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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

First American anti-slavery society organized

On April 14, 1775, Benjamin Franklin and Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia helped organize the first American society for the abolition of slavery.

Learn more about the Pennsylvania Abolition Society.

USSR agrees to leave Afghanistan

On April 14, 1988, the USSR signed the Geneva Accords, pledging to withdraw its military forces from Afghanistan. Soviet troops had been in the country since the USSR invaded in 1979 in order to support the communist government there. In addition to setting a timetable for Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Geneva Accords further defined the terms of relations between the government of Pakistan and the communist government of Afghanistan, providing for the return of prisoners and non-interference in the affairs of the other nation.

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