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News Federal judge rules Christian-themed license plates unconstitutional
Federal judge rules Christian-themed license plates unconstitutional
Matt Glenn
November 11, 2009 08:32:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of South Carolina ruled Tuesday that license plates produced by the state bearing a picture of a cross in front of a stained glass window...

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News France court rules gay woman may adopt
France court rules gay woman may adopt
Matt Glenn
November 11, 2009 07:35:00 am

A French court on Tuesday ordered the country's government to extend adoption rights to a gay woman. The court held that French adoption law , which currently allows single people to adopt children but bars...

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News Senate banking chair introduces wide-ranging financial reform legislation
Senate banking chair introduces wide-ranging financial reform legislation
Jonathan Cohen
November 11, 2009 07:05:00 am

US Senate Banking Committee chair Chris Dodd (D-CT) introduced Tuesday wide-ranging financial regulatory legislation designed to limit systemic risk to the country's economy. If passed, the bill would introduce a...

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News DC sniper executed after Virginia governor denies appeal for clemency
DC sniper executed after Virginia governor denies appeal for clemency
Andrea Bottorff
November 11, 2009 06:37:00 am

Convicted DC-area sniper John Allen Muhammad was executed by lethal injection Tuesday night after Virginia Governor Timothy Kaine rejected Muhammad's request for clemency and refused to suspend the execution. The US Supreme Court...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on immigration, diversity jurisdiction
Supreme Court hears arguments on immigration, diversity jurisdiction
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 10, 2009 04:06:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Kucana v. Holder , the Court heard arguments on whether a federal...

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News Kansas may implement monthly court closures to ease budget deficit
Kansas may implement monthly court closures to ease budget deficit
Sarah Miley
November 10, 2009 03:06:00 pm

The Supreme Court of Kansas has announced that it may have to shut down state courts for one week every month as a result of an $8 million judiciary budget deficit created by a legislative oversight. The...

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News Top Italy lawmaker to support Berlusconi judicial reform proposals
Top Italy lawmaker to support Berlusconi judicial reform proposals
Daniel Makosky
November 10, 2009 01:03:00 pm

President of Italy's Chamber of Deputies Gianfranco Fini said Tuesday that he would support legislation to limit the length of trials in the country. The reforms were proposed by...

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News Taliban inmates begin hunger strike at Kandahar prison
Taliban inmates begin hunger strike at Kandahar prison
Jay Carmella
November 10, 2009 12:54:00 pm

More than 350 Taliban inmates began a hunger strike on Sunday at the Sarposa prison in Kandahar province in Afghanistan. The protest is in response to the allegedly poor...

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News Senate confirms Obama’s Fourth Circuit nominee
Senate confirms Obama’s Fourth Circuit nominee
David Manes
November 10, 2009 12:07:00 pm

The US Senate official website] on Monday confirmed Judge Andre Davis, President Barack Obama's nominee to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit , by a vote of 72-16 . Judiciary Committee Chairman Patrick...

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News Mexico president calls for stronger adherence to rule of law
Mexico president calls for stronger adherence to rule of law
Sarah Paulsworth
November 10, 2009 11:04:00 am

Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Monday made a public call for greater adherence to the rule of law, more transparent elections, and increased business competition in Mexico, during a speech at the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Connecticut adopts first modern constitution

On January 14, 1639, the first written governmental constitution in modern history was adopted in the Colony of Connecticut. The Fundamental Orders represented the first time that a government was based upon a written constitution anywhere in the world. Along with the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders served as bases for the United States Constitution 150 years later, which in turn influenced the development of later constitutions throughout the world. Three hundred and twenty-six years after the original Fundamental Orders were adopted by Connecticut, the modern Constitution of Connecticut was ratified.

Guatemala constitution takes effect

On January 14, 1986, the current constitution of Guatemala took effect.

Read the Spanish-language text of the constitution, as amended in 1993.

First constitution adopted by Connecticut

On January 14, 1639, Connecticut adopted its first constitution, one of the earliest such documents in the American colonies. Review the Fundamental Orders of Connecticut.

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