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News DOD concludes little negative impact to repealing ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
DOD concludes little negative impact to repealing ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’
Ann Riley
December 1, 2010 09:08:29 am

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Tuesday released an extensive report concluding that the repeal of the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" (DADT) policy would only minimally...

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News Supreme Court to rule on Arizona campaign finance scheme
Supreme Court to rule on Arizona campaign finance scheme
Ann Riley
November 29, 2010 12:09:03 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in four cases, consolidating two cases concerning campaign financing . In Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett [docket;...

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News Former Nazi prison guard dies while awaiting trial
Former Nazi prison guard dies while awaiting trial
Ann Riley
November 22, 2010 02:04:35 pm

Accused Nazi guard Samuel Kunz , 89, passed away in his home before he could be brought to trial for allegedly aiding in the killing of hundreds of thousands of Jewish people at the Belzec concentration camp...

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News Germany court opens country’s first piracy trial in 400 years
Germany court opens country’s first piracy trial in 400 years
Ann Riley
November 22, 2010 01:43:11 pm

The Hanseatic Higher Regional Court of Hamburg on Monday commenced the country's first piracy trial in 400 years against 10 accused Somali pirates on Monday. The suspects are...

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News Hungary Parliament restricts Constitutional Court’s powers
Hungary Parliament restricts Constitutional Court’s powers
Ann Riley
November 17, 2010 08:57:28 am

The National Assembly of Hungary passed a bill on Tuesday limiting the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Court on state budget and taxation matters. The law, which passed 261-103, eliminates the court's ability to examine the...

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News Leaked DOJ report reveals Nazi ‘safe havens’ in US
Leaked DOJ report reveals Nazi ‘safe havens’ in US
Ann Riley
November 15, 2010 01:22:08 pm

A report revealing that US intelligence officials knowingly allowed Nazis to settle in US "safe havens" after World War II was released Saturday by the New York Times after being leaked by former Department of Justice...

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News China court convicts tainted milk scandal activist
China court convicts tainted milk scandal activist
Ann Riley
November 10, 2010 09:42:15 am

The Daxing District People's Court of China on Wednesday convicted Zhao Lianhai for disturbing the social order during the tainted-milk scandal, sentencing him to two-and-a-half years in prison. In 2008, melamine-tainted milk from China was blamed...

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News Dutch court rules eviction of squatters violates Europe rights treaty
Dutch court rules eviction of squatters violates Europe rights treaty
Ann Riley
November 8, 2010 02:08:00 pm

The Hague Court of Appeals on Monday prohibited the eviction of squatters in Amsterdam, The Hauge, and Leeuwarden. In an oral ruling, the court relied on the European Convention on Human...

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News Supreme Court vacates habeas petition on state law claim
Supreme Court vacates habeas petition on state law claim
Ann Riley
November 8, 2010 11:57:03 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday unanimously ruled that lower federal courts may not issue writs of habeas corpus to state prisoners unless their confinement violates federal law. The court overturned a...

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News Turkish court reinstates YouTube ban
Turkish court reinstates YouTube ban
Ann Riley
November 3, 2010 11:23:29 am

A Turkish Magistrate Court in Ankara reinstated the nearly-three year ban on YouTube on Tuesday, just days after it was lifted. The court ordered access to YouTube blocked after video...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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