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News Kansas legislature approves anti-abortion bill declaring life begins at fertilization
Kansas legislature approves anti-abortion bill declaring life begins at fertilization
Lauren Laing
April 8, 2013 11:54:10 am

The Kansas legislature on Friday approved an anti-abortion bill that declares that life begins at fertilization, granting unborn children "all the rights, privileges and immunities available to other persons, citizens and...

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News Turkish coup plot trial delayed amid protests
Turkish coup plot trial delayed amid protests
Sarah Posner
April 8, 2013 10:35:46 am

Turkish judges on Monday delayed closing arguments in the trial of 275 individuals charged with plotting to overthrow the government of Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan . Defendants were scheduled to deliver closing statements ...

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News DC Circuit rules on Freedom of Information Act procedure
DC Circuit rules on Freedom of Information Act procedure
Cynthia Miley
April 7, 2013 02:53:50 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled earlier this week that groups seeking information through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) can immediately appeal if their request is denied...

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News Italy pardons US colonel in CIA extraordinary rendition case
Italy pardons US colonel in CIA extraordinary rendition case
Cynthia Miley
April 7, 2013 02:10:02 pm

Italian president Giorgio Napolitano on Friday pardoned US Air Force Colonel Joseph Romano of his conviction related to the US Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) abduction and extraordinary rendition of Egyptian cleric...

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News Montreal police arrest 279 protesters
Montreal police arrest 279 protesters
Jaimie Cremeans
April 7, 2013 12:40:52 pm

The Montreal Police on Friday arrested 279 protestors at an allegedly illegal demonstration aimed at protesting police tactics. The protesters were speaking out against Montreal's Municipal Bylaw P-6 , which allows the police to declare illegal any...

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News Egypt court dismisses lawsuit against popular satirist
Egypt court dismisses lawsuit against popular satirist
Jaimie Cremeans
April 7, 2013 11:52:02 am

An Egyptian court on Saturday dismissed a lawsuit against popular satirist Bassem Youssef , stating that the Islamist lawyer who brought the suit did not have standing. The lawyer, a member of the Muslim...

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News Portugal court finds provisions of 2013 budget unconstitutional
Portugal court finds provisions of 2013 budget unconstitutional
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 6, 2013 02:38:39 pm

Portugal's Constitutional Court ruled that four out of nine contested austerity measures of the 2013 state budget were unconstitutional. The court's decision came in response to the request of Portugal's President Anibal...

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News Bangladesh protesters demand anti-blasphemy laws
Bangladesh protesters demand anti-blasphemy laws
Julie Deisher-Edwards
April 6, 2013 02:14:24 pm

Thousands in Bangladesh on Saturday demanded that the government introduce anti-blasphemy laws, including provisions to prosecute and hang atheist bloggers, in a rally organized by Hefazat-e-Islam, an Islamic group drawing support from thousands of seminaries and allegedly backed by...

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News South Sudan must do more to protect civilians from violence: UN
South Sudan must do more to protect civilians from violence: UN
Max Slater
April 6, 2013 11:08:03 am

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) issued a report on Friday calling on the government of South Sudan to protect communities that are at risk of violence. The UNMISS report detailed the...

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News Pakistan court orders election officials to end intrusive questions of candidates
Pakistan court orders election officials to end intrusive questions of candidates
Max Slater
April 6, 2013 10:28:47 am

A court in Pakistan ruled on Friday that election officials must refrain from asking irrelevant and intrusive questions of candidates for public office. Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court issued the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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