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Federal judge dismisses case over Texas anti-sanctuary city legislation
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A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday dismissed a case concerning Senate Bill 4 , a bill intended to penalize so-called "sanctuary cities." The action was...

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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday struck down an Obama-era rule that banned certain gases from being used in air conditioning and refrigeration appliances. The court ruled...

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Prominent Thailand journalist charged with sedition
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Pravit Rojanaphruk , a prominent Thai journalist, was charged Tuesday with sedition and violation of Thailand's computer laws for making political posts online. Pravit, known for being a strong advocate of press freedom, allegedly made political posts on...

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The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Wednesday remanded transgender student Gavin Grimm's case against the Gloucester County School Board in order to determine whether the matter...

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The Chilean Congress passed a bill late Wednesday night that would would allow abortions in instances of rape, threat to the mother's health, and fetal abnormality "incompatible with life." The 70...

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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona found former Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio guilty of criminal contempt on Monday. The court found Arpaio did not comply with a court order...

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The US Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions against Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro on Monday. The sanctions will freeze all of Maduro's assets that are subject to US jurisdiction and will prohibit any US citizens...

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The International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans and Intersex Association (ILGA) released a report stating that same-sex relationships are still illegal in 72 countries around the world. The report identifies these 72 nations as "criminalising States"...

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The UN Special Rapporteur on human rights in the Demoractic People's Republic of Korea , Tomas Ojea Quintana , is asking North and South Korea to open discussions concerning human rights following his second visit...

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28 countries unite against Axis Powers

On January 2, 1942, twenty-eight countries formally agreed not to make peace with the Axis Powers separately. At the time, all twenty-eight were fighting against the Axis as Allies in World War II. The agreement was part of the Declaration by the United Nations, signed the previous day. In December of 1941, U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt referred to this group of allies as the "United Nations."

US government agents arrested thousands in Palmer raids

On January 2, 1920, over 500 government agents acting on the direction of US Attorney General Mitchell Palmer carried out a massive counter-terror operation in 33 US cities, arresting between six and ten thousand aliens suspected of Communism, radicalism and anarchism. The "Palmer Raids" and the detentions and deportation proceedings that followed them were denounced by a number of prominent lawyers and judges who later established the American Civil Liberties Union. Read an excerpt from Attorney General Palmer's 1920 article, The Case Against the 'Reds' and learn more about the Palmer Raids and the Red Scare of 1919-20.

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