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News Ohio Supreme Court warns judges to end ‘debtors’ prisons’
Ohio Supreme Court warns judges to end ‘debtors’ prisons’
Taylor Gillan
February 7, 2014 07:14:10 am

The Supreme Court of Ohio on Wednesday distributed a warning to all of the state's judges to end the policy of imprisoning people who are unable to pay court fines, a practice deemed unconstitutional by the US...

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HRW: Iraq women being abused in detention
Amy Mathieu
February 7, 2014 06:05:43 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported on Thursday that Iraqi security officials are detaining thousands of women illegally and subjecting them to torture, ill-treatment and threats of sexual abuse. HRW found that officials are coercing confessions and...

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News Federal judge strikes down Michigan law banning graduate student unions
Federal judge strikes down Michigan law banning graduate student unions
Matthew Pomy
February 6, 2014 12:45:59 pm

On Wednesday, a judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled that a law banning the formation of graduate student unions was unconstitutional. Judge Mark Goldsmith found that the law violates...

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News Michigan governor includes Detroit pension bailout in budget
Michigan governor includes Detroit pension bailout in budget
Matthew Pomy
February 6, 2014 12:08:42 pm

Michigan Governor Rick Snyder unveiled a new state budget on Wednesday that would allocate state funds to be used to cover Detroit workers' pensions, currently the subject of controversy in the city's bankruptcy...

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News Utah state attorneys file brief in same-sex marriage appeal
Utah state attorneys file brief in same-sex marriage appeal
Peter Snyder
February 6, 2014 11:58:41 am

Attorneys for the State of Utah seeking to overturn a federal court decision that struck down a state ban on gay marriage filed a brief on Tuesday with the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit...

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News New York mayor drops appeal to stop-and-frisk reform
New York mayor drops appeal to stop-and-frisk reform
Amy Mathieu
February 6, 2014 11:49:37 am

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio dropped former mayor Michael Bloomberg's appeal on Friday to the judge-ordered reform of New York's stop-and-frisk program. Police Commissioner William Bratton supported [Huffington Post...

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News FDA declines to define “natural” in the context of food products
FDA declines to define “natural” in the context of food products
Peter Snyder
February 6, 2014 11:35:10 am

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) published a response letter Thursday declining to define “Natural” in the context of food labeling. The letter was in response to three cases involving allegations of false advertising...

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News HRW: Killing of four Iraq SWAT members amounts to crimes against humanity
HRW: Killing of four Iraq SWAT members amounts to crimes against humanity
Cynthia Miley
February 6, 2014 07:13:29 am

Human Rights Watch claimed Wednesday that the execution-style killing of four Iraqi Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) counter-terrorism forces members is the latest indication of a systematic murder campaign amounting to crimes against humanity. The...

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Syria signs agreement to dispose of chemical weapons
Theresa Donovan
February 6, 2014 06:53:57 am

The Syrian Foreign Ministry on Wednesday entered into agreements with the UN and the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW) to dispose of chemical weapons within the country. The announcement of...

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Germany patent firm seeking $2.1 billion from Apple
Daniel Mullen
February 5, 2014 03:13:49 pm

German patent licensing firm IPCom accused Apple on Wednesday of infringing on a 3G technology patent. Last month, the European Patent Office upheld IPCom's patent on the technology following challenges from Apple,...

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First international arbitration court founded

On February 6, 1900, the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) was founded with the ratification of the 1899 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Set at The Hague in the Netherlands, the PCA was the first international tribunal established to settle disputes between nations. The PCA was later revised by the subsequent 1907 Convention for the Pacific Settlement of International Disputes. Today, the PCA is housed at the Peace Palace in The Hague and is comprised of 109 member countries.

20th Amendment to the US Constitution ratified

On February 6, 1933, the 20th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified by the requisite majority of states, moving the start of presidential, vice-presidential and congressional terms from March to January in an effort to shorten the problematic "lame duck" period.

Learn more about the 20th Amendment.

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