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News Ninth Circuit reinstates no-fly list challenge
Ninth Circuit reinstates no-fly list challenge
Jamie Reese
July 27, 2012 08:10:12 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday reinstated a challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) over the no-fly list maintained by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA)...

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UN SG warns Syria against use of chemical weapons
Jamie Reese
July 24, 2012 08:30:29 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday expressed his concern that Syria could potentially use chemical weapons in its ongoing conflict. Ban expressed his hopes that the international community would keep a close eye on...

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News Lawmakers concerned over use of drones within US
Lawmakers concerned over use of drones within US
Jamie Reese
July 20, 2012 08:04:02 am

US lawmakers on Tuesday expressed concern over the use of drone strikes. At a hearing in the US House Committee on Homeland Security lawmakers called on Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to...

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News Russia parliament passes bill restricting NGOs and re-criminalizing libel
Russia parliament passes bill restricting NGOs and re-criminalizing libel
Jamie Reese
July 17, 2012 09:07:11 am

The Russian State Duma on Friday approved a bill that enforces tougher restrictions on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive international funding as well as re-criminalizes the offenses of...

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News Georgia rejects clemency for death row inmate who claims mental disability
Georgia rejects clemency for death row inmate who claims mental disability
Jamie Reese
July 17, 2012 08:00:04 am

The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday rejected a clemency bid by death row inmate Warren Hill who was convicted of two counts of murder but argues he should not be executed...

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EU Commission says Romania must respect judiciary
Jamie Reese
July 13, 2012 08:11:25 am

President of the European Commission (EC) Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday urged Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta to respect the full independence of the judiciary by restoring the powers of the...

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Romania court approves vote to suspend president
Jamie Reese
July 10, 2012 08:53:46 am

The Constitutional Court of Romania on Monday approved the Parliamentary vote to suspend President Traian Basescu and replace him with a member of the centre-left coalition. Last Friday the Romanian Parliament...

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UN Security Council condemns continued hostilities in Mali
Jamie Reese
July 6, 2012 09:04:42 am

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2056 on Thursday to address the continued hostilities in the country of Mali and demand the violence come to an end. The unanimously adopted resolution...

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News Federal judge denies motion to stay in DOMA challenge
Federal judge denies motion to stay in DOMA challenge
Jamie Reese
July 5, 2012 06:56:35 pm

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on Wednesday denied a motion to stay in Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, another challenge to Section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)...

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UN calls for rights for women during political transitions
Jamie Reese
July 3, 2012 07:50:05 am

The UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and practice released a report Monday calling for a focus on advancing women's rights during political transitions. The group's priorities are discrimination against women in...

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US Supreme Court ruled flag-burning protected by First Amendment

On June 21, 1989, the US Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag in public to protest government policies is a right protected by the First Amendment. Read Texas v. Johnson. Learn more about the legal aspects of flag desecration from the Free Speech Center.

Founding of Halifax, Nova Scotia sparks Indigenous resistance

On June 21, 1749, British colonists founded the town of Halifax in the province of Nova Scotia. General Edward Cornwallis's founding of the city sparked resistance from the local Indigenous Mi'kmaq and some French-speaking Acadians in the area. French Catholic Priest Jean-Louis Le Loutre organized Mi'kmaq attacks on the British, which would continue through the French and Indian War. The Mi'kmaq would later sign a series of peace treaties with the British known as the Peace and Friendship Treaties, and the Acadians would be deported from Nova Scotia in 1755. Learn more about Fr. Le Loutre and the history of Halifax.

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