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News Israel approves construction of 3,000 units on West Bank
Israel approves construction of 3,000 units on West Bank
Emelina Perez
February 1, 2017 10:54:41 am

Israel authorized the construction of 3,000 housing units in the West Bank Tuesday, despite criticism from the international community, who argue that the land is seen by Palestinians as the site of their future state. This is the fourth and...

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News Romania enacts emergency ordinance decriminalizing some corruption offenses
Romania enacts emergency ordinance decriminalizing some corruption offenses
Emelina Perez
February 1, 2017 10:17:38 am

The government of Romania passed an emergency law on Tuesday decriminalizing corruption offenses and official misconduct in which the damages is less than €44,000. The measure is effective immediately and will also be applied to cases...

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News UK posthumously pardons thousands of gay men convicted of sex offenses
UK posthumously pardons thousands of gay men convicted of sex offenses
Miracle Jones
February 1, 2017 09:01:09 am

The UK announced Tuesday that thousands of gay and bisexual men who were convicted of sexual offenses received a posthumous pardon as their actions are no longer deemed illegal under British law. The pardon is part of the...

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News Arkansas House approves plan to reinstate voter ID laws
Arkansas House approves plan to reinstate voter ID laws
Justin Cosgrove
February 1, 2017 08:18:19 am

The Arkansas House of Representatives approved a proposal on Tuesday that would reinstate a voter identification law that was struck down over two years ago. This bill, which was passed 74-21, is nearly identical to...

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News San Francisco sues Trump administration over sanctuary city order
San Francisco sues Trump administration over sanctuary city order
Miracle Jones
February 1, 2017 08:02:19 am

The City of San Francisco filed a lawsuit on Tuesday in the US District Court for the Northern District of California against the Trump administration over the executive order to withhold federal funding from...

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News Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Trump nominates Neil Gorsuch to Supreme Court
Justin Cosgrove
February 1, 2017 07:39:14 am

US President Donald Trump on Tuesday nominated Judge Neil Gorsuch of the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the US...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Julius and Ethel Rosenberg sentenced to death for spying

On April 5, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were sentenced to death after a treason trial in which they were convicted of passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. Learn more about the Rosenberg trial.

Lockerbie bombers turned over for trial

On April 5, 1999, the government of Libya turned over to British authorities two of its citizens who were accused of blowing up Pan Am flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland in 1988. The subsequent trial of Abdelbaset Ali Mohmed Al Megrahi and Al Amin Khalifa Fhimah began on May 3, 2000. When the court reached its verdict, Fhimah was found not guilty and returned to Libya, while Megrahi was convicted of murder and sentenced to life in prison.

Learn more about the Lockerbie Air Disaster and the trial of Megrahi and Fhimah from the Syracuse University Law School. Also, learn more about the investigation into the disaster from the United States Federal Bureau of Investigation.

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