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News Myanmar authorities block students from protesting academic law
Myanmar authorities block students from protesting academic law
Alison Sacriponte
March 2, 2015 12:27:44 pm

Police in Myanmar on Monday prevented around 200 students from marching to protest a new law that they claim limits academic freedom. The new law was passed by parliament in September and puts all policy and curriculum decisions in...

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News Nepal Supreme Court rejects amnesty for war crimes
Nepal Supreme Court rejects amnesty for war crimes
Alison Sacriponte
February 27, 2015 11:37:37 am

Nepal's Supreme Court on Thursday rejected amnesty for perpetrators of serious human rights abuses during the decade-long civil war that left more than 17,000 dead. The court struck down the amnesty provision from the law and said...

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News Egypt detains 2 police officers over lawyer’s death
Egypt detains 2 police officers over lawyer’s death
Alison Sacriponte
February 27, 2015 11:20:41 am

Egyptian authorities on Thursday detained two police officers over allegations that they tortured a lawyer to death inside a Cairo police station. The detentions came after Prosecutor Mohammed Abdel-Shafi summoned seven police officers from the station where the event...

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News 9/11 case halted by order forcing judges to move to Guantanamo
9/11 case halted by order forcing judges to move to Guantanamo
Alison Sacriponte
February 26, 2015 12:31:14 pm

A military judge on Wednesday halted proceedings in the 9/11 terrorism case due to a new Defense Department rule that forces judges to relocate to Guantanamo Bay. In December military commission judges were directed to move to...

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News Syria rebel sentenced to 5 years for war crimes
Syria rebel sentenced to 5 years for war crimes
Alison Sacriponte
February 26, 2015 10:58:58 am

A Swedish court sentenced Syrian refugee Mouhannad Droub to five years in prison after convicting him of abusing a captured member of President Bashar Assad's forces. Droub was part of a group under the Free Syrian Army,...

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News Supreme Court refuses to reinstate case of man who went missing
Supreme Court refuses to reinstate case of man who went missing
Alison Sacriponte
February 23, 2015 01:33:37 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday refused to reinstate the appeal of Bobby Chen in his legal dispute with the city of Baltimore. Chen has been fighting city officials for years on a claim...

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News UNICEF condemns abduction of children in South Sudan
UNICEF condemns abduction of children in South Sudan
Alison Sacriponte
February 23, 2015 11:55:59 am

UNICEF on Saturday condemned the abduction of young boys by an armed group in South Sudan. A UNICEF team found that 89 children were abducted by armed soldiers in an Upper Nile State community. According...

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News China to prosecute top parliamentary official for graft
China to prosecute top parliamentary official for graft
Alison Sacriponte
February 16, 2015 01:48:13 pm

Chinese officials said Monday that they will prosecute former vice-chairman of the country's top parliamentary advisory body Su Rong for graft, including taking bribes and selling ranks and titles. Su Rong was one of the 23 vice-chairmen of the...

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News Pakistan authorities arrest 12 Taliban militants involved in school massacre
Pakistan authorities arrest 12 Taliban militants involved in school massacre
Alison Sacriponte
February 12, 2015 12:18:09 pm

A Pakistani army spokesperson said Thursday that 12 local Taliban militants have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a deadly school attack last year. The militants were part of what is believed to be a 27-member...

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Egypt court orders release of Al Jazeera journalists
Alison Sacriponte
February 12, 2015 11:38:06 am

An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release on bail of two Al Jazeera journalists being retried on terror charges. Baher Mohammed and Mohammed Fahmy have spent more than 400 days in jail after a court found them guilty...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

11th Amendent to US Constitution ratified

On February 7, 1795, the 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution took effect with ratification by North Carolina. Adopted in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court's ruling in Chisholm v. Georgia, the amendment limited the jurisdiction of the federal courts to automatically hear cases brought against a state by the citizens of another state. Learn more about the meaning and history of the 11th Amendment from the National Constitution Center.

Maastricht Treaty signed, creating EU

On February 7, 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed by the members of the European Community, creating the European Union. Officially called the Treaty on the European Union, the original Maastricht Treaty went into force on November 1, 1993. The current Maastricht Treaty includes amendments from later EU treaties.

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