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News FBI: violent crime increased in 2015
FBI: violent crime increased in 2015
Taylor Isaac
September 27, 2016 11:49:11 am

The FBI on Monday reported an increase in violent crime during 2015 and decrease in property crimes . Crime in the United States, 2015 revealed the first increase in violent crime in recent years, although...

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News Federal appeals court rules American Express anti-steering credit card policies do not violate antitrust laws
Federal appeals court rules American Express anti-steering credit card policies do not violate antitrust laws
Alexandra Farone
September 27, 2016 10:20:48 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Monday that American Express (Amex) can enforce rules that ban merchants accepting its credit cards from directing customers to its competitors' cards. The...

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News UN rights expert calls for female involvement in Israel-Palestine peace process
UN rights expert calls for female involvement in Israel-Palestine peace process
Alexandra Farone
September 27, 2016 09:27:03 am

UN human rights expert Dubravka Šimonović called Monday for women to participate in a new peace process between Israel and the Occupied Palestinian Territory (OPT). Šimonović suggested that reducing violence against women and supporting gender...

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Spain court opens fraud trial for former IMF chief
Emelina Perez
September 26, 2016 02:41:14 pm

A Spanish court began hearing the fraud trial of former International Monetary Fund (IMF) chief Rodrigo Rato and more than 60 other bankers on Monday concerning allegations the defendants fraudulently used secret credit cards from Bankia bank to...

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News China court sentences three labor organizers to suspended prison term
China court sentences three labor organizers to suspended prison term
Mark Casper
September 26, 2016 01:21:58 pm

A southern China court on Monday sentenced three prominent labor organizers to suspended prison terms, almost nine months after they were arrested during a crackdown on civic organizations working outside of the Communist Party. Zeng Feiyang, who was indicted on...

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Switzerland voters approve new surveillance law
Mark Casper
September 26, 2016 01:00:46 pm

Swiss voters on Sunday voted to approve a new surveillance law allowing their national intelligence service broad powers to spy on 'terrorist' suspects and cyber criminals, as well as the ability to cooperate with foreign intelligence agencies. While Switzerland is...

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HRW: Pakistan must overhaul its police force
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
September 26, 2016 12:08:07 pm

Pakistani police are committing serious human rights abuses , Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Monday, calling for a complete overhaul of the country's police system. The report , "This Crooked System," looks at the history of the...

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UAE to enact stricter drone regulations
Emelina Perez
September 26, 2016 12:01:10 pm

The United Arab Emirates (UAE) will enact laws to have stricter regulations on the sale and operation of drones, according to a statement by the country's General Civil Aviation Authority (GCAA) Monday. The regulations will focus on [Reuters...

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Bosnian Serbs vote to maintain January 9 as holiday despite court ruling
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
September 26, 2016 11:15:20 am

Bosnian Serbs voted in a referendum Sunday to maintain January 9 as a national holiday in defiance of a court ruling. The date remembers January 9, 1992, when ethnic Serbians declared their own state within Bosnia...

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Republic of Congo Foreign Minister welcomes new constitution
Mark Casper
September 25, 2016 02:41:50 pm

The Foreign Minister of the Republic of Congo , Jean-Claude Gakosso, embraced the country's new constitution on Saturday before the UN General Assembly , which he said will improve political, economic and social governance. The...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Congress set minimum federal sentences for drug offenders

On November 2, 1951, President Harry Truman signed the "Boggs Act" into law, setting minimum federal sentences for drug offenders.

Read Richard J. Bonnie and Charles Whitebread, The Forbidden Fruit and the Tree of Knowledge: An Inquiry Into the Legal History of American Marijuana Prohibition, 56 Virginia Law Review (1970).

Balfour Declaration issued

On November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the United Kingdom's formal statement regarding Jewish people in Palestine. The Balfour Declaration was later endorsed by the World War I Allied Powers. It stated the British intention to support a national homeland for Jewish people and became a cornerstone of the Zionist movement.

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