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News South Korea court strikes down adultery ban
South Korea court strikes down adultery ban
Alexandra Farone
February 26, 2015 10:40:38 am

The Supreme Court of South Korea on Thursday decriminalized extramarital affairs. The 7-2 decision held as unconstitutional a 1953 law that made marital infidelity punishable by jail. South Korea was one of only three Asian...

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News US court finds Palestine groups liable for Israel attacks
US court finds Palestine groups liable for Israel attacks
Alexandra Farone
February 24, 2015 11:35:19 am

A jury for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York found the Palestine Liberation Organization (PLO) and the Palestinian Authority liable Monday for the terrorist attacks that took place in Israel...

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News Mississippi AG petitions Supreme Court to allow abortion law to take effect
Mississippi AG petitions Supreme Court to allow abortion law to take effect
Alexandra Farone
February 19, 2015 11:51:07 am

Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood asked the US Supreme Court on Wednesday to allow the state to enforce an abortion law that was declared unconstitutional by the US...

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News Thailand ex-PM facing criminal charges
Thailand ex-PM facing criminal charges
Alexandra Farone
February 19, 2015 10:52:11 am

Thailand's attorney general filed criminal charges on Thursday against former prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra over the country's controversial rice subsidy program. Yingluck, Thailand's first female prime minister, could be sentenced to 10 years...

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News Copt murders in Libya are war crimes: AI
Copt murders in Libya are war crimes: AI
Alexandra Farone
February 17, 2015 11:22:17 am

The beheadings of 21 Coptic Christians by members of the Islamic State (IS) are war crimes, Amnesty International (AI) said Tuesday. The Egyptian Christians were abducted from the Libyan city of Sirte in...

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News Oregon Senate to hear testimony on bill limiting nonmedical immunization exemptions
Oregon Senate to hear testimony on bill limiting nonmedical immunization exemptions
Alexandra Farone
February 17, 2015 10:53:21 am

The Oregon Senate Committee on Health Care is scheduled to hear testimony on a bill that would limit the option for parents to receive non-medical exemptions from school vaccinations. Sponsored by state Senator Elizabeth...

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News US House passes Keystone XL pipeline bill
US House passes Keystone XL pipeline bill
Alexandra Farone
February 12, 2015 11:49:39 am

The US House of Representatives passed the Keystone XL Pipeline Approval Act Wednesday and sent the bill to President Barack Obama, who has vowed to veto the legislation. The bill passed the House...

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News Federal judge strikes down ban on interstate handgun sales
Federal judge strikes down ban on interstate handgun sales
Alexandra Farone
February 12, 2015 11:13:12 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Texas ruled Wednesday that the ban on interstate handgun sales by federal firearm dealers is unconstitutional. Mance, a Texas federal firearms dealer, and...

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News Nepal forms commissions to probe war crimes
Nepal forms commissions to probe war crimes
Alexandra Farone
February 10, 2015 11:45:40 am

Nepal created two commissions Tuesday to investigate allegations of war crimes and disappearances that occurred during the nation's 10-year civil war, said Nepali Law Minister Narahari Acharya . The Truth and Reconciliation Commission, will investigate abuses...

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News Europe rights court rules prisoners banned from voting will not be compensated
Europe rights court rules prisoners banned from voting will not be compensated
Alexandra Farone
February 10, 2015 11:07:26 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) ruled Tuesday that UK prisoners who had been prevented from voting are not entitled to receive compensation for their legal costs. The 1,015 petitioners are current or...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Ku Klux Klan founded

The US hate group known as the Ku Klux Klan was founded on December 24, 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee as a reaction to reconstruction efforts following the Union victory in the American Civil War. The group would later become notorious for its attacks on Black Americans, being targeted by the Enforcement Act of 1871, which imposed civil and criminal liability for deprivation of constitutional rights. Read the Enforcement Act of 1871.  

Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812

On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812. Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America.

Hamid Karzai born

On December 24, 1957, Hamid Karzai was born in Karz, Afghanistan. He would go on to become in 2004 his country's first elected president after the end of Taliban rule in 2001.

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