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Federal court orders Uber engineer removed from project in Waymo suit
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May 16, 2017 10:01:21 am

The US District Court for the Northern District of California ordered Uber engineer removed from the self-driving division of the company in a ruling made public Monday. The case Waymo LLC v. Uber Technologies Inc....

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The US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals heard arguments Monday on the Trump administration's revised ban on travelers from some majority Muslim countries. State of Hawaii, et al. v. Trump was brought before the court on appeal...

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Egypt's State Council General Assembly on Saturday nominated their own council head despite a recent amendment reserving that right for President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi . The nomination follows a contentious debate over amending the...

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Thousands of Tunisians on Saturday protested a bill that would grant amnesty to officials facing corruption charges from a previous regime. Under the amnesty bill officials who had money seized from them following the overthrow...

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The US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Thursday ordered the Trump administration to disclose the draft of the so-called "Muslim ban" executive ored. Arab American Civil Rights League v. Trump, is a...

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The President of Congo's Commission Electorale Nationale Indépendante (CENI) , Corneille Nangaa on Friday warned the presidential election may be postponed due to sectarian violence. Nangaa make the remarks during an interview...

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The National Broadcasting and Telecommunications Commission of Thailand on Thursday ordered Facebook Thailand to remove a video of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and other posts by Tuesday or face legal action. The video claims to show the...

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US Secretary of State Rex Tillerson on Thursday signed the Fairbanks Declaration to affirm protection of the arctic climate. The move was a part of the 10th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting , with goals to maintain...

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US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Thursday designed to strengthen IT and cyber security frameworks in the country by having agency heads manage security risks and modernize the IT infrastructure. The order also mandates the use...

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The European Court of Justice (ECJ) on Thursday issued a non-binding opinion finding that Uber is a transportation company subject to additional regulations and fines. Uber presented itself as technology services that uses infrastructure to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln offered amnesty to Confederates

On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to all citizens of the Confederacy who swore an oath to uphold the US Constitution. Because of confusion over who was to administer the oath, Lincoln issued another proclamation on March 26, 1864, empowering "any commissioned officer, civil, military, or naval in the service of the United States", as well as those persons in the territories which were "not in insurrection who were by the laws therefore qualified for administering oaths." Both Proclamations specified that military prisoners and others held for crimes against the United States were ineligible for amnesty, although Confederate deserters could volunteer to take the oath.

South American Union formed by Cusco Declaration

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