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News UN rights expert condemns proliferation of LGBTI discrimination, attacks
UN rights expert condemns proliferation of LGBTI discrimination, attacks
Alexandra Farone
November 23, 2016 08:24:06 am

Members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and intersex (LGBTI) community are experiencing a "vortex of violence and discrimination" on a global level, including hate speech and rampant social media attacks, according to a statement made Tuesday by...

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News Report: Islamic State used chemical weapons at least 52 times in Iraq, Syria
Report: Islamic State used chemical weapons at least 52 times in Iraq, Syria
Alexandra Farone
November 23, 2016 07:55:03 am

The Islamic State (IS) has used chemical weapons more than 52 times in Syria and Iraq since 2014, according to a report released Tuesday by London-based analytical group IHS Markit . More than 19 of...

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News India high court refuses to halt ban on Rs 500, 1000 currency notes
India high court refuses to halt ban on Rs 500, 1000 currency notes
Alexandra Farone
November 16, 2016 09:39:00 am

The Indian Supreme Court declined Tuesday to stay the demonetization of Rs 500 and Rs 1000 currency notes initiated by the government. However, the court requested that the government file an affidavit detailing the steps...

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News Germany high court rejects disclosure of NSA spy targets
Germany high court rejects disclosure of NSA spy targets
Alexandra Farone
November 16, 2016 08:22:33 am

The German Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday rejected a request by the Bundestag Committee of Inquiry into NSA Activities that the German government release the US National Security Agency (NSA) Selector List of...

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News Lawyers file motion to delay Trump University trial until after inauguration
Lawyers file motion to delay Trump University trial until after inauguration
Alexandra Farone
November 13, 2016 04:23:31 pm

Lawyers for President-elect Donald Trump filed a motion with the US District Court for the Southern District of California on Saturday requesting that the trial pertaining to Trump University be postponed until after Trump's...

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News Israel legislative committee approves bill legalizing West Bank outposts
Israel legislative committee approves bill legalizing West Bank outposts
Alexandra Farone
November 13, 2016 03:50:38 pm

Israel's Ministerial Committee for Legislation unanimously approved the Formalization Bill on Sunday, which will legalize outposts in the West Bank. These outposts had been previously built without permission from the Palestinians. In part, the bill was...

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News California, Nevada, Washington voters approve gun control measures
California, Nevada, Washington voters approve gun control measures
Alexandra Farone
November 9, 2016 10:05:09 am

Gun control ballot measures were approved by voters Tuesday in California, Nevada and Washington while failing in Maine. California's Proposition 63 would require individuals to obtain a permit before purchasing ammunition. It would also eliminate several exemptions to...

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News UN rights office calls for better security for journalists
UN rights office calls for better security for journalists
Alexandra Farone
November 2, 2016 09:19:24 am

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of expression David Kaye on Tuesday urged countries to take steps to ensure security of journalists and to be sure that security complies with international human rights. International law protects the...

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News HRW: Nigeria officials abusing displaced women
HRW: Nigeria officials abusing displaced women
Alexandra Farone
November 2, 2016 08:36:45 am

Nigerian authorities have sexually abused and exploited women and girls displaced by the Boko Haram conflicted, according to a report released Monday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . HRW documented sexual abuse of 43 females in July...

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Argentina ex-president in court for corruption proceedings
Alexandra Farone
November 1, 2016 09:54:37 am

Former Argentinian president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner went before a judge Monday for questioning as part of the investigation into her alleged corruption for granting public works contracts. She was charged in federal court in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

Breviary of Alaric put into effect by Visigoth king

King Alaric II of the Visigoths put the Breviary of Alaric, a collection of Roman laws, into effect on February 2, 506. The breviary contains constitutions and laws of the newly fallen Roman Empire, including the Theodosian code, and parts of the Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes. The Breviary of Alaric predated the Byzantine Empire's Code of Justinian by 23 years.  Read an entry on the Breviary of Alaric from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

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