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News North Korea court sentences American to six years of hard labor
North Korea court sentences American to six years of hard labor
Dominic Yobbi
September 14, 2014 06:55:50 pm

The Supreme Court of North Korea on Sunday sentenced an American man to six years of hard labor for committing "hostile acts" against the country. The court convicted 24-year-old California resident Matthew Todd Miller of entering...

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Department of Justice releases report on police body-worn cameras
Dominic Yobbi
September 14, 2014 06:11:44 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday released a report detailing recommendations and warnings regarding the use of body-worn cameras by police. The report, authored by the DOJ's Community Oriented Policing Services office,...

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News Alaska Supreme Court upholds dismissal of climate change challenge
Alaska Supreme Court upholds dismissal of climate change challenge
William Helbling
September 14, 2014 08:55:36 am

The Supreme Court of Alaska on Friday ruled that a lawsuit claiming that officials have failed in their obligations to address climate change was rightfully dismissed in 2012, but not for the reasons cited by...

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Holder argues for legal representation for migrant children
William Helbling
September 14, 2014 08:41:23 am

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced in a speech at the Thirty-Ninth Annual Convention of the Hispanic National Bar Association that migrant children who come across the border unaccompanied should have legal representation . In...

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Germany passes bill banning support of Islamic State
Kimberly Bennett
September 13, 2014 07:48:42 pm

Germany passed a bill banning on all images and activities in support of the Islamic State (IS) Friday, effectively outlawing support for the group. The ban takes immediate effect and covers the recruitment of...

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Federal judge orders Arizona to recognize same-sex marriage
Kimberly Bennett
September 13, 2014 06:47:49 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona on Friday ordered Arizona to issue a death certificate listing the deceased man as married and his same-sex partner as his surviving spouse. District...

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Federal appeals court reinstates voter ID law in Wisconsin
Kimberly Bennett
September 13, 2014 05:28:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday reinstated Wisconsin's voter photo identification law after the three-judge panel issued an order staying the injunction issued by the US District Court...

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European court allows library to digitize but not disseminate works
Ann Schober
September 13, 2014 01:18:46 pm

The European Court of Justice (EJC) ruled on Thursday that EU member states may authorize public libraries to digitize works contained in their collections without the consent of the rights holders. The ruling comes...

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Turkish president approves law tightening Internet control
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 12, 2014 02:36:58 pm

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan approved a law on Thursday that tightens the government control of the internet and expands the powers of the telecoms authority. Parliament passed the law on Monday. The new law comes after...

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Federal appeals court upholds New Jersey ban on gay conversion therapy
Elizabeth LaForgia
September 12, 2014 01:59:03 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday upheld a ban on gay conversion therapy in New Jersey. The lawsuit was filed by two licensed therapists, among others, who practice "sexual orientation...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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