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News Trump administration misses transfer deadline for Guantánamo detainee
Trump administration misses transfer deadline for Guantánamo detainee
Mary Nicholas
February 22, 2018 12:32:02 pm

The Trump administration has yet to repatriate Guantánamo detainee Ahmed Muhammed Haza al-Darbi to Saudi Arabia, effectively missing the Tuesday deadline established in his 2014 plea deal. Darbi pleaded guilty and admitted to involvement in...

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News Supreme Court declines to review decision upholding 10-day waiting period for gun purchases
Supreme Court declines to review decision upholding 10-day waiting period for gun purchases
Mary Nicholas
February 20, 2018 11:11:42 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a decision from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upholding California's 10-day waiting period for purchasing a gun. The court denied a petition for...

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News DOJ charges top Venezuela officials with money laundering
DOJ charges top Venezuela officials with money laundering
Mary Nicholas
February 13, 2018 10:20:26 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday unsealed an indictment against five Venezuelan officials for allegedly participating in an international bribery and money laundering scheme involving Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), a state-owned oil and...

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News Google faces class action lawsuit over new Pixel smartphone
Google faces class action lawsuit over new Pixel smartphone
Mary Nicholas
February 8, 2018 01:04:16 pm

Google is being sued in a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday over alleged defects in the new Pixel smartphone. Plaintiffs claim that Google knowingly sold Pixel phones with defective microphones preventing phone call usage and other voice recognition...

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News California governor signs bill protecting sexual harassment whistleblowers
California governor signs bill protecting sexual harassment whistleblowers
Mary Nicholas
February 6, 2018 11:20:22 am

California Governor Jerry Brown on Monday signed new workplace conduct legislation into law to protect whistleblowers who disclose workplace harassment or abuse in the capitol. While the California labor code already had protections against retaliation...

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News Federal judge blocks Texas fetal burial law
Federal judge blocks Texas fetal burial law
Mary Nicholas
January 30, 2018 11:26:31 am

Federal Judge David Ezra of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Monday temporarily blocked a Texas law requiring health facilitates and abortion clinics to bury or cremate fetal remains. A stay...

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News EU court rules Facebook must face Austria privacy lawsuit
EU court rules Facebook must face Austria privacy lawsuit
Mary Nicholas
January 25, 2018 11:43:36 am

The European Court of Justice on Thursday dismissed Austrian attorney Max Schrems' class action privacy lawsuit against Facebook, ruling that Schrems can sue Facebook in his home country as an individual. Schrems has continually campaigned against Facebook's...

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News DOJ introduces new immigration court policies
DOJ introduces new immigration court policies
Mary Nicholas
January 18, 2018 01:28:46 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) issued a memo Wednesday outlining policy changes to help combat the caseload backup throughout immigration courts over the past few years. This memo seeks to address the former policies that...

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News Supreme Court dismisses partisan-gerrymandering case for lack of jurisdiction
Supreme Court dismisses partisan-gerrymandering case for lack of jurisdiction
Mary Nicholas
January 16, 2018 11:11:57 am

Supreme Court dismissed Texas Democratic Party v. Abbott today, claiming want of jurisdiction. This dismissal may seem surprising, given that the Court has chosen to hear other gerrymandering cases this term. This past October the Supreme Court heard Gill...

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News Trump signs bill to enhance opioid screening technology at border
Trump signs bill to enhance opioid screening technology at border
Mary Nicholas
January 11, 2018 01:48:55 pm

US President Donald Trump signed the International Narcotics Trafficking Emergency Response by Detecting Incoming Contraband with Technology, orINTERDICT Act , on Wednesday, with the purpose of affording border protection agents enhanced opioid screening technology. The act authorizes appropriation of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

District of Columbia named seat of US government

On July 16, 1790, the District of Columbia was established as the permanent seat of the United States government by the Residence Act. Originally the district contained land on both sides of the Potomac, grants from Maryland and Virginia, but in the mid-19th century, when it was obvious that the major government buildings were being built on the Maryland side, Virginia asked for its land back and received it. Learn more about the District of Columbia.

Saddam Hussein becomes President of Iraq

On July 16, 1979, Hasan al-Bakr resigned as President of Iraq. He was replaced by Saddam Hussein, who held power until he was deposed by American forces in 2003. In 2006, Hussein was tried and convicted of crimes against humanity. He was executed by hanging later that year. Learn more about relations between the United States and Saddam Hussein from George Washington University.

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