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News OIG: female national park employees faced inappropriate comments, treatment
OIG: female national park employees faced inappropriate comments, treatment
Lars Peterson
April 14, 2017 11:12:20 am

The Office of Inspector General on Wednesday released an investigative report with findings on allegations of gender discrimination and sexual harassment at Yellowstone National Park . The investigation began in September 2016 after an employee...

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News Alabama governor resigns following the start of impeachment proceedings
Alabama governor resigns following the start of impeachment proceedings
Lars Peterson
April 11, 2017 11:23:01 am

Alabama Governor Robert Bentley on Monday afternoon resigned from his office after impeachment proceedings were initiated against him by lawmakers that morning. Bentley was under investigation for misuse of state resources to pursue and cover up an affair...

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News Samsung head denies bribery charges at trial
Samsung head denies bribery charges at trial
Lars Peterson
April 7, 2017 11:16:28 am

Samsung head Lee Jae-yong on Friday denied the bribery charges brought against him in his first court appearance before the Seoul Central District Court . Lee was arrested in February and is accused of...

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News Hungary Assembly passes law banning foreign school
Hungary Assembly passes law banning foreign school
Lars Peterson
April 4, 2017 11:29:30 am

The Hungarian National Assembly on Tuesday passed a law in a fast-track process which would require foreign universities to have campuses in Hungary and their home countries.This bill threatens to push out Central...

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News Senate votes to allow states to withhold funds from abortion providers
Senate votes to allow states to withhold funds from abortion providers
Lars Peterson
March 31, 2017 11:16:22 am

The US Senate on Thursday passed a joint resolution to allow states to prevent federal grant money from going to abortion providers. Under the bill, states would be allowed to withhold federal family planning funds from Planned Parenthood [advocacy...

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News EU top court upholds economic sanctions against Russia
EU top court upholds economic sanctions against Russia
Lars Peterson
March 28, 2017 11:27:27 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Tuesday ruled that the bloc's economic sanctions placed on Russia were valid. The measures include travel restrictions and a freeze on the assets of certain natural and legal persons. Certain...

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News UN rights council passes resolution to investigate abuses in Myanmar
UN rights council passes resolution to investigate abuses in Myanmar
Lars Peterson
March 24, 2017 11:13:02 am

The United Nations Human Rights Council passed a resolution Friday to investigate potential human rights violations in Myanmar. The fact-finding mission will be appointed by the President of the Human Rights Council with the purpose of establishing...

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News Baltimore City Council approves bill to raise minimum wage
Baltimore City Council approves bill to raise minimum wage
Lars Peterson
March 21, 2017 11:34:17 am

The Baltimore City Council voted 11-3 Monday to approve a bill that would increase the minimum wage to $15 per hour by 2022. Maryland's current minimum wage is $8.75 and is slated to increase to $10.10...

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News Federal judge rejects Google e-mail scanning settlement
Federal judge rejects Google e-mail scanning settlement
Lars Peterson
March 17, 2017 10:44:32 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday rejected a settlement in a class action lawsuit between non-Gmail users and Google. The non-Gmail users contended that Google illegally scanned their...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

March from Selma begins

On March 21, 1965, Martin Luther King, Jr. began his third march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama to protest racial discrimination in the Jim Crow South. By March 25, over 25,000 people led by Dr. King reached Montgomery, Alabama. Specifically, the march called attention to the suppression of African-American voting rights and a police assault on a civil rights demonstration three weeks prior. Five months later, in August 1965, Congress passed the Voting Rights Act. Read a history of the march from Selma to Montgomery.

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March 21 is the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination.

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