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News Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin abortion law
Federal judge strikes down Wisconsin abortion law
Taylor Brailey
March 21, 2015 03:25:25 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled Friday that a state law requiring doctors performing abortions to have privileges to admit patients to a nearby hospital is unconstitutional....

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News Puerto Rico officials to stop opposing same-sex marriage
Puerto Rico officials to stop opposing same-sex marriage
Taylor Brailey
March 21, 2015 09:57:52 am

Puerto Rican officials announced Friday that Puerto Rico is ending its defense of a same-sex marriage ban. Article 68 of Puerto Rico's Civil Code contains the territory's same-sex marriage rules. Justice Secretary César Miranda stated, "It neither...

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News Florida orders new sentences in juvenile cases
Florida orders new sentences in juvenile cases
Taylor Brailey
March 20, 2015 12:33:33 pm

The Supreme Court of Florida on Thursday ordered re-sentencing hearings for four individuals who were convicted of felonies as juveniles. The court ruled that new sentences must comply with two US Supreme Court ...

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Dutch court strikes down data retention law
Taylor Brailey
March 12, 2015 10:52:25 am

The District Court of The Hague on Wednesday struck down a Dutch data retention law, holding that it violates privacy rights of EU citizens. The law , enacted in 2009, allowed the Dutch...

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News Rights groups challenge NSA mass surveillance program
Rights groups challenge NSA mass surveillance program
Taylor Brailey
March 12, 2015 10:15:29 am

Rights groups on Tuesday filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Maryland against the National Security Agency (NSA) alleging that one of the NSA's mass surveillance programs violates...

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UK Parliament to pass amendment to equal pay law
Taylor Brailey
March 7, 2015 02:51:14 pm

The UK House of Lords on Wednesday will debate a bill recently passed through Parliament that will require certain businesses to reveal whether there are differences in the pay of male and...

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ADF considers appeal of a ruling upholding Pittsburgh’s buffer zone
Taylor Brailey
March 7, 2015 02:32:13 pm

Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) on Friday said it is considering appealing a ruling by the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania , which upheld a Pittsburgh Ordinance [PDF, Ordinance...

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News US appeals court blocks same-sex marriage in Nebraska
US appeals court blocks same-sex marriage in Nebraska
Taylor Brailey
March 6, 2015 11:52:02 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit on Thursday stayed a ruling of the US District Court for the District of Nebraska , which would have allowed same-sex couples in...

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UN: Progress made on women’s equality under constant threat
Taylor Brailey
March 6, 2015 11:06:53 am

The UN Working Group on the issue of discrimination against women in law and practice warned on Friday that the progress made in achieving women's rights remains under continuous threat. They stressed that, "no country...

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News Pentagon overturns rule that forced relocation of military judges to Guantanamo
Pentagon overturns rule that forced relocation of military judges to Guantanamo
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February 28, 2015 03:32:07 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Friday rescinded a new rule that required military judges presiding over war crimes tribunals at the US Navy base in Guantanamo Bay to relocate to Cuba. The DOD claimed that...

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West Germany becomes a sovereign nation

On May 5, 1955, the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany) became a fully sovereign nation. Four days later on May 9, West Germany joined NATO. West Germany then became a founding member of the European Economic Community in 1958. Read the German Basic Law (Grundgesetz), which served as the constitution of West Germany and became the governing document of the reunited Germany in 1990.

Scopes arrested for teaching evolution in TN public schools

On May 5, 1925, high school science teacher John Scopes was arrested for teaching evolution in the Tennessee public schools. Learn more about the Scopes Monkey Trial.

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