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News US lawmaker calls for adversarial system in surveillance court
US lawmaker calls for adversarial system in surveillance court
G. Redd
July 26, 2013 09:23:04 am

US Representative Adam Schiff (D-CA) on Thursday introduced a bill to address popular concerns about personal privacy and the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court . If the bill is passed, the court will be presided...

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News Federal appeals court rules ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ cannot be listed on US passports
Federal appeals court rules ‘Jerusalem, Israel’ cannot be listed on US passports
G. Redd
July 25, 2013 10:38:46 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that Israel cannot be listed as the place of birth on US passports for citizens born in Jerusalelm. Section 214(d) of the...

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News Alabama abortion law delayed by federal judge
Alabama abortion law delayed by federal judge
G. Redd
July 25, 2013 09:48:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Alabama on Tuesday delayed enforcement of an Alabama abortion law until March 2014. The Women's Health and Safety Act , signed in April,...

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News Kuwait appeals court acquits politicians of insulting leader
Kuwait appeals court acquits politicians of insulting leader
G. Redd
July 23, 2013 10:20:28 am

An appeals court in Kuwait on Monday overturned the criminal convictions of three former members of parliament for criticizing the Emir, the nation's leader. The Kuwait Society for Human Rights helped break the story [AFP...

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News UNICEF: female genital mutilation on decline
UNICEF: female genital mutilation on decline
G. Redd
July 23, 2013 09:53:50 am

Female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) is on the decline around the world , according to a comprehensive new report released Monday by UNICEF . FGM/C refers to all procedures involving partial...

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News ICC orders Libya to turn over Gaddafi’s son
ICC orders Libya to turn over Gaddafi’s son
G. Redd
July 19, 2013 02:06:32 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday rejected Libya's request to suspend the order to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Muammar Gaddafi. It also ruled that...

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News Texas governor signs controversial abortion regulations into law
Texas governor signs controversial abortion regulations into law
G. Redd
July 19, 2013 12:04:50 pm

Texas Governor Rick Perry signed House Bill number 2 on Thursday, enacting three new restrictions on the practice of abortion. These changes require physicians performing the procedure to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30...

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News Victims of former Chad dictator seek to participate in trial
Victims of former Chad dictator seek to participate in trial
G. Redd
July 19, 2013 10:33:09 am

More than 1,000 victims of former Chad dictator Hissene Habre filed for civil party status on Thursday, asking the Extraordinary African Chambers of Senegal to offcially recognize them as parties with an interest in the...

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News Bangladesh charges Islamic leader with 1971  war crimes
Bangladesh charges Islamic leader with 1971 war crimes
G. Redd
July 19, 2013 09:05:29 am

Bangladeshi prosecutors announced Thursday that they are charging the assistant secretary-general of the largest Islamist political party with six war crimes in the 1971 war of liberation. ATM Azharul Islam was required to report to the International Crimes Tribunal...

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News Bangladesh lawmakers approve changes to labor law
Bangladesh lawmakers approve changes to labor law
G. Redd
July 18, 2013 10:35:53 am

Bangladesh lawmakers approved a new labor law this week in response the collapse of the Rana Plaza building, which killed about 1,129 garment workers in April. Although the new law broadens the scope of industries that can participate in...

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LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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