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News Supreme Court denies review in death penalty case involving jury discrimination
Supreme Court denies review in death penalty case involving jury discrimination
Jennifer Suder
December 4, 2017 01:13:58 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied review in the Alabama death penalty case of Floyd v. Alabama in which attorneys argue that African-American jurors were improperly excluded from the jury. The petitioner, Christopher Floyd,...

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News Rights groups: Venezuela protesters tortured by government
Rights groups: Venezuela protesters tortured by government
Jennifer Suder
November 29, 2017 04:08:46 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) and the Penal Forum on Wednesday that revealed human rights and humanitarian crises in Venezuela, as the government continues to arbitrarily arrest, prosecute, and, in some cases, torture critics of...

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News Federal appeals court rejects challenge to campaign finance law
Federal appeals court rejects challenge to campaign finance law
Jennifer Suder
November 29, 2017 03:13:54 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday rejected a challenge to a campaign finance law that set limits on federal donations to primary and general elections. The law placed a per-election donation...

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News Supreme Court denies review of Yemen drone strike
Supreme Court denies review of Yemen drone strike
Jennifer Suder
November 27, 2017 01:55:02 pm

The US Supreme Court stated on Monday that it would not review a lawsuit over a drone strike in Yemen that killed five people. Earlier this year, the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia...

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News Supreme Court declines review of state gun restrictions
Supreme Court declines review of state gun restrictions
Jennifer Suder
November 27, 2017 01:16:04 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied review of two challenges to state gun restrictions backed by the National Rifle Association (NRA) . The first was a challenge to Maryland's ban on semi-automatic...

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News FCC releases plan to dismantle net neutrality
FCC releases plan to dismantle net neutrality
Jennifer Suder
November 22, 2017 04:03:36 pm

The Federal Trade Commission (FCC) released a plan on Tuesday to dismantle regulations that require equal access to the internet, often called net neutrality . The proposal would repeal internet regulations put in place by the Obama...

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News Nebraska regulators approve alternative route for Keystone XL Pipeline
Nebraska regulators approve alternative route for Keystone XL Pipeline
Jennifer Suder
November 20, 2017 01:48:40 pm

Nebraska regulators voted on Monday to approve a route for TransCanada's Keystone XL oil pipeline, lifting the final regulatory barrier for the long-delayed project. The Nebraska Public Service Commission , an elected panel that rules on the...

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News HRW: new use of incendiary weapons reveals need for stronger laws
HRW: new use of incendiary weapons reveals need for stronger laws
Jennifer Suder
November 20, 2017 12:53:45 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Monday for the nations at the UN disarmament meeting later this week to strengthen international law surrounding incendiary weapons in response to the use of such weapons by the...

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News UN rights chief urges DRC to allow peaceful protests
UN rights chief urges DRC to allow peaceful protests
Jennifer Suder
November 16, 2017 08:30:28 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Wednesday for the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) to deal with those protesting the general election time change in accordance with international human rights laws...

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News Kenya Supreme Court removes opposition coalition from petitions challenging presidential election
Kenya Supreme Court removes opposition coalition from petitions challenging presidential election
Jennifer Suder
November 15, 2017 03:32:32 pm

The Supreme Court of Kenya on Tuesday rejecte the participation of the main opposition coalition in petitions challenging President Uhuru Kenyatta's victory in last month's repeat presidential election. This means that the National Super...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Treaty with Russia ceded Alaska to the United States

On March 30, 1867, the US and Russia signed a treaty ceding Alaska to the United States for a payment of $7,200,000 in gold.

Review the terms of a Treaty concerning the Cession of the Russian Possessions in North America by his Majesty the Emperor of all the Russias to the United States of America, the terms of which were included in the Treaty's Proclamation by President Andrew Johnson on June 20, 1867.

Treaty of Paris ends Crimean War

On March 30, 1856, representatives of Great Britain, France, Sardinia, Russia, and the Ottoman Empire signed the Treaty of Paris of 1856, ending the Crimean War. The treaty confirmed Russia's loss of power and territory a result of the war. The Black Sea region and some Russian islands were demilitarized, and Russia lost its influence over Romanian principalities and Christians in the Ottoman Empire under the terms of the treaty.

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