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News Drone memos may stay secret: federal appeals court
Drone memos may stay secret: federal appeals court
Taylor Gillan
November 24, 2015 12:37:40 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday released its ruling that the US government may keep secret memoranda related to the legal justification for the use of drones for targeted killings of those...

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News UN rights office urges Thailand to end civilian detentions in military centers
UN rights office urges Thailand to end civilian detentions in military centers
Taylor Gillan
November 24, 2015 11:57:35 am

The UN Human Rights Office for South-East Asia on Tuesday urged Thailand to immediately close a military detention center in Bangkok where two high-profile inmates have died in the last month. The office also called for...

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News Lesbian mother appeals judge’s adoption refusal to Supreme Court
Lesbian mother appeals judge’s adoption refusal to Supreme Court
Taylor Gillan
November 17, 2015 01:24:03 pm

An Alabama woman on Monday asked the US Supreme Court to review the decision of an Alabama court not to recognize her adoption of her same-sex partner's three children. She has also asked the Supreme...

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News New Jersey lawmakers advance immigrant driver’s license bill
New Jersey lawmakers advance immigrant driver’s license bill
Taylor Gillan
November 17, 2015 12:49:22 pm

New Jersey lawmakers on Monday advanced a bill that would allow undocumented immigrants to obtain New Jersey driver's licenses. The bill, considered by the Assembly Homeland Security and State Preparedness Committee , would allow such immigrants to...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on ERISA remedies case
Supreme Court hears arguments on ERISA remedies case
Taylor Gillan
November 10, 2015 03:13:32 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday dealing with an Employee Retirement and Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) fiduciary filing a lawsuit against a participant to recover overpayment. The court in Montanile v....

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News Obama administration to appeal immigration ruling to Supreme Court
Obama administration to appeal immigration ruling to Supreme Court
Taylor Gillan
November 10, 2015 02:28:54 pm

The US Department of Justice announced Tuesday that it disagrees with a federal ruling upholding an injunction against President Barack Obama's plan to protect as many as 5 million immigrants from deportation and plans to appeal...

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News European Parliament votes on roaming charges, net neutrality
European Parliament votes on roaming charges, net neutrality
Taylor Gillan
October 27, 2015 12:30:03 pm

The European Parliament on Tuesday voted to adopt an agreement reached in June to end roaming charges by 2017 and to set net neutrality rules in the EU for the first time. Four proposed amendments, which...

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News Oklahoma Supreme Court stays abortion restriction law
Oklahoma Supreme Court stays abortion restriction law
Taylor Gillan
October 27, 2015 12:12:05 pm

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday blocked an abortion law that was set to go into effect on November 1. The law, Senate Bill 642, covered four subjects related to abortions: parental consent for minors, tissue preservation,...

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News Argentina holds presidential election
Argentina holds presidential election
Taylor Gillan
October 25, 2015 02:20:52 pm

Argentina on Sunday opened its first round of voting for the country's new presidential election. The new president will replace current President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner who is now serving her second term and thus...

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News Florida death row inmate requests electric chair
Florida death row inmate requests electric chair
Taylor Gillan
October 25, 2015 12:55:57 pm

A spokesperson for the Florida Department of Corrections on Thursday said that a death row inmate has requested death by electrocution for the first time in nearly twenty years. The inmate, Wayne Doty, was sentenced ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sandra Day O'Connor confirmed as first female US Supreme Court justice

On September 21, 1981, the US Senate approved the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court by a vote of 99-0, making her the first female Supreme Court justice. Learn more about Justice O'Connor from Oyez.

Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

On September 21, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081, implementing martial law in the Philippines. Marcos used the proclamation not only to suppress a communist insurgency but to eliminate political opponents as well. He remained in power until he was forced from office and into exile by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

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