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FCC chairman proposes regulating Internet like a public utility
Alison Sacriponte
February 5, 2015 12:45:46 pm

Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Chairman Tom Wheeler on Wednesday proposed new federal rules to regulate the Internet like a public utility to "preserve and protect the open Internet as a place for innovation and...

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News Mississippi House approves bill banning use of foreign law
Mississippi House approves bill banning use of foreign law
Alison Sacriponte
February 5, 2015 11:51:44 am

The Mississippi Legislature voted 116-1 to pass House Bill 177 on Monday, which would ban use of foreign law. It also voted 78-37 for House Bill 490 , which would ban Mississippi governments from adopting sustainable...

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Saudi Arabia executes convicted murderer
Alison Sacriponte
February 2, 2015 12:35:59 pm

Saudi Arabia officials on Sunday beheaded convicted murderer Abdelrahman al-Jahni, the fifth person to be executed since King Salman took office last month. Saudi Arabia has executed 17 people so far this year, and the...

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News Chile lawmakers give final approval for same-sex civil unions
Chile lawmakers give final approval for same-sex civil unions
Alison Sacriponte
January 29, 2015 10:45:05 am

Chilean lawmakers on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill that recognizes civil unions between same-sex couples. The legislation will now go to President Michelle Bachelet next, who is expected to sign it. The bill's passage will give same-sex...

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News Panama Supreme Court opens corruption probe of former president
Panama Supreme Court opens corruption probe of former president
Alison Sacriponte
January 29, 2015 10:17:27 am

The Supreme Court of Panama voted Wednesday to open a corruption probe against former president Ricardo Martinelli. All nine judges of the court voted to appoint a special prosecutor to investigate allegations of Martinelli inflating...

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Turkish court orders Facebook to censor pages insulting Prophet Muhammed
Alison Sacriponte
January 26, 2015 12:59:21 pm

A Turkish court on Sunday ordered a ban on Facebook pages that contain materials insulting the Prophet Muhammed. The Golbasi Duty Magistrate Court ruled that Facebook would be blocked in Turkey if the order is not implemented. The Anadolu...

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Egypt court orders release of Mubarak’s sons pending retrial
Alison Sacriponte
January 22, 2015 12:30:50 pm

An Egyptian court on Thursday ordered the release on bail of ousted president Hosni Mubarak's two sons, pending a retrial in a corruption case. Alaa and Gamal Mubarak were charged for using state funds to renovate family residences and...

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UN holds first-ever meeting in response to anti-Semitism
Alison Sacriponte
January 22, 2015 11:37:36 am

The UN General Assembly is holding a daylong informal meeting Thursday devoted to anti-Semitism in response to a global increase in violence against Jews. The meeting was requested by 37 countries in a letter to the General...

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Five Guantanamo detainees released to Estonia, Oman
Alison Sacriponte
January 15, 2015 12:23:59 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) on Wednesday announced the transfer of five Guantanamo detainees. Four of the men went to Oman and one to Estonia , the first time each nation accepted Guantanamo...

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Pakistan lawmakers protest publication of Muhammad cartoon in French magazine
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January 15, 2015 12:02:02 pm

Pakistani lawmakers on Thursday passed a resolution and rallied outside parliament to protest the publication of images of Islam's Prophet Muhammad in French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo , which was attacked by extremists last week. Pakistan...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

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