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News Texas state House approves ban on “sanctuary cities”
Texas state House approves ban on “sanctuary cities”
Justin Cosgrove
April 27, 2017 01:26:12 pm

The Texas State House of Representatives approved on Thursday a strict ban on so-called "sanctuary cities." The bill seeks to empower law enforcement to enforce federal immigration law against detainees and threatens to...

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France court refuses to extradite former Kosovo prime minister
Justin Cosgrove
April 27, 2017 01:03:28 pm

A French court on Thursday refused an extradition request for former Kosovo prime minister Ramush Haradinaj , who is facing war crime charges in Serbia. The court released Haradinaj shortly thereafter giving the parties five...

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NAACP claims Georgia redistricting discriminatory
Justin Cosgrove
April 25, 2017 10:18:56 am

The NAACP on Monday announced a lawsuit against the state of Georgia, claiming that state's 2015 voter redistricting was discriminatory. The group claims that lawmakers redrew voting district lines for political gain at...

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Ontario announces universal basic income trial
Justin Cosgrove
April 25, 2017 10:17:30 am

The Canadian Province of Ontario announced Monday that it will begin a trial program for universal basic income this summer. The Ontario government said that it will test the policy on roughly 4,000 participants....

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News Massachusetts Supreme Court dismisses 21,000 drug convictions following chemist misconduct
Massachusetts Supreme Court dismisses 21,000 drug convictions following chemist misconduct
Justin Cosgrove
April 21, 2017 10:41:06 am

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday formally approved the dismissal of over 21,000 drug convictions that were deemed to be "tainted" by a former state chemist's misconduct. This action has been deemed [CBS...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on ineffective counsel and government aid to church programs
Supreme Court hears arguments on ineffective counsel and government aid to church programs
Justin Cosgrove
April 19, 2017 05:15:52 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Weaver v. Massachusetts and Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer . In Weaver v. Massachusetts , the court considered arguments on whether a...

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Southern Poverty Law Center sues political website for harassment
Justin Cosgrove
April 19, 2017 10:00:18 am

The Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) filed a lawsuit against the founder of the website The Daily Stormer. SPLC filed the suit on behalf of a Montana woman who claims to have been targeted by...

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Education department civil rights office opens investigation of Richmond schools
Justin Cosgrove
April 17, 2017 07:54:38 pm

Advocacy groups Legal Aid Justice Center and the American Civil Liberties Union of Virginia announced Monday that the US Department of Education has launched a civil rights investigation of Richmond Public Schools. The probe...

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News Canada announces plan to legalize marijuana
Canada announces plan to legalize marijuana
Justin Cosgrove
April 14, 2017 10:50:58 am

The Canadian government on Thursday announced a plan to legal recreational use of marijuana by July 2018. Canada is set to implement this plan into law nationwide, though the government has stated that it would leave...

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Iowa governor signs law expanding gun rights
Justin Cosgrove
April 14, 2017 10:18:45 am

Iowa Governor Terry Branstad on Thursday signed legislation expanding gun rights in the state. House File 517 gives gun owners the ability to defend themselves in public and preventing local governments from implementing...

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Eighteenth Amendment came into effect

On January 16, 1920, the Eighteenth Amendment to the US Constitution came into effect as scheduled one year after ratification, marking the beginning of Prohibition.

Learn more about Temperance and Prohibition from Professor K. Austin Kerr of the Ohio State University Department of History.

English Parliament bans Roman Catholicism

On January 16, 1581, the English Parliament banned Roman Catholicism throughout the country during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I. From that time on, Catholicism declined in England until the Catholic Emancipation of the late 18th century.

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