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The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Monday affirmed a preliminary injunction from the District Court for the Western District of Louisiana blocking the White House’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for federal contractors. The ruling results from a 2-1 decision from the three-judge panel. Circuit Judge Kurt Engelhardt authored the opinion of the court, [...]

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Wisconsin governor seeks sanctions against former Trump lawyer over election fraud lawsuit

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December 20, 2022 12:59:17 pm

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Monday filed an appeal to sanction Sidney Powell, former attorney for Donald Trump, for the “erroneous” election fraud challenges she filed concerning the 2020 president election. Evers argues that Powell should face santions under 28 US Code Section 1927 for “unreasonably and vexatiously” continuing legal proceedings. He asked the US Court [...]

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Thurgood Marshall confirmed as US Supreme Court justice

On August 30, 1965, civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall was confirmed as a Supreme Court justice by the US Senate, becoming the first African-American to be approved for the nation's highest tribunal. Learn more about Thurgood Marshall.

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On August 30, 2001, the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) informed former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic that he would be charged with genocide in addition to other war crimes. The charges stemmed from Milosevic's role in the Balkan civil wars of the 1990's in which Milosevic, as President of Serbia and Yugoslavia, attempted to use force to prevent the ethnic dissolution of the Yugoslav Federation.
Learn more about the trial of Slobodan Milosevic and the charges filed against him from the BBC.