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News Massachusetts Supreme Court dismisses 21,000 drug convictions following chemist misconduct
Massachusetts Supreme Court dismisses 21,000 drug convictions following chemist misconduct
Justin Cosgrove
April 21, 2017 10:41:06 am

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court on Thursday formally approved the dismissal of over 21,000 drug convictions that were deemed to be "tainted" by a former state chemist's misconduct. This action has been deemed [CBS...

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News Russia top court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses
Russia top court bans Jehovah’s Witnesses
Alexandra Farone
April 21, 2017 09:58:35 am

The Russia Supreme Court on Thursday granted the Russian government's request to ban the Jehovah's Witnesses religious group. The court ruled that the group is an "extremist organization" and outlawed their activities in...

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News Pakistan Supreme Court rejects calls for removing prime minister
Pakistan Supreme Court rejects calls for removing prime minister
Rachel Gerber
April 20, 2017 02:17:27 pm

The Pakistan Supreme Court rejected calls on Thursday to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office stating that there was insufficient evidence concerning the corruption allegations against Sharif and his family to constitutionally...

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News Lawsuit filed against Tesla over self driving function
Lawsuit filed against Tesla over self driving function
Jonathon Churchin
April 20, 2017 02:16:03 pm

On Wednesday law firm Hagens Berman filed a class action lawsuit in California's Northern District Court against car company Tesla over the self driving function in their vehicles. The lawsuit alleges that...

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News Turkish Justice Minister warns against challenge to referendum expanding presidential powers
Turkish Justice Minister warns against challenge to referendum expanding presidential powers
Lindsay Offutt
April 20, 2017 02:11:34 pm

Turkey's Justice Minister Bekir Bozdağ said on Thursday that the Turkish Constitutional Court would reject any opposition challenge to a referendum that expanded President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's powers, and the European Court of Human...

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News Uruguay Parliament approves increased penalties for killings based on gender
Uruguay Parliament approves increased penalties for killings based on gender
Alexis Wheeler
April 20, 2017 02:00:45 pm

The Uruguayan House of Senators approved a bill on Tuesday that would make femicide an explicit criminal offense of its own. The legislation is being passed to the House of Representatives for further approval. The bill would...

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News Amnesty calls for Venezuela police restraint during protests
Amnesty calls for Venezuela police restraint during protests
Jennifer Suder
April 20, 2017 12:28:44 pm

Amnesty International (AI) called for police restraint on Wednesday to protect protesters' rights in Venezuela. Protests continue in the country against President Nicolas Maduro , and hundreds of thousands of people held...

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Rights groups call for release of Myanmar political prisoners
Aaron Christenson
April 20, 2017 12:08:59 pm

Advocacy groups from around the world signed a joint statement on Thursday that called for the release of all political prisoners in Myanmar. The release of the petition aligned with the third anniversary of U Win Tin's death, a...

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News ICJ rejects Ukraine request for help identifying rebel supporters
ICJ rejects Ukraine request for help identifying rebel supporters
Jonathan Niznansky
April 20, 2017 10:14:14 am

The International Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected Ukraine's request for measures to prevent rebels in the country from receiving supplies over its Russian boarder. The court granted measures designed to protect ethnic discrimination in the...

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UN warns of growing humanitarian crisis in South Sudan
Steven Wildberger
April 20, 2017 09:06:03 am

Eugene Owusu , the top United Nations humanitarian official in South Sudan on Wednesday warned that without peace in South Sudan humanitarian conditions will continue to deteriorate. Speaking to reporters, Owusu urged that women...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Dreyfus convicted of treason

On December 22, 1894, Jewish French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial trial that prompted worldwide allegations of anti-Semitism. Dreyfus was later cleared. Learn more about the case of Alfred Dreyfus and read an English translation of the famous public letter J'Accuse...! by novelist and Dreyfus partisan Emile Zola.

US passed Embargo Act, banning foreign trade

On December 22, 1807, the Embargo Act was passed at the urging of US President Thomas Jefferson. The act barred trade with any foreign nations in an effort to avoid American entry into the Napoleonic Wars of Europe. However, the act proved unenforceable and was replaced with the Non-Intercourse Act, which barred trade with France and Great Britain. Learn more about the Embargo Act of 1807 from Monticello.org

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