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News Federal suit claims Tennessee’s “birth-control-for-sentence-reduction” policy violates constitutional rights of prison inmates
Federal suit claims Tennessee’s “birth-control-for-sentence-reduction” policy violates constitutional rights of prison inmates
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 19, 2017 09:55:13 pm

A former inmate of the White County Jail, Christel Ward, filed suit in the US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee , Northeastern Division on Thursday claiming that her constitutional rights had been violated when...

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News El Salvador strikes down part of family code permitting child marriage
El Salvador strikes down part of family code permitting child marriage
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 19, 2017 07:27:47 pm

The El Salvador Legislative Assembly unanimously voted on Thursday to eliminate a law that allowed men to marry minors that they had impregnated. The legal age to marry in El Salvador was 18 even before...

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News Mauritania votes in referendum to abolish senate
Mauritania votes in referendum to abolish senate
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 7, 2017 02:50:48 pm

Mauritania conducted a referendum on Saturday to abolish the senate and to change the national flag. President Mohamed Ould Abdel Aziz applauded the vote and and said the move to abolish the governing body would...

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News Chicago sues Trump administration over sanctuary city funding
Chicago sues Trump administration over sanctuary city funding
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 7, 2017 02:14:28 pm

Mayor Rahm Emanuel and the City of Chicago sued the Trump administration Monday to stop the implementation of policies that would withhold federal funds from so-called "sanctuary cities." The complaint claims that the the...

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News UN refugee agency lauds Pakistan’s measures granting legal status to undocumented immigrants
UN refugee agency lauds Pakistan’s measures granting legal status to undocumented immigrants
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 22, 2017 08:13:00 pm

The office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) released a report on Friday welcoming a program, almost five years in the works, to register undocumented Afghans living in Pakistan. UNHCR estimates that between 600,000...

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News New Jersey Governor signs bill directing schools to recognize transgender rights
New Jersey Governor signs bill directing schools to recognize transgender rights
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 22, 2017 06:30:29 pm

New Jersey Governor Chris Christie signed a bill into law on Friday directing New Jersey school boards to "addres common issues concerning the needs of transgender and LGBTQ students, and to assist schools in establishing policies...

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News Supreme Court remands, orders reargument in several cases
Supreme Court remands, orders reargument in several cases
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 27, 2017 10:27:51 am

The US Supreme Court closed its 2016 term Monday with orders in several pending cases. The court ordered reargument in Jennings v. Rodrigues , in which the court must determine three issues concerning whether...

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News Federal judge rejects bid to dismiss immigration suit against Trump and USCIS
Federal judge rejects bid to dismiss immigration suit against Trump and USCIS
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 24, 2017 09:40:48 pm

The US District Court for the Western District of Washington on Wednesday denied in part and granted in part a motion to dismiss a class-action suit filed against President Donald Trump and the US...

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News Germany Parliament passes bill to compensate those persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws
Germany Parliament passes bill to compensate those persecuted under anti-homosexuality laws
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 24, 2017 08:05:11 pm

The lower house of the German Parliament on Thursday passed a bill to compensate thousands of individuals who had been persecuted and imprisoned for their sexuality. The law under which the individuals had been convicted...

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News Pennsylvania top court rules land-lease profits must be used for conservation
Pennsylvania top court rules land-lease profits must be used for conservation
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 21, 2017 09:34:01 am

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that the state government must act as the trustee for public natural resources under the Environmental Rights Amendment. The court ruled that royalties gathered from oil and gas leases on...

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