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News UN rights chief concerned over ‘monstrous disregard for civilian lives’ in Syria
UN rights chief concerned over ‘monstrous disregard for civilian lives’ in Syria
Kasey Tuttle
April 29, 2016 03:36:24 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday urged all parties to disengage from all-out war in Syria, expressing deep concern over a "monstrous disregard for civilian lives." Reports of civilian deaths...

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Supreme Court approves search warrant rule change
Kasey Tuttle
April 29, 2016 01:17:40 pm

The US Supreme Court approved a rule change Thursday that would permit US judges to issue search warrants granting access to computers in any jurisdiction. Chief Justice John Roberts sent the changes to the Federal Rules...

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News Tennessee governor vetoes bill declaring the Bible the official state book
Tennessee governor vetoes bill declaring the Bible the official state book
Kasey Tuttle
April 15, 2016 12:13:39 pm

Tennessee Governor Bill Haslam vetoed a controversial bill on Friday that would have made the Bible the state's official book. Haslam stated that the bill violates the Establishment Clause of the U.S. Constitution as well as Article...

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News California appeals court upholds teacher tenure law
California appeals court upholds teacher tenure law
Kasey Tuttle
April 15, 2016 11:24:05 am

The Second District Court of Appeal for the state of California upheld the state's teacher tenure law on Thursday, overturning a lower court's 2014 decision . Those opposing the law claimed that providing teachers strong...

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News Second Circuit denies protections for Argentina creditors
Second Circuit denies protections for Argentina creditors
Kasey Tuttle
April 15, 2016 06:03:36 am

The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit denied creditors seeking to keep in place court-ordered protections following Argentina's 2001 default of $100 billion in bonds. Investors who had paid full price for their...

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Education reform group challenges Minnesota teacher tenure law
Kasey Tuttle
April 14, 2016 12:34:54 pm

An education reform group, Students for Education Reform Minnesota , initiated a lawsuit against the state Wednesday claiming state laws governing teacher tenure violates students' fundamental rights to an education. Minnesota law allows a teacher to obtain...

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California federal judge orders removal of cross from LA county seal
Kasey Tuttle
April 8, 2016 12:51:00 pm

US District Judge Christina Snyder granted a permanent injunction on Wednesday requiring the removal of a depiction of a Latin cross from the Los Angeles, California (LA) county seal. The seal was changed in 2004 to remove all...

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News ACLU and Planned Parenthood suing Indiana over abortion ban
ACLU and Planned Parenthood suing Indiana over abortion ban
Kasey Tuttle
April 8, 2016 12:19:54 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and Planned Parenthood of Indiana filed suit against the state of Indiana on Thursday, challenging the constitutionality of a recently-signed abortion law that would prevent abortions sought due...

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News ICTY prosecutor challenges acquittal of accused Balkan war criminal Seselj
ICTY prosecutor challenges acquittal of accused Balkan war criminal Seselj
Kasey Tuttle
April 7, 2016 11:32:41 am

UN Prosecutor for the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) Serge Brammertz announced on Wednesday that he will appeal the recent acquittal of Serbian politician Vojislav Šešelj. The ICTY acquitted ...

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News UN rights chief decries reports of sexual abuse in CAR
UN rights chief decries reports of sexual abuse in CAR
Kasey Tuttle
April 1, 2016 02:16:41 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein expressed his deep concern about the latest reports of sexual exploitation and abuse by peacekeepers in the Central African Republic (CAR). The High Commissioner is seeking...

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French June Rebellion ends

A republican uprising known as the June Rebellion was put down by French authorities in Paris on June 6, 1832. The rebels sought the abdication of French King Louis Philippe I, who assumed the throne two years prior following the overthrow of King Charles X. Louis Philippe would go on to rule until 1848 when he was overthrown in the wave of revolutions that took hold across Europe that year. Author Victor Hugo would later dramatize the June Rebellion in his novel Les Miserables Read excerpts of contemporary coverage about the June Rebellion from the Guardian.

Count Camillo di Cavour, the first Prime Minister of Italy, dies

On June 6, 1861, Count Camillo Benso di Cavour died He was the first Prime Minister of a united Italy and the political leader of his nation's unification movement. After Italian unification, Cavour was responsible for the creation of the Italian constitutional monarchy and its founding political documents.

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