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News Gambia suspends death penalty in step towards abolition
Gambia suspends death penalty in step towards abolition
Austin Koltonowski
February 19, 2018 01:22:04 pm

Addressing the nation at Gambia's 53rd Independence Anniversary celebration on Sunday, Gambian President Adama Barrow announced the suspension of the death penalty. Barrow stated, "at this junction, I will use this opportunity to declare a moratorium...

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News Belgium court rules against Facebook in privacy case
Belgium court rules against Facebook in privacy case
Kenneth Hall
February 19, 2018 12:20:02 pm

The Belgian Court of First Instance ruled against Facebook Friday, stating that the company is in violation of Belgium's privacy laws by placing tracking codes, commonly referred to as "cookies," on third-party websites. The court found in favor...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 17 February 2018
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 17 February 2018
JURISTbot
February 17, 2018 12:00:08 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, indicted 13 Russian citizens and three Russian organizations for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. UN High Commissioner for...

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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 17 February 2018
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 17 February 2018
JURISTbot
February 17, 2018 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, indicted 13 Russian citizens and three Russian organizations for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. Nine local government and...

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News Federal grand jury indicts 16 Russian defendants for interfering in US election
Federal grand jury indicts 16 Russian defendants for interfering in US election
Elizabeth Lowman
February 16, 2018 03:38:04 pm

A federal grand jury in Washington, DC, indicted 13 Russian citizens and three Russian organizations for interfering in the 2016 US presidential election. The indictment alleges that the citizens were working with the organizations. All 16 defendants...

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News Lawsuits challenge termination of teen pregnancy prevention program
Lawsuits challenge termination of teen pregnancy prevention program
Patrick Sherry
February 16, 2018 03:21:42 pm

Nine local government and health care organizations filed four lawsuits on Thursday in US federal district courts challenging the Trump administration's July 2017 termination of grants for the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program (TPP Program), a congressionally mandated initiative funding programs...

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News UN rights chief urges Iran to halt death penalty for juvenile offenders
UN rights chief urges Iran to halt death penalty for juvenile offenders
Austin Koltonowski
February 16, 2018 02:49:01 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday urged Iran to abide by the international law and immediately halt all executions of people sentenced to death for crimes committed when they were...

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News UN rights office: Hungary anti-immigration proposal an ‘assault on human rights’
UN rights office: Hungary anti-immigration proposal an ‘assault on human rights’
Austin Koltonowski
February 16, 2018 02:25:48 pm

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights on Friday called on Hungary to review an anti-immigration proposal that would tax and penalize organizations that assist migrants in the country, calling it an...

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News Oregon House approves gun control measures
Oregon House approves gun control measures
Christopher Hsu
February 16, 2018 02:24:01 pm

The Oregon House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill aimed to expand the state's gun control laws. House Bill 4145 seeks to amend existing provisions and add new ones to the state's already existing gun control statutes. The...

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News Senate receives bill for researching the effects of low doses of radiation
Senate receives bill for researching the effects of low doses of radiation
Erik Slobe
February 16, 2018 10:25:52 am

The US Senate received HR 4675 on Wednesday regarding providing funding for researching the health effects of low doses of radiation. The bill, known as the Low-Dose Radiation Research Act of 2018, will provide $100...

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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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