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News UN rights committee urges Maldives to allow former president to run for office
UN rights committee urges Maldives to allow former president to run for office
Kenneth Hall
April 16, 2018 01:18:55 pm

The UN Human Rights Committee (UNHRC) released a report on Monday finding that the judicial proceedings under which former Maldives president Mohamed Nasheed were convicted "contained serious flaws and violated his right to a...

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News Germany constitutional court declares country’s property tax regime unconstitutional
Germany constitutional court declares country’s property tax regime unconstitutional
Kenneth Hall
April 11, 2018 12:58:56 pm

Germany's constitutional court, the Bundesverfassungsgericht , ruled the property tax regime in west Germany to be unconstitutional on Tuesday, citing the the current unitary valuations as violating the fundamental right to equal treatment under German Basic...

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News ICC prosecutor calls for end to violence in Gaza Strip
ICC prosecutor calls for end to violence in Gaza Strip
Kenneth Hall
April 9, 2018 01:44:25 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) chief prosecutor Fatou Bensouda called Sunday for an end to the violence that has recently taken place in the Gaza Strip and raised the possibility of ICC prosecutions against Israel...

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News Supreme Court agrees to hear case regarding definition of ‘violent felony’
Supreme Court agrees to hear case regarding definition of ‘violent felony’
Kenneth Hall
April 2, 2018 01:05:48 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in Stokeling v. United States on Monday, where it will determine whether a state criminal offense requiring only a slight amount of force is categorically a "violent crime"...

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News Police officers involved in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling will not face criminal charges
Police officers involved in fatal shooting of Alton Sterling will not face criminal charges
Kenneth Hall
March 28, 2018 12:10:20 pm

Louisiana Attorney General Jeff Landry on Tuesday announced that the state will not be filing charges against the two Baton Rouge police officers involved in the 2016 fatal shooting of Alton Sterling. Coupled with the statement,...

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News Trump issues memorandum limiting transgender troops from serving
Trump issues memorandum limiting transgender troops from serving
Kenneth Hall
March 26, 2018 10:25:38 am

US President Donald Trump on Friday directed JSecretary of Defense ames Mattis to ban transgender troops from serving in the military if they require surgery or significant medical treatment. The memorandum revokes the president's August order...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear Arizona challenge to dreamer drivers license ruling
Supreme Court declines to hear Arizona challenge to dreamer drivers license ruling
Kenneth Hall
March 21, 2018 11:18:49 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an Arizona challenge to a US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit decision barring the state from refusing to issue drivers licenses to recipients...

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News Supreme Court to rule on mandatory detention of noncitizens released from criminal custody
Supreme Court to rule on mandatory detention of noncitizens released from criminal custody
Kenneth Hall
March 19, 2018 10:48:37 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Nielsen v. Preap to rule on the mandatory detention of noncitizens who are released from criminal custody. The question before the court...

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News Philippines to withdraw from International Criminal Court
Philippines to withdraw from International Criminal Court
Kenneth Hall
March 14, 2018 01:01:34 pm

President Rodrigo Duterte on Wednesday announced that he will immediately pull the Philippines out of the International Criminal Court (ICC) . In a 15 page letter to the media, Duterte declared that the...

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News China parliament votes to scrap presidential term limits
China parliament votes to scrap presidential term limits
Kenneth Hall
March 12, 2018 01:13:07 pm

China's National People's Congress , overwhelmingly approved numerous amendments to the Chinese Constitution on Sunday, eliminating presidential term-limits and strengthening the Communist Party of China's (CCP) role in the state's governance. The largely...

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Titanic sinking precipitated multiple lawsuits

The Titanic sank early in the morning of April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Of 2228 passengers and crewmembers aboard, only 705 survived. The sinking gave rise to a variety of lawsuits against the White Star Line, the Titanic's owners.

Andrew Johnson sworn in after Lincoln assassination

On April 15, 1865, Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the seventeenth President of the United States, after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Johnson became the first US President to be impeached, but he was not convicted. Learn more about Andrew Johnson and his impeachment from the US Senate.

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