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News ICC conducts outreach visit to Palestine and Israel
ICC conducts outreach visit to Palestine and Israel
Alexis Wheeler
October 5, 2016 11:48:03 am

The International Criminal Court (ICC) sent a delegation to Israel and Palestine Wednesday for a five-day visit aimed at education and outreach in the region. The ICC stated that the trip will not serve to gather evidence...

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News UN rights expert: Yemen must stop harassment of religious community
UN rights expert: Yemen must stop harassment of religious community
Alexis Wheeler
October 5, 2016 11:02:34 am

The UN expert on freedom of religion or belief Tuesday condemned Yemen for the nation's arbitrary arrest and detention of people belonging to the Bahá'í religious community. The expert, Heiner Bielefeldt , explained that "ny arrest or...

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News Massachusetts top court extends parental rights to unmarried same-sex partner
Massachusetts top court extends parental rights to unmarried same-sex partner
Steven Wildberger
October 5, 2016 09:01:11 am

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Tuesday ruled that same-sex couples that never marry are entitled to the same parental rights as heterosexual couples. This decision arose out of a suit seeking parental rights filed...

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News Federal judge dismisses Ferguson protestors’ lawsuit against police
Federal judge dismisses Ferguson protestors’ lawsuit against police
Steven Wildberger
October 5, 2016 08:37:14 am

US District Judge Henry Autrey has dismissed a lawsuit filed by participants of the Ferguson riots that alleged police abuse. The complaint , filed by nine individuals, alleged that police were unlawfully violent when quelling riots...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on double jeopardy, bank fraud
Supreme Court hears arguments on double jeopardy, bank fraud
Alexandra Farone
October 5, 2016 08:10:33 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Bravo-Fernandez v. United States . The court is being asked to decide whether an unconstitutional, vacated conviction can "cancel" out the preclusive effect of...

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News Oklahoma top court strikes down law restricting abortion access
Oklahoma top court strikes down law restricting abortion access
Alexandra Farone
October 5, 2016 07:28:26 am

The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a state law adding new licensing and inspection rules for facilities that perform abortions is unconstitutional. The court found that the law violated a provision ...

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News UN rights chief warns Russia over use of incendiary weapons in Syria
UN rights chief warns Russia over use of incendiary weapons in Syria
Miracle Jones
October 4, 2016 02:42:49 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad al Hussein cautioned Russia Tuesday against the continued use of incendiary weapons in the fight for Aleppo. At issue is the use of incendiary weapons during airstrikes carried...

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Amnesty calls on wealthy nations to assist in refugee crisis
Miracle Jones
October 4, 2016 01:54:50 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Tuesday called on wealthy nations to become more active in solving the refugee crisis after discovering that 10 nations making up less than 2.5 percent of the world's GDP have taken in...

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News UK PM suspends European human rights laws for British soldiers
UK PM suspends European human rights laws for British soldiers
Ashley Hogan
October 4, 2016 12:13:38 pm

UK Prime Minister Theresa May announced Tuesday that European human rights laws that have led to "vexatious" claims against British soldiers will no longer apply on the battlefield. The action taken by the government will free armed forces...

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News Federal appeals court blocks Indiana from refusing Syrian refugees
Federal appeals court blocks Indiana from refusing Syrian refugees
Ashley Hogan
October 4, 2016 11:36:23 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday affirmed an Indiana district court ruling that blocked Indiana's effort to prevent resettlement of Syrian refugee families in the state. The lawsuit was...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First US life insurance company incorporated

On January 11, 1759, America's first life insurance company was incorporated in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Corporation for Relief of Poor and Distressed Widows and Children of Presbyterian Ministers was established by Presbyterians to support the families of their ministers. In 1988, the company's name was changed to the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund. The company later became Covenant Life Insurance Company before being acquired by Nationwide Mutual Insurance Company in 2002. Read a history of the Presbyterian Ministers' Fund from the Pennsylvania Historical Society.

Treaty ended Anglo-American claims, courts in China

On January 11, 1943, the United States and Great Britain relinquished by treaty their extraterritorial claims in China. This abandonment effectively ended the jurisdiction of the extraterritorial United States Court for China (established 1906) and the British Supreme Court in China. Read more about the United States Court for China, which one scholar has called "probably the strangest federal tribunal ever constituted by Congress," in a short online history of the US Ninth Circuit.

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