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News Trump administration will allow states to impose employment requirement on eligibility for Medicaid
Trump administration will allow states to impose employment requirement on eligibility for Medicaid
Raven Moore
January 12, 2018 03:34:32 pm

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) on Thursday issued guidance that will allow states to require people to work as a condition to receiving Medicaid. CMS reasoned that health care is but...

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News Amnesty: EU member states complicit in abuse of refugees in Libya
Amnesty: EU member states complicit in abuse of refugees in Libya
Raven Moore
December 13, 2017 02:16:00 pm

Amnesty International on Monday accused EU member states of being complicit in the abuse and torture of refugees and migrants that have journeyed across Africa and are now being detained in Libya. The Libyan coastguard, detention authorities and...

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News EU to refer Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland to Court of Justice over refugees
EU to refer Czech Republic, Hungary, Poland to Court of Justice over refugees
Raven Moore
December 7, 2017 01:47:33 pm

The European Commission said Thursday that they plan to take Hungary, Poland and the Czech Republic to the Court of Justice over their failure to accept their quota of refugees. This decision comes six months after...

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News Federal appeals court revives lawsuit against online retailer Alibaba
Federal appeals court revives lawsuit against online retailer Alibaba
Raven Moore
December 6, 2017 09:24:16 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday revived a lawsuit brought against Alibaba Group Holding Ltd by the Chinese online retailer's shareholders last year. The suit alleged that in addition...

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News Missouri judge upholds $110 million talc verdict
Missouri judge upholds $110 million talc verdict
Raven Moore
December 1, 2017 03:02:08 pm

A Missouri judge on Wednesday upheld the $110 million jury award in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and talc supplier Imerys Talc. The suit alleged that four decades of using Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder...

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News Former Nazi guard found fit to serve four-year sentence
Former Nazi guard found fit to serve four-year sentence
Raven Moore
November 30, 2017 01:26:29 pm

The Higher Regional Court in Celle, Germany, on Wednesday ruled that Oskar Groening, a former Auschwitz guard known as the "bookkeeper of Auschwitz," is not too elderly to serve a four-year prison sentence. The now 96-year-old...

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News District judge declares a mistrial in New Jersey Senator’s corruption trial
District judge declares a mistrial in New Jersey Senator’s corruption trial
Raven Moore
November 17, 2017 03:45:07 pm

A US District judge declared a mistrial in New Jersey Senator Bob Menendez's federal corruption trial on Thursday after questioning the 12 jurors. Following several hours of deliberation, the jury announced that they were "hopelessly deadlocked" ...

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News House Democrats file five articles of impeachment against Trump
House Democrats file five articles of impeachment against Trump
Raven Moore
November 16, 2017 01:37:14 pm

Five House Democrats on Wednesday introduced five new Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump. Tennessee Representative Steve Cohen sponsored the measure, joined by Luis Gutierrez of Illinois, Al Green of Texas, Marcia Fudge...

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News State Department ends Central American minor refugee program
State Department ends Central American minor refugee program
Raven Moore
November 10, 2017 09:23:12 am

The US State Department announced Wednesday that it will end the Central American Minors (CAM) refugee program, an Obama-era immigration initiative that sought to resettle "children and eligible family members who are nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Alabama removes 10 Commandments from courthouse

On August 28, 2003, the Supreme Court of Alabama removed a monument of the Biblical Ten Commandments from its courthouse rotunda. The monument had been installed on the orders of Chief Justice Roy Moore, triggering a federal lawsuit. In Glassroth v. Moore, the federal District Court for the Middle District of Alabama ordered Moore to remove the monument. This decision was upheld on appeal to the Eleventh Circuit. When Moore refused, he was removed from his post by the Supreme Court of Alabama.

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered "I Have a Dream" speech

On August 28, 1963, Martin Luther King, Jr. delivered his "I Have a Dream" speech to 200,000 people gathered in front of the Lincoln Memorial for the March on Washington. Listen to King's speech. The march was later credited with helping to achieve passage of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the 1965 Voting Rights Act.

Peace Palace opens

On August 28, 1913, the Peace Palace was opened in the Hague by Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands. The Palace was conceived of as a forum to host the international Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA). In addition to the PCA, the Palace today hosts the International Court of Justice, the Hague Academy of International Law, and the Peace Palace Library of International Law. Learn more about the creation of the Peace Palace.

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