOJ revises cell-site simulator policy, broadens warrant requirement for cell phone surveillance
Emelina Perez
September 7, 2015 11:13:07 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday announced a new department-wide policy that increases the number of instances in which US law enforcement must obtain a search warrant to use cell-site technology. Law...

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News UN rights expert: Al Jazeera journalists ‘should be protected, not prosecuted’
UN rights expert: Al Jazeera journalists ‘should be protected, not prosecuted’
Emelina Perez
September 2, 2015 12:02:02 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye spoke out Tuesday against prison sentences handed down to three Al Jazeera journalists in Egypt earlier this week. Mohamed Fahmy, Bahar Mohamed and Peter Greste received...

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News Guatemala president stripped of immunity
Guatemala president stripped of immunity
Emelina Perez
September 2, 2015 10:28:45 am

Guatemala's congress on Monday stripped President Otto Pérez Molina of his immunity by a unanimous vote of the 132 members who were present. This vote allows prosecutors to go after the president for corruption allegations. Pérez Molina and about...

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News Myanmar president signs final ‘religious protection’ law
Myanmar president signs final ‘religious protection’ law
Emelina Perez
August 31, 2015 11:46:43 am

Myanmar President Thein Sein signed the Monogamy Bill into law on Monday, prohibiting marriage to more than one spouse or living with an unmarried partner, which many view as an attack on the minority Muslim population in the country....

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News Federal appeals court allows Supreme Court to ban protests on ‘plaza’
Federal appeals court allows Supreme Court to ban protests on ‘plaza’
Emelina Perez
August 31, 2015 11:00:40 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Friday that the elevated marble plaza in front of the US Supreme Court is a "nonpublic forum" where a statute restricting...

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News Guatemala Supreme Court approves criminal investigation of president
Guatemala Supreme Court approves criminal investigation of president
Emelina Perez
August 26, 2015 11:31:07 am

Guatemala's Supreme Court on Tuesday approved prosecutors' requests to impeach President Otto Perez Molina for corruption allegations, despite the president having immunity from prosecution. Perez Molina and about 30 other government officials are accused of taking millions...

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News Federal judge halts use of lethal injection drugs in Mississippi
Federal judge halts use of lethal injection drugs in Mississippi
Emelina Perez
August 26, 2015 11:00:45 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi issued a temporary restraining order Tuesday blocking the use of two drugs for lethal injections. The order was issued in a phone...

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US Supreme Court said bussing could be used to achieve racial integration

On April 20, 1971, the US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education that busing of school students could be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.

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On April 20, 1946, the League of Nations was officially dissolved with the close of its final session. Thirty-four countries had attended the final meeting at which they elected to dismantle the organization and bequeath its assets to the United Nations. Read a history of League of Nations from the UN.

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