Mary Nicholas

DHS to end protected status for El Salvador immigrants

January 9, 2018 11:22:19 am

Secretary of Homeland Security Kirstjen Nielsen on Monday, announced the termination of the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for El Salvador. The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) established this designation for over 200,000 Salvadorans after the...

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Lawsuit claims California has failed to improve grade school literacy standards

Mary Nicholas

December 8, 2017 08:13:44 am

California's Public Counsel partnered with Morrison & Foerster on Tuesday to file a lawsuit in the Superior Court of Los Angeles claiming the state has failed to uphold its suggested standards for improving literacy rates for grade school...

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Canada PM apologizes to LGBTQ community for historical injustices

Mary Nicholas

November 29, 2017 12:13:41 pm

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau issued a formal apology Tuesday for the historic suppression of and discrimination against the country's lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ) community as well as mentioning economic compensation efforts and new...

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Massachusetts governor signs bill guaranteeing women access to free birth control

Mary Nicholas

November 21, 2017 01:30:08 pm

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker signed House No. 4009 (H4009) on Monday guaranteeing access to free contraception for women notwithstanding any future changes to the Affordable Care Act (ACA) that may be effected by Congress...

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Oklahoma Supreme Court blocks new DUI law to consider constitutionality

Mary Nicholas

November 1, 2017 09:31:24 am

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a new driving under the influence (DUI) law from taking effect as scheduled on Wednesday while the court rules on questions of its constitutionality. The Impaired Driving Elimination Act 2 (IDEA2)...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.