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News UN rights body extends mission of independent panel in Syria
UN rights body extends mission of independent panel in Syria
Rebecca DiLeonardo
September 28, 2012 10:50:45 am

The UN Human Rights Council on Friday passed a resolution extending the mission of the UN Independent International Commission of Inquiry (COI) in Syria. The panel of independent experts is charged with investigating...

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News UN report: drug trafficking threatens rule of law in Central America, Caribbean
UN report: drug trafficking threatens rule of law in Central America, Caribbean
Rebecca DiLeonardo
September 28, 2012 10:23:44 am

Drug trafficking and violent crime in Central America and the Caribbean threaten the rule of law in those regions, according to a report released Thursday by the UN Office of Drugs and Crime (UNODC) [official...

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News Arizona to appeal federal injunction on portion of state immigration law
Arizona to appeal federal injunction on portion of state immigration law
Dan Taglioli
September 28, 2012 09:57:05 am

Lawyers for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Thursday announced the state's plan to appeal a preliminary injunction currently blocking the provision of the controversial Arizona immigration law that criminalizes the harboring and transportation of...

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News ACLU urges government to stop delegating federal immigration authority
ACLU urges government to stop delegating federal immigration authority
Brandon Gatto
September 27, 2012 03:40:30 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday urged the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to stop delegating federal immigration authority to state and local law enforcement agencies, claiming...

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News Arkansas Supreme Court clears way for medical marijuana ballot initiative
Arkansas Supreme Court clears way for medical marijuana ballot initiative
Keith Herting
September 27, 2012 03:13:10 pm

The Arkansas Supreme Court announced Thursday that it would allow a ballot initiative to legalize medical marijuana on the November ballot. The decision came as part of a lawsuit brought by the...

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News Netherlands court allows ICC witnesses to seek asylum
Netherlands court allows ICC witnesses to seek asylum
Brandon Gatto
September 27, 2012 02:40:09 pm

A Dutch court on Wednesday ruled that three Congolese witnesses who testified in an International Criminal Court (ICC) case against militia leader Germain Katanga must be allowed to remain in the Netherlands...

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News HRW urges support for Guinea massacre investigation
HRW urges support for Guinea massacre investigation
Keith Herting
September 27, 2012 02:05:53 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called Thursday for the Guinean government to further its support for the prosecution of crimes originating from a 2009 massacre. On the eve of the three-year anniversary of the massacre, HRW published a...

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News Second Circuit hears arguments on federal same-sex marriage law
Second Circuit hears arguments on federal same-sex marriage law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
September 27, 2012 12:53:26 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday heard oral arguments in a challenge to the provision of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) that defines marriage...

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News Slovakia police begin investigation of accused Nazi from Hungary
Slovakia police begin investigation of accused Nazi from Hungary
Rebecca DiLeonardo
September 27, 2012 12:19:28 pm

Police in Slovakia announced on Thursday that they have launched an investigation of a 97-year-old Hungarian man suspected of war crimes in connection with the Holocaust. Laszlo Csatary was arrested in Hungary in July on allegations of abusing and...

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Actress files federal lawsuit to remove anti-Islam film from YouTube
Max Slater
September 27, 2012 10:54:02 am

An actress who claims she was duped into appearing in an anti-Islam film that sparked protests in the Middle East filed suit in the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday requesting that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

British Mandate for Palestine goes into effect

The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine went into effect on September 29, 1923, granting the United Kingdom administrative control of Palestine. It also directed the UK to facilitate the creation of a Jewish state in the region pursuant to the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Learn more about the British Mandate for Palestine.

First Congressional invocation of War Powers Act

On September 29, 1983, Congress invoked the War Powers Act for the first time, authorizing President Ronald Reagan to keep US Marines in Lebanon for another 18 months.

Tweleve Europe Nations create CERN

On September 29, 1954, twelve European nations signed a convention, creating the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The laboratory was later constructed in Geneva, Switzerland. Learn more about the history of CERN.

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