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News Supreme Court: state natural gas action not preempted by federal law
Supreme Court: state natural gas action not preempted by federal law
Steven Wildberger
April 21, 2015 12:52:26 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of Learjet and other natural gas retail purchasers in their action against interstate natural gas pipeline ONEOK, finding that the Natural Gas Act does not provide...

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News US House passes bill to repeal federal estate tax
US House passes bill to repeal federal estate tax
Steven Wildberger
April 17, 2015 12:23:11 pm

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved the Death Tax Repeal Act of 2015 , a bill set to end the federal estate tax , by a 240-179 vote. The tax, which Republicans...

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News Ukraine urges expanded ICC investigation in Crimea
Ukraine urges expanded ICC investigation in Crimea
Steven Wildberger
April 17, 2015 11:20:44 am

Ukrainian Foreign Minister Pavlo Klimkin on Friday stated that his nation has requested an expansion of the International Criminal Court (ICC) investigation in Ukraine to include recent conflicts in Crimea and eastern Ukraine. The nation...

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News UN rights chief: Burundi must choose democracy in series of upcoming elections
UN rights chief: Burundi must choose democracy in series of upcoming elections
Steven Wildberger
April 17, 2015 08:17:26 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein said Thursday that the upcoming elections in Burundi place the nation at a critical moment in history, with an opportunity to choose free...

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News House bill proposes tying human rights to removal of sanctions against Cuba
House bill proposes tying human rights to removal of sanctions against Cuba
Steven Wildberger
April 17, 2015 07:14:37 am

A bill was introduced in the US House of Representatives on Wednesday proposing to tie any further removal of sanctions against Cuba to the nation's human rights record . The measure, titled The Cuban Human Rights...

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Pakistan lawmakers vote against entering Yemen conflict
Steven Wildberger
April 10, 2015 01:14:25 pm

In a unanimous vote on Friday, Pakistani lawmakers passed a resolution to stay out of the conflict in Yemen, despite pleas from Saudi Arabia for aid in the form of warships, aircraft and ground troops. Saudi...

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Judge, lawyer killed in shooting at Milan courthouse
Steven Wildberger
April 9, 2015 11:37:21 am

Claudio Giardiello, a defendant in a bankruptcy case, opened fire during trial on Thursday, killing three people, including a lawyer and a judge. Giardiello, an Italian businessman being tried for fraudulent bankruptcy, fired at least 13 shots from a...

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Dzhokhar Tsarnaev convicted in Boston Marathon bombing case
Steven Wildberger
April 9, 2015 10:53:03 am

Chechen immigrant Dzhokhar Tsarnaev was convicted Wednesday on 30 federal charges relating to the April 2013 Boston Marathon bombings . The attack, supposedly meant to punish America for perceived harm against Muslims, was...

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UN internal inquiry finds use of excessive force in Mali
Steven Wildberger
April 3, 2015 12:44:57 pm

A United Nations internal inquiry on Thursday concluded that members of the UN Multidimensional Integrated Stabilization Mission in Mali (MINUSMA) used "unauthorized and excessive force" resulting in the deaths of three civilian protesters and the injuries of four...

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Iran agrees to framework of nuclear deal
Steven Wildberger
April 3, 2015 11:58:31 am

Iran on Thursday agreed in principle to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) , creating significant restrictions on its nuclear program for at least a decade in return for a reduction of international economic sanctions. Just three...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

House Judiciary Committee opened impeachment hearings against Richard Nixon

On May 9, 1974, the US House Judiciary Committee chaired by Rep. Peter Rodino (D-NJ) opened hearings into the possible impeachment of President Richard Nixon in connection with the Watergate scandal. The Committee voted to impeach Nixon on three counts on July 30. Chairman Rodino died in 2005 at his home in New Jersey. He was 95.

Australia Parliament opened

On May 9, 1901, the Parliament of Australia convened for the first time in Melbourne. The Australian Parliament also held its first meeting in the new capital of Canberra 26 years later on the same day 1927. Finally, on this day in 1988 Australian opened its new Parliament House in Canberra. Read the Constitution of Australia.

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