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News California Senate approves bill to prohibit state police from enforcing immigration laws
California Senate approves bill to prohibit state police from enforcing immigration laws
Jennifer Suder
April 4, 2017 12:13:13 pm

The California State Senate overwhelmingly passed a bill on Monday that would expand protections for undocumented immigrants by prohibiting state or local law enforcement from using resources to investigate, detain, report or arrest people for immigration...

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News Arkansas death row inmates sue governor to halt executions
Arkansas death row inmates sue governor to halt executions
Jennifer Suder
March 28, 2017 12:45:27 pm

Nine Arkansas death row inmates, including eight scheduled for lethal injections next month, jointly filed suit against Governor Asa Hutchinson and Department of Correction Director Wendy Kelly on Monday to stop the executions....

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News Former Congo VP sentenced to additional year in prison
Former Congo VP sentenced to additional year in prison
Jennifer Suder
March 23, 2017 11:45:57 am

Former vice president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Jean-Pierre Bemba Gombo, was sentenced on Wednesday by the International Criminal Court (ICC) to an additional year in prison and fined approximately $325,000 for interfering...

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News Maryland House approves bill to limit local immigration enforcement
Maryland House approves bill to limit local immigration enforcement
Jennifer Suder
March 21, 2017 12:23:47 pm

The Maryland House of Delegates approved legislation on Monday to bar police statewide from checking the immigration status of individuals they arrest or from stopping an individual for the purposes of suspected immigration violations. The...

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Brexit bill receives ‘royal assent’ and becomes law
Jennifer Suder
March 16, 2017 11:10:48 am

UK House of Commons speaker John Bercow announced Thursday that the EU withdrawal bill has received royal assent and become law. UK Prime Minister Theresa May is now empowered to...

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'Wobblies' put on trial in Chicago

On March 23, 1918, 101 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World union ("The Wobblies") were put on trial in Chicago for conspiracy to obstruct America's participation in World War I. Learn more about the Wobblies from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

Pakistan becomes world's first Islamic republic

On March 23, 1956, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic. Unfortunately, democracy in Pakistan collapsed quickly after General Ayub Khan lead a successful coup d'etat. Since that time, Pakistan has vacillated between military and civilian government. Pakistan was governed by the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan, until it was superseded by the 1973 Constitution, which still serves as the country's basic law today.

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