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In 2014 California became the first state in the U.S. to officially ban the use of trans panic and gay panic defenses in murder trials. [280] In 2014 Virginia became the first state in the Southeastern United States to legalize same-sex marriage.
California, United States: In 1959 the Government Code Section 12947.5 (part of the California Fair Employment and Housing Act, passed in California) declared in part, "It shall be an unlawful employment practice for an employer to refuse to permit an employee to wear pants on account of the sex of the employee", with exceptions only for ...
Netanyahu strongly criticized the Obama administration's actions, [375] [376] and the Israeli government withdrew its annual dues from the organization, which totaled $6 million, on January 6, 2017. [377] On January 5, 2017, the United States House of Representatives voted 342–80 to condemn the UN Resolution. [378] [379]
In 1969, the "C03 project" was transferred to public administration while a contract with Alstom was signed for the construction of two gas-turbine high-speed train prototypes, named "TGV 001". The prototype consisted of a set of five carriages, plus a power car at each end, both powered by two gas-turbine engines.
A total of 71 combat brigades would form the Army's rotation basis, 42 from the active component with the balance from the reserves. Thus, around 15 active-duty combat brigades would be available for deployment each year under the 2006 force-generation plan. An additional 4 or 5 brigades would be available for deployment from the reserve component.