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"Good Genes," Proud Boys and White Supremacy: An International Law Perspective

October 12, 2020 02:42:02 PM

“The goal is to dominate the street.” – US President Donald J. Trump, June 1, 2020 There are disturbing connections. Before openly embracing the “Proud Boys” during his first debate with Democrat opponent Joe Biden, Donald J. Trump praised the value of “good genes” in Minnesota. Though such a seemingly “positive” evocation might not normally [...]

Supreme Court adds 7 cases to 2011 docket

September 28, 2011 07:14:13 AM

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in eight cases, consolidating two for oral arguments. In Filarsky v. Delia , the court will consider whether a lawyer retained to work...

UN denounces Qatar extradition of Libya rape victim

June 3, 2011 01:16:37 PM

A United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) spokesperson on Friday condemned Qatar's extradition of rape victim Eman Al Obeidi to her home country of Libya . UNCHR spokesperson, Adrian Edwards, said...

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WWI gas attack on Canadians led to first chemical weapons ban

On April 24, 1915, the German army used chlorine gas against Canadian troops at Ypres. Gas was later employed by British and French forces against the Germans. Learn more about early efforts by the Red Cross to ban chemical weapons and review the June 1925 Protocol for the Prohibition of the Use in War of Asphyxiating, Poisonous or other Gases and of Bacteriological Methods of Warfare.

Library of Congress created

On April 24, 1800, U.S. President John Adams approved $5,000 to fund the establishment of the U.S. Library of Congress.

Learn more about the history of the U.S. Library of Congress.