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News First sentence handed down in Mueller investigation
First sentence handed down in Mueller investigation
Ashley Rundell
April 3, 2018 04:13:38 pm

In the first sentencing in the investigation by Special Counsel Robert Muller into Russian meddling, 33-year-old Dutch attorney Alex van der Zwaan was sentenced Tuesday to 30 days in prison and a $200,000 fine, followed by two months...

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News Germany prosecutors file extradition request for former Catalan president
Germany prosecutors file extradition request for former Catalan president
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
April 3, 2018 02:55:40 pm

The Schleswig-Holstein Higher Regional Court in Germany confirmed Tuesday that an application has been filed by prosecutors in Germany to extradite the deposed Catalonia president Carles Puigdemont . A three-judge senate...

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News Israel PM cancels refugee relocation agreement
Israel PM cancels refugee relocation agreement
Raven Moore
April 3, 2018 02:40:21 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday he is cancelling Monday's relocation agreement with the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR). The agreement followed harsh criticism Israel received after the government approved a plan that would require asylum...

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News 10 Florida cities sue over state gun legislation
10 Florida cities sue over state gun legislation
Patrick Sherry
April 3, 2018 02:22:03 pm

Elected officials from 10 Florida cities, led by Weston Mayor Daniel Stermer , filed a lawsuit in Florida state court Monday against Governor Rick Scott, Attorney General Pamela Jo Bondi and other Florida officials challenging...

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News DOJ sues California over state’s federal land use bill
DOJ sues California over state’s federal land use bill
Jessica Lasky
April 3, 2018 01:38:34 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit against the state of California Monday seeking an injunction against a state law that prohibits the sale of federal land. The complaint, filed in the US District...

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News California Supreme Court: authorities may collect DNA of suspected felons in custody
California Supreme Court: authorities may collect DNA of suspected felons in custody
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
April 3, 2018 01:05:06 pm

The California Supreme Court held Monday that Proposition 69, otherwise known as the DNA Fingerprint, Unsolved Crime and Innocence Protection Act (DNA Act), which authorizes and requires law enforcement officials to collect DNA samples and fingerprints...

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News EPA announces intent to revise Obama Administration emissions standards
EPA announces intent to revise Obama Administration emissions standards
Elizabeth Lowman
April 3, 2018 08:45:43 am

Scott Pruitt, head of the Environmental Protection Agency on Monday announced the agency's intent to revise greenhouse gas emissions standards for cars and light trucks. The emissions standards will affect vehicles with model years of 2022-2025....

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News Nauru ends ties with Australia’s highest court, causing concern for refugees
Nauru ends ties with Australia’s highest court, causing concern for refugees
Elizabeth Lowman
April 3, 2018 07:46:51 am

Nauru announced Monday it is cutting ties with the High Court of Australia and establishing its own Court of Appeals. On its Twitter page, the Republic of Nauru said : As a sovereign nation with a democratically...

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News DOJ seeks permission to discuss settlement in opioid case
DOJ seeks permission to discuss settlement in opioid case
Lindsay Offutt
April 3, 2018 06:13:22 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday filed a motion seeking permission to engage in settlement negotiations with defendants in the multi-district opioid case. The DOJ filed the motion setting forth its role in the...

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News Malaysia parliament passes anti-fake news law
Malaysia parliament passes anti-fake news law
Lindsay Offutt
April 3, 2018 05:05:22 am

The Malaysian Parliament passed an Anti-Fake News bill on Monday, outlawing fake news in an effort to prevent corruption. The law seeks to criminalize acts and publications that would deceive the public. Specifically, the : "reating,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy. Learn more about the history of flogging in the Navy.

William the Conqueror invades England, leading to major legal and political reform

On September 28, 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from Normandy, France. After successfully conquering the country, William ushered in a series of political and legal reforms that still define the United Kingdom and its former colonies to this day, including, centralization of state power, a census, and the infusion of French and Latin into the language of the courts. Learn more about William the Conqueror from Project Gutenberg.

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy.

Learn more about the history of flogging in the navy from Bluejacket.com.

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