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News UN rights chief urges Iran to investigate protest deaths
UN rights chief urges Iran to investigate protest deaths
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 4, 2018 04:42:04 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday urged Iranian authorities to investigate all deaths and injuries stemming from the recent protests. The mass protests began in late December in Mashhad, Iran's second largest...

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News Manafort sues Justice Department, Mueller
Manafort sues Justice Department, Mueller
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
January 3, 2018 04:24:07 pm

Paul Manafort, the former Trump campaign official who has been indicted for money laundering and making false statements, filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the US Department of Justice (DOJ), Deputy Attorney General Rod Rosenstein and Special Counsel Robert...

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News House gives final approval to tax reform bill
House gives final approval to tax reform bill
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 20, 2017 01:55:29 pm

The US House of Representatives voted 224-201 Wednesday to give final approval to the sweeping Tax Cuts and Jobs Act . With the Senate's approval earlier Wednesday, the legislation now moves to President Donald Trump for...

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News Poland approves judicial reform legislation as EU warns of rule of law violations
Poland approves judicial reform legislation as EU warns of rule of law violations
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 20, 2017 01:19:53 pm

Polish President Andrzej Duda signed judicial reform legislation Wednesday, placing control over the courts into the hands of the ruling right-wing Law and Justice party. The move came hours after the European Commission [official...

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News France economy minister files suit against Amazon for unfair competition
France economy minister files suit against Amazon for unfair competition
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 18, 2017 03:29:16 pm

French Economy Minster Bruno Le Maire filed suit against Amazon Monday for unfair competitive practices. Following a two-year investigation, the French Directorate-General for Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control had concluded that...

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News Honduras electoral tribunal declares incumbent winner of presidential election
Honduras electoral tribunal declares incumbent winner of presidential election
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 18, 2017 02:23:13 pm

The Honduras Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE) on Sunday declared incumbent President Juan Orlando Hernández the winner of last month's disputed presidential election. The tribunal found that Hernández won by 50,446 votes, receiving...

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In Other News …
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 15, 2017 03:39:00 pm

The legal world is a busy place. Here are a few stories we didn't get to this week that we thought you might be interested in. Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday there are "strong indications of election...

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News Supreme Court allows enforcement of revised travel ban
Supreme Court allows enforcement of revised travel ban
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 4, 2017 05:09:49 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday allowed enforcement of the Trump administration's revised travel ban pending further court proceedings. Here is the order staying the lower court decision in Trump v. Hawaii , currently pending...

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In Other News …
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 10, 2017 12:34:19 pm

The legal world is a busy place. Here are a few stories we didn't get to this week that we thought you might be interested in. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit agreed Monday to...

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News Supreme Court dismisses travel ban challenge as moot
Supreme Court dismisses travel ban challenge as moot
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 10, 2017 11:45:01 pm

In a brief order Tuesday evening, the US Supreme Court vacated the judgment in one of two pending challenges to President Donald Trump's executive order limiting entry to the US from certain countries. The court remanded Trump v....

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Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty took effect

On March 5, 1970, the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty took effect after ratification by 43 countries. Read a brief history of the NPT.

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On March 5, 1984, the US Supreme Court upheld a nativity scene built on public land by the City of Pawtucket, Rhode Island. The Court in Lynch v. Donnelly held that the creche did not violate the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment, which prohibits the government from passing any "law respecting an establishment of religion".

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