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News Ivory Coast frees political prisoners pending charges
Ivory Coast frees political prisoners pending charges
G. Redd
August 6, 2013 09:53:24 am

The Ivory Coast Head of State granted bail on Monday to 14 allies of former president Laurent Ggabo in a publicized effort to reach peace. The Ggabo supporters were jailed in 2010 [JURIST...

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News Illinois governor signs medical marijuana bill
Illinois governor signs medical marijuana bill
G. Redd
August 2, 2013 10:37:30 am

Illinois Governor Pat Quinn on Thursday signed House Bill 1 into law, making Illinois the twenty-first state to legalize marijuana for medicinal purposes. The Compassionate Use of Medical Cannabis Act is one of the...

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News Federal judge approves $590 million Citigroup investor lawsuit
Federal judge approves $590 million Citigroup investor lawsuit
G. Redd
August 2, 2013 09:48:33 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday approved a settlement wherein Citigroup will pay its investors over $590 million for misrepresenting its assets in...

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News Gaddafi minister sentenced to death in Libya court
Gaddafi minister sentenced to death in Libya court
G. Redd
August 1, 2013 08:56:42 am

Ahmed Ibrahim, former minister of education and information for Libya, was sentenced to death on Wednesday for inciting citizens in Muammar Gaddafi's hometown and place of death, Sirte , to oppose the rebellion. He is the first member of...

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News UNICEF voices concern for Egypt children in recent violence
UNICEF voices concern for Egypt children in recent violence
G. Redd
August 1, 2013 07:54:26 am

Philippe Duamelle, the UNICEF representative in Egypt, expressed concern Tuesday that children are being used as symbolic witnesses and subjected to violence in the recent unrest. This comes amid escalating political violence in Cairo [JURIST...

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News Pennsylvania officials seek to block same-sex marriage licenses
Pennsylvania officials seek to block same-sex marriage licenses
G. Redd
July 31, 2013 08:35:22 am

The Pennsylvania Department of Health on Tuesday filed a petition in the Commonwealth Court seeking to stop the Montgomery County Register of Wills from issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. D Bruce Hanes...

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New York appeals court upholds ruling blocking sugary drink ban
G. Redd
July 31, 2013 07:41:48 am

The First Department of the New York State Supreme Court Appellate Division on Tuesday uphled the lower court's March ruling that a municipal agency cannot ban large portions of sugary drinks. Although the court...

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News UN expert urges international community to bring peace to Syria
UN expert urges international community to bring peace to Syria
G. Redd
July 30, 2013 10:33:35 am

The Chair of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry on Syria addressed the General Assembly on Monday, imploring member states to bring about peace talks in the violence-plagued country. Paulo Sergio Pinheiro described...

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News Europe rights court to hear case against Poland over secret CIA prisons
Europe rights court to hear case against Poland over secret CIA prisons
G. Redd
July 30, 2013 09:59:47 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) announced Monday that it will hear a case against Poland for allegedly acquiescing to the torture of extradited prisoners by CIA agents. This case, brought by Abu Zubaydah, is the...

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Colombia president defends constitutionality of peace law
G. Redd
July 26, 2013 10:10:04 am

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Thursday intervened in the public hearing of the Constitutional Court to defend the Framework for Peace , a proposed constitutional...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Warren Commission report on the Kennedy assassination released

On September 27, 1964, the report of the Warren Commission chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren on the Kennedy assassination was released. The report essentially concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone. Review the Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.

WWII Axis Powers formed

On September 27, 1940, Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany, Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano of Italy and Ambassador Saburo Kurusu of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, creating the World War II alliance of the Axis Powers. The Pact was later assented to by other members of the Axis, including Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

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