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News Federal appeals court upholds Ohio ruling on early voting
Federal appeals court upholds Ohio ruling on early voting
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 25, 2014 01:51:51 pm

A panel for the US Circuit Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the district court's order that expands Ohio's voting schedule can remain in effect. Earlier this month US District Court Judge Peter...

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News FBI report: mass shootings occurring more frequently in US
FBI report: mass shootings occurring more frequently in US
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 25, 2014 01:38:23 pm

According to an FBI report released Wednesday, the number of mass shootings in which a gunman wounds or kills multiple people has increased dramatically. The study focused on 160 active shooter incidents that occurred between...

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News Argentina approves law allowing government to intervene in controlling prices
Argentina approves law allowing government to intervene in controlling prices
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 19, 2014 12:23:57 pm

Argentina's congress on Thursday passed a new law that would allow the government to intervene in setting prices and profits in order to ease high inflation rates. Economy Minister Axel Kicillof said the measure would defend consumers...

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News Missouri court upholds teacher ballot initiative
Missouri court upholds teacher ballot initiative
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 19, 2014 11:48:09 am

A Missouri appeals court on Thursday rejected a challenge to a ballot proposal requiring teachers to be evaluated based on student performance . A panel of judges for the Missouri Court of Appeals for the Western District [official...

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News Oklahoma asks court to dismiss lawsuit filed after botched execution
Oklahoma asks court to dismiss lawsuit filed after botched execution
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 18, 2014 12:13:30 pm

Oklahoma on Wednesday requested that the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma dismiss a lawsuit filed after the botched execution of Clayton Lockett. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), The Guardian and The Oklahoma...

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News Turkish president approves law tightening Internet control
Turkish president approves law tightening Internet control
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 12, 2014 02:36:58 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved a law on Thursday that tightens the government control of the internet and expands the powers of the telecoms authority. Parliament passed the law on Monday. The new law comes after...

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News Federal appeals court upholds New Jersey ban on gay conversion therapy
Federal appeals court upholds New Jersey ban on gay conversion therapy
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 12, 2014 01:59:03 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday upheld a ban on gay conversion therapy in New Jersey. The lawsuit was filed by two licensed therapists, among others, who practice "sexual orientation...

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News US states ask Supreme Court to issue definitive ruling on same-sex marriage
US states ask Supreme Court to issue definitive ruling on same-sex marriage
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 5, 2014 11:52:09 am

Thirty-two states asked the US Supreme Court on Thursday to issue a definitive ruling on same-sex marriage. Fifteen states that allow gay marriage, led by Massachusetts, filed a brief asking the court to take up three cases...

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News Federal judge orders Ohio to restore early voting
Federal judge orders Ohio to restore early voting
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 5, 2014 11:25:24 am

A federal judge ruled Thursday that an Ohio law that cut down the 35 days of early in-person voting violates the US Constitution and the Voting Rights Act. US District Court Judge Peter Economus ordered Ohio to...

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News Federal appeals court to reconsider health subsidies case
Federal appeals court to reconsider health subsidies case
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 4, 2014 02:09:57 pm

The US Circuit Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Thursday threw out a July judgment that ruled subsidies that help individuals purchase insurance through the federal exchanges are illegal. The court granted an...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Johnson signed law against burning draft cards

On August 31, 1965, President Johnson signed a law making the burning of draft cards a federal offense subject to a five-year prison sentence and $1000 fine. In response to the law and in protest of the war in Vietnam, the student-run National Coordinating Committee to End the War in Vietnam staged the first public burning of a draft card in the United States on October 15, 1965. The constitutionality of the federal law was upheld in 1968 by the US Supreme Court in US v. O'Brien.

Gdansk Agreement reached

On August 31, 1980, the communist government of Poland and labor leaders settled the Gdansk Agreement. The accord settled a summer of labor strikes at the Lenin Shipyard in Gdansk, Poland. With the Agreement, Poland became the first communist country to allow the creation of an independent labor union, which was called Solidarity. Solidarity then became the driving force that ended communism in Poland.
Learn more about the history of Solidarity.

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