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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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Bangladesh lawmakers approve changes to labor law
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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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THIS DAY @ LAW

Treaty of Fort Pitt signed between US and Lenape Nation

The newly independent United States and the Lenape Nation signed a treaty of alliance called the Treaty of Fort Pitt on September 17, 1778. The treaty aimed to unite both parties in a fight against the British who still claimed the 13 American colonies. However, the treaty would not last as its terms were subsequently violated by the US, including the establishment of a 14th state for Native Americans. Learn more about the Treaty of Fort Pitt and the history of the Lenape (Delaware) people.

US Constitution adopted by delegates in Philadelphia

On September 17, 1787, the United States Constitution was adopted by the 39 delegates to the federal Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia.

Learn more about the Constitution from the National Constitution Center.

Saudi Arabia and USSR reopen diplomatic ties

On September 17, 1990, Saudi Arabia and the Soviet Union reopened diplomatic ties.

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