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News UK government proposes smoking ban for England
UK government proposes smoking ban for England
Jeannie Shawl
November 16, 2004 08:13:00 am

The British government unveiled a proposal Tuesday that would ban smoking in most enclosed public areas, including offices, factories, cafes, restaurants and most pubs in England. Only private clubs and pubs that do not serve prepared food would be...

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News Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, November 16
Legal agenda and live webcasts ~ Tuesday, November 16
Jeannie Shawl
November 16, 2004 06:30:00 am

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, November 16.On Capitol Hill, the US House and Senate both reconvene for legislative business today after being in recess since October. AP has...

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News Security Council Resolution 1572 on Cote d'Ivoire [UN]
Security Council Resolution 1572 on Cote d'Ivoire [UN]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 15, 2004 11:44:00 pm

United Nations Security Council, Resolution 1572 (2004), unanimously adopted November 15, 2004 . Read the full text of the Resolution as part of the general UN press release on the debate here....

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News Annual report on capital punishment [US DOJ]
Annual report on capital punishment [US DOJ]
November 15, 2004 11:36:00 pm

Capital Punishment, 2003, United States Department of Justice, November 2004 . Read the full text of the report here . Reported in...

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News Ruling reversing Texas death sentence [US SC]
Ruling reversing Texas death sentence [US SC]
November 15, 2004 11:10:00 pm

LaRoyce Lathair Smith v. Texas, Supreme Court of the United States, per curiam, November 15, 2004 . Read the...

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News UN imposes arms embargo on Ivory Coast
UN imposes arms embargo on Ivory Coast
Tom Henry
November 15, 2004 07:40:00 pm

The UN Security Council voted Monday evening to immediately impose an arms embargo on the Ivory Coast. As previously reported in JURIST's Paper Chase, the country is currently experiencing internal strife, and the vote is an effort to cut...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush picks Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State
BREAKING NEWS ~ Bush picks Condoleezza Rice as Secretary of State
Amit Patel
November 15, 2004 07:17:00 pm

President Bush has asked national security adviser Condoleezza Rice to replace Colin Powell as Secretary of State. Current deputy national security advisor Stephen Hadley will become the President's new national security adviser. NBC has more....

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News Iraq deputy prime minister suggests elections may be delayed
Iraq deputy prime minister suggests elections may be delayed
Amit Patel
November 15, 2004 04:25:00 pm

Iraq deputy prime minister Barham Salih, the former Prime Minister of the autonomous Kurdistan Regional Government in northern Iraq, has suggested for the first time that democratic elections scheduled for January may have to be delayed due to the...

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News Justice Department: Death sentences reach 30-year low
Justice Department: Death sentences reach 30-year low
Amit Patel
November 15, 2004 04:10:00 pm

The US Justice Department is reporting that the number of people sentenced to death in the United States reached a 30-year low in 2003. Last year, 144 inmates in 25 states were given the death penalty, which is not...

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News Hungarian parliament rejects Iraq troop extension
Hungarian parliament rejects Iraq troop extension
Amit Patel
November 15, 2004 03:47:00 pm

The Hungarian parliament has rejected a proposal to keep its 300 non-combat troops in Iraq until March 31, 2005. The troops were to stay in Iraq until December 31. The Socialist-led government wanted to extend the mission of the...

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Reichstag Fire Decree issued in Germany

On February 28, 1933, German President Paul von Hindenburg issued the Presidential Decree for the Protection of People and State in response to the burning of the Reichstag (the German Parliament building) on the previous day. More commonly known as the Reichstag Fire Decree, the law suspended many key civil liberties, such as free press, habeas corpus, and warrant requirements. Blaming Communists for the attack on the Reichstag, the Nazi party and newly-appointed Chancellor Adolf Hitler pressed the law through as a first step in establishing absolute control over Germany. On March 23, the German Parliament passed the Enabling Act, which empowered Adolf Hitler to become the dictator of Germany. Four months later on July 14, the Nazis solidified their control over Germany with the passage of the Law Against the Establishment of Parties eliminated all political parties in Germany other than the Nazi Party.

Congress ratified Manypenny Agreement on the Black Hills

On February 28, 1877, the US Congress ratified the Manypenny Agreement with the Lakota Sioux, under which the United States took control of 900,000 acres of the Black Hills. Read the ratification act, which includes the terms of the Agreement. The Lakota argue to this day that the agreement is illegal, was obtained by coercion associated with starvation, and that the Black Hills should be returned to them.

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