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Saudi Arabia arrests dozens in anti-corruption crackdown
Jonathon Churchin
November 6, 2017 02:25:39 pm

Saudi Arabia officials on Sunday arrested dozens of individuals, including princes, military officers, influential businessmen and government ministers, as part of a wide ranging anti-corruption probe. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman has been the driving force...

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Bergdahl avoids time after desertion in Afghanistan
Jonathon Churchin
November 3, 2017 01:03:17 pm

US Army Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl avoided prison time but received a dishonorable discharge Friday for desertion and misbehavior before the enemy after abandoning his outpost in Afghanistan in 2009. Bergdahl was originally facing a potential life in prison sentence, though...

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Oman establishes committee for international humanitarian law
Jonathon Churchin
October 30, 2017 12:54:05 pm

Oman's Minister Responsible for Foreign Affairs , Yousuf Bin Alawi, on Monday signed Ministerial Decision No. 330/2017 into law, establishing the Omani Committee for International Humanitarian Law. The committee was established [Times of...

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Special Counsel charges 3 individuals over Russia probe
Jonathon Churchin
October 30, 2017 11:57:11 am

UPDATE 2:32PM ET: Manafort and Gates have pleaded not guilty. Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Monday revealed charges against two former Trump campaign officials, and a plea agreement with a third, marking the first criminal charges to...

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News UN mission in Congo condemns arrests of opposition members
UN mission in Congo condemns arrests of opposition members
Jonathon Churchin
October 23, 2017 12:59:03 pm

The UN Organization Stabilization Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (MONUSCO) on Monday denounced the arrest of 30 opposition party members as part of a crackdown by President Joseph Kabila's government. The...

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Iraq court orders arrest of Kurdistan VP
Jonathon Churchin
October 20, 2017 02:16:20 pm

Iraq's Supreme Justice Council on Thursday ordered the arrest of Kurdistan Regional Government Vice President Kosrat Rasul on charges of "provocation" against Iraq's armed forces. The court order comes after Rasul has spoken out against the increased military...

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Federal appeals court finds cross monument unconstitutional
Jonathon Churchin
October 20, 2017 01:25:46 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Wednesday that a 90-year-old cross shaped monument in Maryland violates the Establishment Clause of the First Amendment . The monument, erected in 1925 to honor...

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News Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to reduce tension over occupied Karabakh
Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia agree to reduce tension over occupied Karabakh
Jonathon Churchin
October 16, 2017 01:01:43 pm

At a meeting of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) Minsk Group, on Monday, Presidents of Azerbaijan and Armenia agreed to begin the process of reducing tensions in Nagorno-Karabakh, which both nations lay...

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UN rights experts: Kenya must lift ban on protests and end police brutality
Jonathon Churchin
October 16, 2017 12:00:52 pm

A group of UN human rights experts on Monday urged Kenya to lift a new ban on protests and refrain from violence against protesters in the build up to the national elections. The Kenyan authorities made it illegal...

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HRW to Colombia: fix flaws in transitional justice law
Jonathon Churchin
October 9, 2017 02:22:23 pm

José Miguel Vivanco , director of Human Rights Watch's Americas division, sent a letter to several heads of the Colombian government Sunday, urging them to implement legislative proposals of a peace agreement with the Revolutionary Armed Forces of...

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Magna Carta established fundamental rights in England

On June 15, 1215, King John sealed the Magna Carta at Runnymede, establishing certain fundamental rights as part of the law in England. Learn more about the Magna Carta.

Twelfth Amendment Ratified

On June 15, 1804, the Twelfth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution was ratified, creating separate votes in the electoral college for President and Vice-President. In prior elections, the country experienced problems with the original system in Article II, Section 1, Clause 3 of the Constitution, which failed to adequately segregate votes for President and Vice-President. This led to a tie in the 1800 election between Presidential and Vice-Presidential candidates of the same party. Learn more about the history of the Twelfth Amendment from the University of Chicago.

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