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News Supreme court declines to reinstate North Carolina voter ID law
Supreme court declines to reinstate North Carolina voter ID law
Matthew Santiago
September 1, 2016 08:47:28 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday denied a motion to reinstate North Carolina's recently overturned law that limited early voting to 10 days and required voters to present approved identification cards. Last month the US...

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News California Superior Court rejects challenge to ‘aid-in-dying’ law
California Superior Court rejects challenge to ‘aid-in-dying’ law
Matthew Santiago
August 28, 2016 04:08:01 pm

The California Superior Court on Friday rejected a challenge to the state's recently enacted physician-assisted suicide law. In June California passed the End of Life Option Act which would allow "terminally ill" patients to...

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News El Salvador Supreme Court releases 3 jailed ex-military officers
El Salvador Supreme Court releases 3 jailed ex-military officers
Matthew Santiago
August 28, 2016 02:59:53 pm

The Supreme Court of El Salvador on Saturday ordered the release of three ex-military officers who had been jailed for killing six Jesuit priests during the country's civil war. In 1989 a team of about...

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News Philippines president threatens to leave UN following criticism
Philippines president threatens to leave UN following criticism
Matthew Santiago
August 21, 2016 04:47:12 pm

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday threatened to withdraw the country from the UN following criticisms against his controversial crackdown on the illegal drugs. Since taking office, Duterte has used extreme methods to dispose of anyone connected...

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News Iraq executes 36 convicts involved in the Speicher Massacre
Iraq executes 36 convicts involved in the Speicher Massacre
Matthew Santiago
August 21, 2016 03:42:11 pm

Officials in the Iraqi province of Dhi Qar on Sunday administered the hanging of 36 men convicted for their participation in the Speicher massacre of 2014. The event infamously involved the kidnapping and killing of 1,700 military...

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News Egypt prosecutor orders arrests in wheat import investigation
Egypt prosecutor orders arrests in wheat import investigation
Matthew Santiago
August 14, 2016 07:49:21 pm

Egypt's public prosecutor on Saturday issued an order for the arrest of 13 people accused of committing profiteering, forgery and embezzlement as part of a national wheat import scandal. Local suppliers have historically added wheat to their imported supplies...

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News France court upholds ban on full-body ‘burkini’ swimsuits
France court upholds ban on full-body ‘burkini’ swimsuits
Matthew Santiago
August 14, 2016 05:58:04 pm

A Nice court on Saturday upheld a ban on full-body swimsuits, known as burkinis, in the southern French city of Cannes. The city's mayor imposed the ban last month after authorities and surrounding residents criticized the full body...

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News UNICEF struggling to address South Sudan’s rise in malnourished children
UNICEF struggling to address South Sudan’s rise in malnourished children
Matthew Santiago
August 8, 2016 09:00:00 am

The UN Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) warned on Thursday that the ongoing conflict in South Sudan has caused the number of malnourished children in the nation to dramatically increase. While South Sudan's population suffered [UN...

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News Philippines president names government officials connected to illegal drug trade
Philippines president names government officials connected to illegal drug trade
Matthew Santiago
August 7, 2016 05:10:02 pm

Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte on Sunday identified approximately 150 serving and former state officials who are allegedly involved in the nation's illegal drug trade. Duterte stated that all named officials, which includes mayors, judges, legislators, policeman and...

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News Iran executes nuclear scientist for defecting to US
Iran executes nuclear scientist for defecting to US
Matthew Santiago
August 7, 2016 04:07:28 pm

An Iranian judiciary spokesman announced on Sunday that a nuclear scientist was executed for providing the US with state secrets. Shahram Amir previously went missing in 2009 while embarking on a pilgrimage to Saudi Arabia. Amir reemerged...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

UN Human Rights Council Established

On March 16, 2006, the United Nations General Assembly established the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to replace the UN Council on Human Rights. The UNHRC was created by the overwhelming passage of Resolution A/RES/60/251ly.

James Madison born

James Madison, a leading framer of the US Constitution and Bill of Rights, an author of the Federalist Papers, and the fourth President of the United States was born in Port Conway, Virginia, on March 16, 1751. Review Madison's speech in Congress introducing his proposed amendments to the Constitution, and his contributions to the Federalist Papers.

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