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News Germany constitutional court strikes down increased telephone charges for inmates
Germany constitutional court strikes down increased telephone charges for inmates
Sean Rohtla
November 28, 2017 12:57:22 pm

The Germany Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled against increased prices for telephone calls for prisoners. The complaint was brought by an inmate after a 2015 tariff increase by the sole telephone service...

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News Federal judge delays deportation of Indonesian Christians pending legal challenge
Federal judge delays deportation of Indonesian Christians pending legal challenge
Ohara Hamlin
November 28, 2017 12:51:55 pm

A federal judge in Boston ruled to delay efforts to deport 51 Indonesian Christians on Monday. The petitioners originally fled their home country to avoid religious prosecution and have been living in New Hampshire under an agreement with Immigration...

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News Federal court: military must enlist transgender individuals starting January 1
Federal court: military must enlist transgender individuals starting January 1
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 28, 2017 12:41:43 pm

Judge Colleen Kollar-Kotelly of the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday issued an order stating that the US Military must begin enlisting transgender individuals starting January 1, 2018. Monday's order is a...

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News Lawsuit alleges leaks, conflicts of interests in Russia investigation
Lawsuit alleges leaks, conflicts of interests in Russia investigation
Jessica Lasky
November 28, 2017 12:32:44 pm

Freedom Watch announced Monday that they have filed a lawsuit seeking the removal of Robert Mueller as head of the investigation into Russian collusion in the 2016 election. The complaint alleges that the former...

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News Supreme Court hears oral argument in two economic-related cases
Supreme Court hears oral argument in two economic-related cases
Lawrenz Fares
November 28, 2017 10:41:28 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two economic related cases on Tuesday. The first case, Cyan v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund , examines whether a state court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear...

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News US Supreme Court declines to review Nebraska law limiting funeral protests
US Supreme Court declines to review Nebraska law limiting funeral protests
Akira Tomlinson
November 28, 2017 09:26:50 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to rule on a Nebraska law which limits protesting around funerals. The Nebraska Funeral Picketing Law , which was enacted in 2006, originally prohibited protests...

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News Donor countries must defend Cambodian rights group after PM calls for its closure: HRW
Donor countries must defend Cambodian rights group after PM calls for its closure: HRW
Jonathon Churchin
November 27, 2017 05:10:18 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Monday called on donor governments to defend the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) , which Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on the Interior Ministry to...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases challenging administrative patent review process
Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases challenging administrative patent review process
Lindsay Offutt
November 27, 2017 05:05:28 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday heard oral arguments in two patent law cases challenging the constitutionality and statutory interpretation of the patent review process. The first case, Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group , challenges the...

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News Pakistan Law Minister resigns amid oath protests
Pakistan Law Minister resigns amid oath protests
Jonathon Churchin
November 27, 2017 04:46:07 pm

Pakistani Law Minister Zahid Hamid on Monday resigned from his office after a three week long protest against the changed wording of an electoral oath. The main opposition group protesting the change, Tehreek-e-Labaik ,...

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News Bangladesh court upholds 139 death sentences in 2009 mutiny case
Bangladesh court upholds 139 death sentences in 2009 mutiny case
Kenneth Hall
November 27, 2017 02:15:50 pm

A three-judge panel of the Bangladesh High Court on Monday upheld 139 death sentences and 146 life imprisonments relating to the 2009 mutiny that resulted in the death of 74 people including 54...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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