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News Reuters: DOJ conducting criminal investigation of Uber for avoiding law enforcement
Reuters: DOJ conducting criminal investigation of Uber for avoiding law enforcement
Autumn Callan
May 5, 2017 04:09:34 pm

The Department of Justice (DOJ) has launched a criminal investigation into Uber Technologies Inc. for the use of a software tool that helped drivers evade local transport regulators, according to a Thursday report by Reuters....

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News Supreme Court requires separate appeal notice when restitution findings deferred
Supreme Court requires separate appeal notice when restitution findings deferred
Autumn Callan
April 19, 2017 02:26:52 pm

The US Supreme Court held on Wednesday that a defendant wishing to appeal a restitution order must file a separate motion from the notice of appeal for the judgment. The ruling came from Manrique v. United States ....

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News Supreme Court rules Colorado Exoneration Act violates due process
Supreme Court rules Colorado Exoneration Act violates due process
Autumn Callan
April 19, 2017 01:34:17 pm

The US Supreme Court held in Nelson v. Colorado on Wednesday that Colorado's Exoneration Act is not in accord with the Fourteenth Amendment's guarantee of due process. The Act permits...

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News HRW: California bail system disadvantages poor
HRW: California bail system disadvantages poor
Autumn Callan
April 12, 2017 02:21:23 pm

Human Rights Watch issued a report on Tuesday saying California's bail system pressures the poor into pleading guilty in order to be released from jail. The group said tens of thousands of Californians have been held for...

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News Hungary Constitutional Court repeals village ban on burkas
Hungary Constitutional Court repeals village ban on burkas
Autumn Callan
April 12, 2017 01:22:40 pm

The Constitutional Court of Hungary repealed a village ban on the construction of mosques as well as headscarves like burkas and chadors worn by Muslim women on Wednesday. The village of Asotthalom, located on the Serbian boarder, implemented...

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News Federal judge blocks Seattle ride sharing union law
Federal judge blocks Seattle ride sharing union law
Autumn Callan
April 5, 2017 02:01:34 pm

The US District Court for the Western District of Washington has issued a preliminary injunction to block Seattle's first-in-the-nation law that will allow drivers for taxis, Lyft and Uber to unionize. The law, passed...

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News UK court stays citizen’s extradition to Turkey based on safety concerns
UK court stays citizen’s extradition to Turkey based on safety concerns
Autumn Callan
April 5, 2017 01:17:19 pm

A UK high court on Wednesday stayed the extradition of a British man, Rosslee Charles, to Turkey given concerns over his safety. Charles, a gay man, was convicted of homosexual rape in Turkey in 2006. Before the trial, Charles had...

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News Ivory Coast former first lady acquitted after flawed trial
Ivory Coast former first lady acquitted after flawed trial
Autumn Callan
March 29, 2017 02:07:36 pm

An Ivory Coast court acquitted former first lady Simone Gbagbo of crimes against humanity on Tuesday. The court acquitted due to a lack of evidence and concerns on whether Gbagbo, who is already serving a 20-year...

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News UK PM triggers Article 50 to begin Brexit
UK PM triggers Article 50 to begin Brexit
Autumn Callan
March 29, 2017 01:15:22 pm

The UK government triggered Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty on Wednesday, officially beginning the legal process of Britain leaving the European Union. British Prime Minister Theresa May stated shortly after signing the exit letter , "The Article...

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News Arkansas governor signs bill separating celebrations of King and Lee
Arkansas governor signs bill separating celebrations of King and Lee
Autumn Callan
March 22, 2017 01:36:53 pm

Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday signed into law a bill that separates the celebrations of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. and Confederate General Robert E Lee. King and Lee were both born in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Laws of Burgos put into effect

The Spanish Crown put the Laws of Burgos into effect on December 27, 1512. These laws governed the relationship of Spanish settlers with the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. The laws established the encomienda system of labor, promoted conversion to Catholicism, and safeguarded the indigenous peoples from physical abuse.  However, historians argue that the laws were ineffective at protecting the rights of the indigenous population. Learn more from the Library of Congress.

Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public bar smashing

On December 27, 1900, militant Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public smashing of a bar, at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. Nation argued that destroying bars was an acceptable means of battling the liquor trade since the Kansas Constitution prohibited alcohol. Learn more about Carrie Nation.

World Bank created

On December 27, 1944, the World Bank was created during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA. Learn more about the history of the World Bank.

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