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News Federal judge says Flordia clerks have legal duty to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Federal judge says Flordia clerks have legal duty to issue same-sex marriage licenses
Alexandra Farone
January 2, 2015 11:22:43 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida ruled Thursday that Florida county clerks have a legal duty to issue marriage licenses for same-sex couples, while also noting that they are...

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News Kenya high court suspends sections of anti-terrorism law
Kenya high court suspends sections of anti-terrorism law
Alexandra Farone
January 2, 2015 10:16:16 am

The High Court of Kenya on Friday suspended eight sections of the controversial new anti-terrorism law until a legal challenge by the opposition is heard by the court. The Security Laws (Amendment) Act of 2014 [text,...

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News Israel supreme court rejects petition against demolishing terrorists’ homes
Israel supreme court rejects petition against demolishing terrorists’ homes
Emelina Perez
January 1, 2015 01:20:40 pm

Israel's Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected a petition filed by eight human rights groups and four Israeli families against a policy of demolishing terrorists' homes . The four families' homes in east Jerusalem all have impending demolition...

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News Palestinian President signs papers to join ICC
Palestinian President signs papers to join ICC
Brittany Felder
January 1, 2015 11:26:54 am

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Wednesday signed the Rome Statute to join the International Criminal Court (ICC) at a meeting in Ramallah. The Rome Statute is the founding treaty of the ICC. It...

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News Egypt’s highest court orders retrial for three Al Jazeera journalists
Egypt’s highest court orders retrial for three Al Jazeera journalists
Brittany Felder
January 1, 2015 10:34:51 am

Egypt's Court of Cassation on Thursday, ordered a retrial for three Al Jazeera journalists jailed for falsifying news reports and associating with the Muslim Brotherhood . The three journalists are Peter Greste, Mohamed Fadel Fahmy and...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.

NATO created

On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created when twelve countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty. The organization was created as a common alliance against communist encroachment into Europe. Today, NATO has 28 member nations, including former European communist states.

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