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News Germany constitutional court rules non-binary gender option must be available at birth
Germany constitutional court rules non-binary gender option must be available at birth
Sean Rohtla
November 8, 2017 12:58:46 pm

Germany's highest constitutional court ruled in an order published Wednesday that a third gender designation for intersex people must be made available at birth. This ruling comes from a case brought by an...

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News Papua New Guinea Supreme Court refuses to restore power to detainee camp
Papua New Guinea Supreme Court refuses to restore power to detainee camp
Lawrenz Fares
November 8, 2017 07:15:42 am

The Supreme Court of Papua New Guinea (PNG) refused Tuesday to restore power and provide water and medical services to the Manus Island detention center . The detention center was officially closed last week, but...

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News Europe rights court hears UK surveillance cases
Europe rights court hears UK surveillance cases
Rachel Gerber
November 7, 2017 01:10:22 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held simultaneous hearings Tuesday regarding the UK's practice of intercepting private communications in large amounts, which was leaked by Edward Snowden . The cases, brought by...

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News Supreme Court allows PA redistricting suit to proceed
Supreme Court allows PA redistricting suit to proceed
Allison Hall
November 7, 2017 12:30:48 pm

Supreme Court officials announced on Friday that Justice Samuel Alito denied state legislators' request for a stay in the redistricting case Agre v. Wolf . In a mandamus petition filed on October 30, State Representative...

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News UN Security Council condemns violence in Myanmar
UN Security Council condemns violence in Myanmar
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 7, 2017 10:43:21 am

UN Security Council (UNSC) President Sebastiano Cardi on Monday condemned violence in Myanmar's state of Rakhine and urged the Myanmar government to stop using excessive military force and "work with Bangladesh and the United Nations to allow...

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News Former Kenya lawmaker challenges presidential election results
Former Kenya lawmaker challenges presidential election results
Akira Tomlinson
November 7, 2017 10:37:47 am

Former Kenya lawmaker Harun Mwau filed a petition on Monday at the Supreme Court of Kenya challenging last month's presidential election win for President Uhuru Kenyatta claiming the election was not free and fair. On October...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in case questioning Bankruptcy Code interpretation
Supreme Court hears arguments in case questioning Bankruptcy Code interpretation
Lindsay Offutt
November 7, 2017 06:44:47 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in Merit Management Group, LP, v. FTI Consulting, Inc. , a case concerning the scope of protection afforded certain institutions acting as so-called "safe harbors" in claims against bankruptcy...

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News Supreme Court refuses to enforce original plea bargain based on contract principles
Supreme Court refuses to enforce original plea bargain based on contract principles
Lindsay Offutt
November 6, 2017 09:46:02 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court's decision to enforce an original plea bargain in accordance with contract law principles, finding such application was not supported by federal law. The case arose from...

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Bahrain declares it can rightfully take Qatar land
Jonathon Churchin
November 6, 2017 03:08:34 pm

Bahrain issued a statement Saturday declaring that the country has a right to reclaim lands that the nation believes were wrongfully taken by Qatar. The lands in dispute were settled by a International Court of Justice decision ...

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Supreme Court allows execution of man who cannot remember crime
Jennifer Suder
November 6, 2017 02:28:52 pm

The US Supreme Court unanimously concluded on Monday that Alabama may execute a death row inmate, Vernon Madison, who claims to be mentally incompetent and unfit to be executed under the Eighth Amendment due to...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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