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News Wisconsin school district settles transgender discrimination case
Wisconsin school district settles transgender discrimination case
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January 12, 2018 08:40:20 am

The Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed by a former transgender student who said the district discriminated against him by not allowing him to use the men's restroom...

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News Eight states file brief arguing undocumented minor has no right to abortion
Eight states file brief arguing undocumented minor has no right to abortion
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January 10, 2018 09:30:04 am

Eight states have filed an amicus brief in a case concerning a 17-year-old undocumented immigrant's attempt to obtain an abortion without parental consent while in government custody. Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and South Carolina...

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News Ninth Circuit upholds injunction against third travel ban
Ninth Circuit upholds injunction against third travel ban
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December 27, 2017 02:16:47 pm

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction against President Trump's third travel ban last Friday. The three-judge panel stated that under the Immigration and Nationality Act , the...

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News Sessions rescinds protection against excessive fining by local courts
Sessions rescinds protection against excessive fining by local courts
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December 26, 2017 01:17:24 pm

Over the course of the past week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has revoked a total of 25 Obama-era Department of Justice (DOJ) guidelines. Among them was a 2016 guideline that advised local...

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News Argentina judge orders arrest of former president
Argentina judge orders arrest of former president
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December 8, 2017 08:45:02 am

Argentinian Judge Carlos Bonadio ordered the arrest of current senator and former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Thursday for her alleged involvement in a cover-up of...

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News Federal judge refuses to block Mulvaney from serving as director of CFPB
Federal judge refuses to block Mulvaney from serving as director of CFPB
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November 29, 2017 09:35:50 am

In a ruling from the bench Tuesday, US District Judge Timothy Kelly of the District Court for the District of Columbia refused a request for a temporary restraining order that would have prohibited Mick Mulvaney...

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News Supreme Court hears oral argument in two economic-related cases
Supreme Court hears oral argument in two economic-related cases
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November 28, 2017 10:41:28 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two economic related cases on Tuesday. The first case, Cyan v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund , examines whether a state court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear...

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News Exiled Venezuela Supreme Court justices file complaint against president in ICC
Exiled Venezuela Supreme Court justices file complaint against president in ICC
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November 21, 2017 08:38:52 pm

Venezuelan Supreme Court justices currently in exile have filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) accusing President Nicolás Maduro of crimes against humanity. The complaint was initially filed [Miami Herald...

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News House approves tax reform bill
House approves tax reform bill
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November 16, 2017 08:50:47 pm

The US House of Representatives approved HR 1 , a bill which will overhaul the US tax code, by a vote of 227-205 on Thursday. The bill proposes a $1.5 trillion dollar tax cut...

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Former Philippines president faces corruption charges
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November 10, 2017 09:50:18 am

The Philippines Office of the Ombudsman (OTO) has anti-graft and corruption charges Tuesday against former Philippines president Benigno Aquino III in connection to the Mamasapano battle , which left 44 elite cops...

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