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News Government appeals DC court order on transgender troops
Government appeals DC court order on transgender troops
Lindsay Offutt
December 12, 2017 03:46:25 pm

The Trump administration on Monday appealed the US District Court for the District of Columbia order that denied a request to delay the preliminary injunction blocking President Donald Trump's transgender military ban, originally set to take...

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News House passes legislation extending concealed carry privilege across state lines
House passes legislation extending concealed carry privilege across state lines
Lindsay Offutt
December 7, 2017 01:40:43 pm

A highly divided US House of Representatives on Wednesday voted 231-198 to pass HR 38 , a bill loosening gun regulations and allowing individuals with concealed weapons carrying permits to legally travel between states....

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in sports betting case
Supreme Court hears arguments in sports betting case
Lindsay Offutt
December 5, 2017 07:02:15 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday, including a Tenth Amendment challenge to a federal sports betting prohibition. The first case, Christie v. NCAA , was brought by the governor of New Jersey, challenging...

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News Saudi prince released from custody after reaching $1bn corruption settlement: reports
Saudi prince released from custody after reaching $1bn corruption settlement: reports
Lindsay Offutt
November 30, 2017 09:01:00 am

Saudi Arabian authorities released Prince Miteb bin Abdullah from custody on Tuesday after reaching an estimated $1 billion settlement agreement concerning corruption allegations, according to a Saudi official . Miteb, "along with 200 other royals, ministers and business tycoons,"...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on cell phone tracking
Lindsay Offutt
November 30, 2017 08:14:40 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in Carpenter v. United States , a case concerning law enforcement officers' authority to collect an individual's cell phone records to track his movements over an extended period of...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases challenging administrative patent review process
Lindsay Offutt
November 27, 2017 05:05:28 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in two patent law cases challenging the constitutionality and statutory interpretation of the patent review process. The first case, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group , challenges the...

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Federal judge strikes down Trump’s executive order withholding funding from sanctuary cities
Lindsay Offutt
November 21, 2017 12:35:56 pm

The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday struck down as unconstitutional President Donald Trump's Executive Order "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States" (Order 13768) ,...

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DOJ files lawsuit against AT&T to block Time Warner takeover
Lindsay Offutt
November 21, 2017 07:34:47 am

The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on Monday against AT&T, DirecTV, and Time Warner on Monday seeking to prevent the companies' proposed $108 billion merger. The DOJ alleges that the companies' merger would violate...

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44 state AGs ask Congress to repeal law favoring drug companies
Lindsay Offutt
November 16, 2017 08:42:40 am

Attorneys general from 44 states on Tuesday signed a letter asking Congress to repeal the Ensuring Patient Access and Effective Drug Enforcement Act , which they claim prevents the Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA) from using effective drug...

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Colombia constitutional court rules justice tribunals are constitutional
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November 16, 2017 07:22:03 am

Colombia's Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that provisions for special justice tribunals outlined in the 2016 peace accord between the government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) were constitutional. The Final Agreement...

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Phillip III of Spain expels Muslim converts to Christianity

Phillip III of Spain began the expulsion of the country's "Morisco" (Muslims who converted to Christianity and their descendants) population on April 9, 1609, based on the Crown's fears that the Morisco population retained Muslim beliefs. Hundreds of thousands of Moriscos would be expelled from the country from 1609-1614. The expulsions took place just over 100 years after Spain's Jewish population was expelled in 1492. Learn more about the expulsion of the Moriscos.

Senate approves purchase of Alaska

On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.

Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.

Last beheading in England

On April 9, 1747, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, became the last man to be beheaded in England when he was executed on Tower Hill for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. Learn more about the legal history and practice of beheading.

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