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News Mexico state AG arrested in San Diego on narcotics conspiracy charges
Mexico state AG arrested in San Diego on narcotics conspiracy charges
Rachel Gerber
March 30, 2017 02:03:24 pm

Attorney General Edgar Veytia of the state of Nayarit, Mexico, has been arrested on charges of international narcotics trafficking conspiracy, according to court documents filed by federal officials on Tuesday. The gist of the grand jury indictment...

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News UK publishes bill to replace EU laws
UK publishes bill to replace EU laws
Rachel Gerber
March 30, 2017 11:43:39 am

The UK Parliament on Thursday released the Great Repeal Bill , outlining the process to solve issues that could arise out as Britain leaves the EU. The legislation comes a day after the UK government triggered Article 50...

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News Former Bosnian prison guard sentenced for fraudulently obtaining US citizenship
Former Bosnian prison guard sentenced for fraudulently obtaining US citizenship
Rachel Gerber
March 28, 2017 01:22:35 pm

Former Bosnian prison guard Slobo Maric was stripped of his US citizenship and sentenced to 18 months in prison on Monday after failing to disclose his membership in the Bosnian Army and war crimes he committed during...

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News UK Supreme Court rejects JPMorgan executive’s wrongful identification claim
UK Supreme Court rejects JPMorgan executive’s wrongful identification claim
Rachel Gerber
March 23, 2017 01:34:59 pm

The UK Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) did not misidentify former JPMorgan official Achilles Macris in its penalty notice in connection with the "London Whale" Scandal. The...

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News Texas Senate approves two anti-abortion bills
Texas Senate approves two anti-abortion bills
Rachel Gerber
March 21, 2017 03:17:12 pm

The Texas Senate approved bills on Wednesday that would prevent doctors from encouraging abortions to avoid lawsuits from birth defects and to require doctors to ensure a fetus is deceased before performing certain procedures. Texas Bills 25...

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News India court gives rivers same rights as legal person
India court gives rivers same rights as legal person
Rachel Gerber
March 21, 2017 01:46:04 pm

The Ganges and Yumana rivers were granted the same legal rights as people by the high court in the northern Indian state of Uttarakhand on Monday. The two rivers are considered sacred by Indians but have faced...

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News Rights group urges investigation into Kenya police investigative practices
Rights group urges investigation into Kenya police investigative practices
Rachel Gerber
March 17, 2017 07:42:10 am

Privacy International , a rights group devoted to promoting and protecting the privacy rights of individuals worldwide released a report on Wednesday documenting serious human rights abuses such as torture, extrajudicial killings and disappearances that have...

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UN rights experts urge Philippines to reject death penalty bill
Rachel Gerber
March 16, 2017 01:34:17 pm

UN rights experts urged the Philippines legislature on Thursday to reject a proposed death penalty bill that would reintroduce capital punishment for drug-related offenses. Specifically, the bill authorizes death penalty for the "import, sale, manufacture, delivery and distribution" of...

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News UN rights chief calls for end to civilian abuses in Syria
UN rights chief calls for end to civilian abuses in Syria
Rachel Gerber
March 14, 2017 02:05:49 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein called Tuesday for measures to release detainees in Syria in his address to the UN Human Rights Council . The Independent International Commission of Inquiry...

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News Florida ex-felons file class action suit over voting laws
Florida ex-felons file class action suit over voting laws
Rachel Gerber
March 14, 2017 01:18:12 pm

Seven convicted felons on Monday filed suit alleging Florida's process of restoring voting rights to felons is unconstitutionally arbitrary. The complaint, filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida by the Fair Elections...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Narcotic Control Act became law

On July 18, 1956, the Narcotic Control Act of 1956 became law. The act increased still further the penalties for violation of the existing laws and proliferating the scope of federal control over the use, possession and sale of narcotic drugs and marijuana. Learn more about the Narcotic Control Act of 1956.

Nelson Mandela born

On July 18, 1906, Nelson Mandela was born in Mvezo, South Africa. Mandela became a symbol of the anti-Apartheid movement, spending 27 years in prison for his efforts to topple the country's segregation system. In 1990, Mandela was released from prison and Apartheid was soon dismantled. Mandela was elected the first black President of South Africa during the country's first multi-racial elections in 1994. Learn more about Nelson Mandela from the Nelson Mandela Foundation.

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