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News Supreme Court asked to review Michigan, Kentucky same-sex marriage bans
Supreme Court asked to review Michigan, Kentucky same-sex marriage bans
Alexandra Farone
November 18, 2014 10:39:49 am

The US Supreme Court was asked Monday to review same-sex marriage cases from Kentucky and Michigan following a US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruling that upheld bans. Same-sex couples...

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News Bosnia police arrest 12 suspected of war crimes
Bosnia police arrest 12 suspected of war crimes
Alexandra Farone
November 17, 2014 10:33:49 am

Bosnian police on Monday arrested 12 men suspected of war crimes during the 1992-95 Bosnian Civil War . The Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina stated that these individuals allegedly violated...

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News EU court affirms ruling by German court on immigrant benefit refusal
EU court affirms ruling by German court on immigrant benefit refusal
Alexandra Farone
November 11, 2014 10:34:31 am

The EU Court of Justice on Tuesday affirmed a German court decision to ban unemployment benefits of a Romanian immigrant who did not seek employment in Germany. Pursuant to the 2004 EU directive on freedom...

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News Federal appeals court revives Alaska suit on roadless rule
Federal appeals court revives Alaska suit on roadless rule
Alexandra Farone
November 10, 2014 10:37:20 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled on Friday that Alaska's lawsuit challenging the Roadless Rule can be heard because it falls within the statute of limitations. This decision...

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News Illinois voters approve anti-discrimination voting amendment
Illinois voters approve anti-discrimination voting amendment
Alexandra Farone
November 5, 2014 05:21:58 pm

Illinois voters on Tuesday approved the Illinois Right to Vote Amendment , which bans all voter discrimination on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, religion, gender, sexual orientation or income. This provision will amend the Suffrage and Election Article...

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News Spain court suspends symbolic Catalonia independence vote
Spain court suspends symbolic Catalonia independence vote
Alexandra Farone
November 4, 2014 10:34:39 am

The Spanish Constitutional Court on Tuesday suspended the Catalonia region's upcoming symbolic vote to gauge public sentiment for independence. The unanimous decision to hear the government's appeal effectively bans the vote...

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News Namibia high court rules hospitals illegally sterilized HIV-positive women
Namibia high court rules hospitals illegally sterilized HIV-positive women
Alexandra Farone
November 3, 2014 10:57:28 am

The Namibia Supreme Court ruled Monday that three HIV-positive women were forcibly sterilized in public hospitals. This decision affirms the July 2012 intermediate court ruling , which stated that the sterilizations were illegal because circumstances rendered...

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Federal judge strikes down Texas voter ID law
Alexandra Farone
October 10, 2014 12:14:19 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday ruled that a Texas voter ID law violates the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the US...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Phillip III of Spain expels Muslim converts to Christianity

Phillip III of Spain began the expulsion of the country's "Morisco" (Muslims who converted to Christianity and their descendants) population on April 9, 1609, based on the Crown's fears that the Morisco population retained Muslim beliefs. Hundreds of thousands of Moriscos would be expelled from the country from 1609-1614. The expulsions took place just over 100 years after Spain's Jewish population was expelled in 1492. Learn more about the expulsion of the Moriscos.

Senate approves purchase of Alaska

On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.

Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.

Last beheading in England

On April 9, 1747, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, became the last man to be beheaded in England when he was executed on Tower Hill for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. Learn more about the legal history and practice of beheading.

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