Today in News History
On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1803, Matthew Thornton, Irish-American judge and politician (born 1714) passed away. In 1908, Grover Cleveland, American lawyer and politician, 22nd and 24th President of the United States (born 1837) passed away. In 1942, Eduardo Frei Ruiz-Tagle, Chilean engineer and politician, 32nd President of Chile was born. In 1995, Andrew J. Transue, American politician and attorney Morissette v. United States (born 1903) passed away. In 2000, Rodrigo Bueno, Argentine cuarteto singer (born 1973) passed away. In 2007, Chris Benoit, Canadian wrestler (born 1967) passed away. In 2014, Ramón José Velásquez, Venezuelan journalist, lawyer, and politician, President of Venezuela (born 1916) passed away. In 2015, Mario Biaggi, American police officer, politician and criminal (born 1917) passed away. In 2021, Benigno Aquino III, 15th President of the Philippines (born 1960) passed away. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Trinidad-born US judge blocks Trump voter database to check citizenship
Trinidad-born United States (US) District Judge Sparkle Sooknanan, on Monday, reportedly blocked the Trump administration's revamped SAVE database to check the accuracy of state voter rolls, over privacy and voting-rights violations.According to a report by NBC News, Sooknanan, in a 75-page decision, wrote that: The federal government has knowingly trampled on the privacy rights of American citizens in a manner that threatens the sacred right to vote.”“This Court cannot stand idly by while that happens,” she continued.The US Department of Homeland Security reportedly revamped a system it uses to verify individuals’ citizenship and immigration status last year to make it easier for state and local officials to use it to make sure voters were US citizens.NBC further reported that Sooknanan ruled that the revamped SAVE database also violated privacy laws restricting the federal government’s disclosure of Social Security numbers and other information.
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