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News US senators introduce updated war powers bill
US senators introduce updated war powers bill
Kylee Clark
April 18, 2018 01:12:14 pm

US Senators Bob Corker (R-TN) and Tim Kaine (D-VA) proposed a new bill Monday that would replace the 2001 and 2002 authorizations for use of military force (AUMF). The proposed legislation includes several new provisions including: the use...

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US District Court dismisses financial disclosure case against President Trump
Kylee Clark
April 11, 2018 01:26:12 pm

US District Court Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly on Tuesday dismissed a suit alleging that President Trump violated the Ethics in Government Act (EIGA) by reporting personal and business debt on his 2016 financial disclosure...

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ACLU sues Orange County officials over jailhouse informant program
Kylee Clark
April 4, 2018 12:21:10 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of California - Orange County Wednesday seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the Orange County District Attorney (OCDA) and Orange County Sheriff (OCSD) [official...

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HRW urges Eastern Caribbean countries to repeal ‘buggery’ laws
Kylee Clark
March 22, 2018 02:27:36 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Wednesday urged Eastern Caribbean countries to repeal colonial "buggery" laws . Among a variety of requests, HRW urged the countries, including Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Dominica, Grenada, St. Kitts and Nevis, St. Lucia,...

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Supreme Court sends criminal procedure case back to lower court
Kylee Clark
March 22, 2018 07:55:09 am

The US Supreme Court held Wednesday in Ayestas v Davis that the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit applied the wrong standard when they denied Carlos Ayestas funding for investigative services in...

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Florida lawmakers send revised gun control bill to the governor
Kylee Clark
March 8, 2018 03:48:13 pm

The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved Bill 7026 , the "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act," 67-50 in order to to provide stricter guidelines on firearms safety. The bill, approved ...

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Illinois House approves gun control legislation
Kylee Clark
March 1, 2018 12:12:55 pm

The Illinois House of Representatives on Wednesday approved three bills to tighten gun control. HB1467 would criminalize selling, manufacturing, purchasing, possessing or carrying a bump stock or trigger crank that would allow non-automatic rifles to be used...

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Federal judge dismisses challenge to Trump’s border wall
Kylee Clark
February 28, 2018 12:47:36 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of California granted summary judgment for the Trump administration Tuesday, allowing construction of a border wall between the US and Mexico to proceed. Plaintiffs, including the Center...

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UN rights experts concerned over China court ruling on ‘incitement to separatism’
Kylee Clark
February 23, 2018 08:55:24 am

A group of UN human rights experts on Wednesday expressed concern that the Yushu Intermediate Court in China has upheld charges of "incitement to separatism" against Tashi Wangchuk. Charges were brought against Wangchuk in January 2016 after the...

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News Oregon lawmakers approve bill to make health care a constitutional right
Oregon lawmakers approve bill to make health care a constitutional right
Kylee Clark
February 14, 2018 12:10:52 pm

Oregon's House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to amend the constitution to make access to health care a fundamental right. The amendment would add a section to the state's constitution that reads: "It is...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Alberto Fujimori born

On July 28, 1938, Alberto Fujimori was born in Lima, Peru. Fujimori became President of Peru exactly 62 years later on July 28, 1990 and served until November 22, 2000, when he fled to Japan under a cloud of allegations involving corruption and human-rights violations. Fujimori was widely credited with restoring Peru's economy and national security during his time in office but was convicted in 2007 of ordering an illegal search and seizure and sentenced to 6 years in prison. In 2009, he was also convicted in a separate trial of human rights violations stemming from his war against domestic terrorists during his time in office. Learn more about Alberto Fujimori and his trial from the archives of the New York Times.

Fourteenth Amendment ratified

On July 28, 1868, the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Constitution, granting citizenship to former slaves and protecting due process of law and equal protection of laws in the States, was ratified. Learn more about the history of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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