France’s parliament votes to repeal slavery-era Black Code, with tears and history in the chamber

The National Assembly voted 254-0 — a rare show of unanimity — to adopt a bill repealing the Code Noir, or Black Code, the ...

What to know about Code Noir, a shocking French law that oversaw the slavery of 1.4 million Africans

France’s lower house has voted finally to scrub a foundational slavery-era edict from French law. The National Assembly voted ...
Courthouse News Service

'A cheap way to clear one’s conscience': France repeals centuries-old slavery law, but reparations remain elusive

Lawmakers voted unanimously to strip the “Code Noir,” the texts that regulated slavery until it was abolished in 1848. Some ...
The Hill

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday adopted its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices, but the ...
WTEN

Pentagon restores histories of Navajo Code Talkers, other Native veterans after public outcry

PHOENIX (AP) — The Pentagon restored some webpages highlighting the crucial wartime contributions of Navajo Code Talkers and other Native American veterans on Wednesday, days after tribes condemned ...
The Hill

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics for the first time

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is adopting its first code of ethics, in the face of sustained criticism over undisclosed trips and gifts from wealthy benefactors to some justices. The policy was ...
WTEN

The Supreme Court says it is adopting a code of ethics, but it has no means of enforcement

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on ...