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News Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainees’ challenge to force-feeding
Federal appeals court denies Guantanamo detainees’ challenge to force-feeding
Theresa Donovan
February 12, 2014 07:41:30 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday denied a request for a preliminary injunction to stop the force-feeding of Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike. Shaker...

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News HRW: traffickers torturing Eritrean refugees in Sudan and Egypt
HRW: traffickers torturing Eritrean refugees in Sudan and Egypt
Theresa Donovan
February 12, 2014 06:05:54 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday released a report outlining the prevalent trafficking and torture of Eritrean refugees for ransom by Sudanese and Egyptian individuals that has been occurring since 2010. Victims stated in the report...

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News Syria signs agreement to dispose of chemical weapons
Syria signs agreement to dispose of chemical weapons
Theresa Donovan
February 6, 2014 06:53:57 am

The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday entered into agreements with the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to dispose of chemical weapons within the country. The announcement of...

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News Scotland parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
Scotland parliament passes same-sex marriage bill
Theresa Donovan
February 5, 2014 08:17:32 am

The Scottish Parliament on Tuesday passed the Marriage and Civil Partnership Bill , in a 105 to 18 vote . The final vote in favor of the bill came after a detailed consideration of the...

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News UN report highlights abuse of children in Syria
UN report highlights abuse of children in Syria
Theresa Donovan
February 5, 2014 06:28:38 am

The UN on Monday released a report to the Security Council , which highlights the severe suffering faced by children in Syria during the period between March 2011 and November 2013. The report states that the Syrian...

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Ukraine parliament passes conditional amnesty law for protesters
Theresa Donovan
January 30, 2014 07:25:05 am

The Verkhovna Rada , the Parliament of Ukraine, on Wednesday passed a law granting conditional amnesty to protesters arrested during the weeks of unrest that have gripped the nation. The passage of this measure came during the parliament's...

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EULEX judge orders detention for war crimes suspect
Theresa Donovan
January 29, 2014 07:37:19 am

An international judge from the Mitrovica Basic Court on Tuesday ordered a one-month detention for a Kosovo Serb politician, Oliver Ivanovic, who is suspected of committing war crimes and aggravated murder during the 1998-1999 Kosovo conflict [BBC...

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Mladic refuses to testify at Karadzic ICTY trial
Theresa Donovan
January 29, 2014 07:00:02 am

Ratko Mladic, former leader of the Bosnian Serb army during the Bosnian civil war, refused to testify on Tuesday at the trial of Radovan Karadzic , which is ongoing at the UN International Criminal Tribunal for the former...

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News ACLU challenges Utah’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages
ACLU challenges Utah’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages
Theresa Donovan
January 22, 2014 08:06:46 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) , in conjunction with a private law firm, filed a lawsuit in the Third Judicial District Court for the State of Utah Salt Lake County on Tuesday on...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on collective bargaining, laches
Theresa Donovan
January 22, 2014 06:31:28 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in a collective bargaining case as well as a laches case on Tuesday. In Harris v. Quinn the court heard arguments on whether...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Canada passes first Citizenship Act

On June 23, 1946, Canada's first Citizenship Act received royal assent, establishing Canadian citizenship as distinct from British subject status. Learn more about the Citizenship Act, 1946 from the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21.  

Federal Housing Administration created

On June 27, 1934, the National Housing Act created the Federal Housing Administration (now part of HUD), which put the power of the federal government behind home financing, helping to make homeownership a reality for tens of millions of Americans and powering the residential real estate industry.

ICJ decides LaGrand Case, Germany v. U.S.

On June 27, 2001, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled in the LaGrand case that foreign nationals must be informed of their right to contact the embassy of their home country after arrest. Brothers Karl and Walter LaGrand were arrested in 1982 for murder and armed robbery in Arizona. However, authorities did not inform the men of their right to assistance from the German consulate under the terms of the Vienna Convention on Consular Relations. The U.S. Supreme Court in 1999 upheld the convictions in Germany v. US. Germany then brought the issue before the ICJ, which issued a provisional order to stay the executions. Arizona nonetheless executed the LaGrand brothers in 1999. Two years later, the ICJ held that the US had violated both the provisional order and the Vienna Convention.

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