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News ICC prosecutor: UN Security Council has failed in not arresting Sudan president
ICC prosecutor: UN Security Council has failed in not arresting Sudan president
Mark Casper
June 10, 2016 12:01:18 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the UN Security Council have been "conspicuous silent" in response to the prosecutor office's calls to arrest Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir, said ICC Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda on Thursday. She stated...

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News South Africa president appeals ruling reinstating corruption charges
South Africa president appeals ruling reinstating corruption charges
Mark Casper
June 10, 2016 11:23:36 am

South African President Jacob Zuma, along with the state prosecutor, began an appeal on Friday of a ruling reinstating 783 corruption charges against him. The charges were initially dropped by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) ...

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News Federal appeals court: authorities may require permits for concealed handguns in public
Federal appeals court: authorities may require permits for concealed handguns in public
Mark Casper
June 10, 2016 10:46:45 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held Thursday that the right to carry a concealed gun is not within Second Amendment right to bear arms. The court, reversing a prior 2014 decision...

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News Turkish Constitutional Court rejects petition to strike down immunity bill
Turkish Constitutional Court rejects petition to strike down immunity bill
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 02:51:52 pm

The Turkish Constitutional Court on Friday rejected petitions by opposition lawmakers seeking to lift immunity for members of Parliament. The Turkish parliament had passed two temporary amendments last month that would allow 138 deputies...

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News Three-judge panel upholds North Carolina’s newly drawn voting districts
Three-judge panel upholds North Carolina’s newly drawn voting districts
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 01:45:33 pm

A three-judge panel upheld North Carolina's newly drawn congressional districts on Thursday. The challenge was brought after the state's General Assembly was ordered to redraw [JURIST report its congressional lines by the US Supreme Court, and the...

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News UN: Ukraine rights violations persist
UN: Ukraine rights violations persist
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 11:34:53 am

The human rights situation in Ukraine remains troublesome following two years of conflict with Russia, according to a report released Friday by the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights . Among the various...

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News BP to pay shareholders $175 million in class action settlement
BP to pay shareholders $175 million in class action settlement
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 10:32:59 am

BP stated Thursday that it has agreed to pay $175 million to shareholders in a securities class action suit against the company relating back to the 2010 BP Gulf of Mexico oil spill. Shareholders claimed...

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News Guantanamo detainee appears before secret tribunal seeking release
Guantanamo detainee appears before secret tribunal seeking release
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 10:03:12 am

Guantanamo Bay detainee Mohamedou Ould Slahi appeared before a secret government tribunal on Thursday, seeking to be released from his detention. Slahi, who was one of only two Guantanamo prisoners to endure a Rumsfeld approved "special interrogation...

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News UN chief concerned over increase in military recruitment and death of children
UN chief concerned over increase in military recruitment and death of children
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 09:39:09 am

In his report issued Thursday, UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon expressed shock at the increasing number of children recruited and killed in armed conflicts in several countries, including Afghanistan, Yemen, Iran and South Sudan. Ban asked...

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News Obama administration proposes regulations to address payday loan ‘debt traps’
Obama administration proposes regulations to address payday loan ‘debt traps’
Mark Casper
June 3, 2016 08:02:22 am

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) proposed a rule on Thursday seeking to address predatory loaning practices by "payday" and other high-interest lenders. The 1,000-plus-page regulation suggests two policies of note. First, the agency proposed...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Soviet spy Klaus Fuchs sentenced to 14 years in UK prison

On March 1, 1950, German-British atomic scientist Klaus Fuchs was sentenced to 14 years in prison by a UK court for passing British and American nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Read a biography of Fuchs from PBS.

Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law

On March 1, 1875, the Civil Rights Act of 1875 became law. It declared that all persons within the jurisdiction of the United States shall be entitled to the full and equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages, facilities, and privileges of inns, public conveyances on land or water, theaters, and other places of public amusement, subject only to the conditions and limitations established by law. In 1883, in the Civil Rights Cases, the US Supreme Court ruled the 1875 Act unconstitutional and unauthorized by either the 13th or 14th Amendments. Congress passed no more civil rights legislation until 1957.

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