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News British lawyers call for Saudi Arabia’s removal from UN Human Rights Council
British lawyers call for Saudi Arabia’s removal from UN Human Rights Council
Lindsay Offutt
February 1, 2018 08:26:16 am

Two British lawyers released a report on Wednesday detailing Saudi Arabia's recent human rights violations and demanding the country's membership in the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) be suspended for violating international law. Authors Rodney Dixon...

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News Federal appeals court adopts causation standard under Securities Exchange Act
Federal appeals court adopts causation standard under Securities Exchange Act
Lindsay Offutt
February 1, 2018 07:31:24 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday adopted a "probable cause" test in assessing losses resultant of fraud under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 . Defendants First Solar, Inc., were...

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News US House approves legislation meant to protect young athletes from abuse
US House approves legislation meant to protect young athletes from abuse
Akira Tomlinson
January 31, 2018 03:36:26 pm

The US House of Representatives approved legislation on Monday meant to protect young amateur athletes from sexual abuse. The vote to pass the bill was 406-3. The Protecting Young Victims from Sexual Abuse and Safe Sport Authorization...

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News Turkish court releases Amnesty chairman
Turkish court releases Amnesty chairman
Christopher Hsu
January 31, 2018 02:04:54 pm

A court in Istanbul released the chairman of Amnesty International Turkey's, Taner Kılıç, Amnesty International said Wednesday. Kılıç was among the "Istanbul 10," a group of 10 human rights activists based in Istanbul who were arrested last summer...

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News DOJ drops corruption charges against New Jersey Senator Menendez
DOJ drops corruption charges against New Jersey Senator Menendez
David Zwier
January 31, 2018 01:38:06 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a motion to dismiss corruption charges against Senator Bob Menendez , with the US District Court for the District of New Jersey Wednesday. The motion...

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News California Senate approves tax workaround
California Senate approves tax workaround
Erin McCarthy Holliday
January 31, 2018 01:31:46 pm

The California Senate approved Senate Bill 227 Tuesday in an attempt to protect its taxpayers from the recent tax overhaul and its cap on individual deductions for state and local taxes. The new federal tax...

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News UN rights office issues update of Israel settlements report
UN rights office issues update of Israel settlements report
Christopher Anderson
January 31, 2018 01:03:30 pm

The UN human rights office issued an update Wednesday of its report on the human rights situation in Palestine. The report implements the Guiding Principles on Business and Human Rights. It was mandated by a 2016 resolution [text,...

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News Federal appeals court rules structure of CFPD constitutional
Federal appeals court rules structure of CFPD constitutional
Kenneth Hall
January 31, 2018 12:39:45 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that the structure of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPD) is constitutional. At issue was whether 12 USC § 5491(c)(3) ,...

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News Trump signs executive order to keep Guantánamo detention center operating
Trump signs executive order to keep Guantánamo detention center operating
Kylee Clark
January 31, 2018 12:23:03 pm

US President Donald Trump signed an executive order Tuesday to continue operations at the Guantánamo Bay detention center. The order states that the facility is "legal, safe, humane, and conducted consistent with United States and international law."...

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News UN rights expert: US must reverse dismantling of Bears Ears National Monument
UN rights expert: US must reverse dismantling of Bears Ears National Monument
Tate Brown
January 31, 2018 12:08:10 pm

A US presidential order decreasing the area of Bears Ears National Monument in Utah is "outrageous" and should be reversed according to a UN rights expert. The UN Special Rapporteur on the rights of indigenous peoples said [press...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Copyright infringement made US crime

On March 4, 1909, the Copyright Act of 1909 became law, making infringement of a copyright a federal crime for the first time. Review a brief history of copyright in the United States.

First woman appointed to the Canada Supreme Court

On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

City of Toronto incorporated

On March 4, 1834, the town of York in the British colony of Canada was incorporated as the City of Toronto. Learn the history of Toronto from the city's official website.

ICC issues warrant for Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir

The International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state when it sought Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir on March 4, 2009 for allegedly directing attacks against civilians and being an indirect participant in murder, rape, and torture during the conflict in Darfur. Al-Bashir was removed from power in 2019. The former president remains in a Sudanese prison. Learn more about the case against al-Bashir and read the arrest warrant.

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