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News Resolutions filed to impeach Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices over redistricting decision
Resolutions filed to impeach Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices over redistricting decision
Sean Rohtla
March 22, 2018 02:07:47 pm

Several Republican legislators in Pennsylvania filed resolutions on Tuesday to impeach Democratic Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Max Baer, David Wecht, Debra Todd, Christine Donohue, and Kevin Dougherty . The resolutions claim that the Justices should be impeached due...

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News Federal judge dismisses Tennessee challenge to refugee resettlement program
Federal judge dismisses Tennessee challenge to refugee resettlement program
Sean Rohtla
March 20, 2018 02:10:42 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on Monday dismissed an action by the state of Tennessee against the federal refugee resettlement program. The plaintiffs on behalf of the state of Tennessee asserted...

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News ACLU sues Trump administration over termination of protected status for immigrants
ACLU sues Trump administration over termination of protected status for immigrants
Sean Rohtla
March 13, 2018 12:52:42 pm

The ACLU of Southern California , on behalf of several people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and citizens whose parents have Temporary Protected Status, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday challenging the Trump...

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News Immigration and Customs Enforcement sued for detaining immigrant teens
Immigration and Customs Enforcement sued for detaining immigrant teens
Sean Rohtla
March 7, 2018 12:57:49 pm

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday in Washington, DC, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) consistently fails in following guidelines in federal statute by transferring...

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News Ireland Supreme Court rules on rights of unborn children
Ireland Supreme Court rules on rights of unborn children
Sean Rohtla
March 7, 2018 11:22:57 am

The Supreme Court of Ireland ruled Wednesday that unborn children are not offered additional protections apart from the right to life in the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland. The judgment came from an immigration case...

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Germany high court allows cities to restrict diesel vehicles
Sean Rohtla
February 27, 2018 01:45:57 pm

Germany's Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled Tuesday that cities have the right to restrict the use of some diesel vehicles based on emissions. The ruling comes from decisions in two separate...

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Bahrain activist sentenced to 5 years in prison for Tweets
Sean Rohtla
February 22, 2018 02:38:29 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized a Bahrain court for sentencing human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison...

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Pakistan Supreme Court rules former PM must step down as party head
Sean Rohtla
February 22, 2018 10:31:44 am

The Pakistan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can no longer be the head of the Pakistan Muslim League, the country's ruling party. The decision was made through analysis of Articles 62, 63, and...

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News Special Counsel indicts attorney on false statement charges related to Russia investigation [updated]
Special Counsel indicts attorney on false statement charges related to Russia investigation [updated]
Sean Rohtla
February 20, 2018 01:09:08 pm

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday indicted Attorney Alex van der Zwaan for false statements made during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Van der Zwaan was indicted for his...

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US House passes amendments to ADA to slow litigation
Sean Rohtla
February 15, 2018 04:50:34 pm

The US House of Representatives passed the ADA Education and Reform Act of 2017 on Thursday in a 225-192 vote changing the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) . The bill adds a provision requiring the...

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Netherlands becomes the first country to legalize same-sex marriage and euthanasia

On April 1, 2001, the Netherlands became the first country to legalize same-sex marriage. The nation then became the first country to legalize euthanasia on April 1, 2002.

First US wartime conscription law took effect

On April 1, 1863, in the midst of the Civil War, the first wartime conscription law passed in the United States went into effect. It included a clause allowing a person to pay $300 to avoid military service, a controversial "rich man's" exception that precipitated the July 1863 New York City Draft Riots.

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