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News US Senate approves bill allowing Saudi Arabia to be sued for 9/11 attacks
US Senate approves bill allowing Saudi Arabia to be sued for 9/11 attacks
Justin Cosgrove
May 19, 2016 10:29:22 am

The US Senate unanimously approved a bill on Tuesday that would let the families of those killed in the September 11 attacks sue Saudi Arabia for any role it had in the terrorist...

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News Sweden court sentences man to life in prison for role in Rwanda genocide
Sweden court sentences man to life in prison for role in Rwanda genocide
Justin Cosgrove
May 18, 2016 10:30:48 am

A Swedish court sentenced a man to life in prison on Monday for taking part in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . The Stockholm District Court determined that Claver Berinkindi was guilty of genocide...

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News Federal judge halts enforcement of DC’s strict gun law
Federal judge halts enforcement of DC’s strict gun law
Justin Cosgrove
May 18, 2016 09:04:14 am

A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction on Tuesday that halted the enforcement of a provision of Washington, DC's strict gun laws. Judge Richard Leon of the US District Court for the District of Columbia stated...

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News Supreme Court rejects challenge to law banning protests on ‘plaza’
Supreme Court rejects challenge to law banning protests on ‘plaza’
Justin Cosgrove
May 16, 2016 04:50:33 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a challenge to a law that bans protests on the marble plaza in front of the courthouse. In their decision to deny the petition in Hodge v. Talkin...

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News ACLU seeks to block North Carolina HB2
ACLU seeks to block North Carolina HB2
Justin Cosgrove
May 16, 2016 04:39:11 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , along with several other organizations, asked a federal court on Monday block the enforcement of a North Carolina law that they claim targets transgender people for discrimination. The ACLU, the...

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News Virginia passes lethal injection drug secrecy bill
Virginia passes lethal injection drug secrecy bill
Justin Cosgrove
April 21, 2016 05:44:12 pm

Virginia's General Assembly voted Wednesday to keep secret the identities of suppliers of lethal injection drugs. The proposal was supported by Governor Terry McAuliffe , who stated that suppliers would only sell their products if...

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News Venezuela Congress approves new referendum rules
Venezuela Congress approves new referendum rules
Justin Cosgrove
April 21, 2016 04:46:41 pm

Venezuela's opposition-led parliament on Wednesday approved new referendum rules. The law speeds up the process of requesting recall referendums. The Venezuelan Constitution allows elected officials be recalled if they have...

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News Gambia court charges 40 people after protests
Gambia court charges 40 people after protests
Justin Cosgrove
April 21, 2016 04:27:44 pm

The High Court in Gambia's capital of Banjul on Wednesday charged 40 people with offenses related to recent protests. More than 50 people were arrested after a demonstration last Thursday by members of the opposition United Democratic Party calling for...

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News UN chief marks 70th anniversary of ICJ
UN chief marks 70th anniversary of ICJ
Justin Cosgrove
April 21, 2016 12:00:53 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon gave an address on Wednesday marking the 70th anniversary of the International Court of Justice (ICJ) . In his remarks , the secretary-general stated that the ICJ has made an "enormous contribution" to international law....

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News Supreme Court: state energy plans illegally intrude on FERC authority
Supreme Court: state energy plans illegally intrude on FERC authority
Justin Cosgrove
April 20, 2016 08:41:44 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that state plans by Maryland and New Jersey impeded upon the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission's (FERC) authority under the Federal Power Act . The states were...

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India and Bangladesh sign friendship treaty

On March 19, 1972, India and Bangladesh signed a Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation, and Peace for twenty-five years. The treaty recognized the independence of Bangladesh by India at the conclusion of Bangladesh's war of independence from Pakistan. The treaty expired in 1997 without renewal.

Earl Warren born

US Supreme Court Chief Justice Earl Warren was born on March 19, 1891, in Los Angeles, California. He led the Court during a critical period of social change in the 1950s and 1960s and is perhaps best known for his Opinion in Brown v. Board of Education. Learn more about Earl Warren from the Supreme Court Historical Society, and hear him deliver the Landon Lecture at Kansas State University in 1970, shortly after his retirement, on the theme "The Alternative is Chaos."

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