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News India high court sentences judge to six months for contempt
India high court sentences judge to six months for contempt
Brittany Felder
May 9, 2017 05:32:08 pm

The Supreme Court of India on Monday found judge C.S. Karnan guilty of contempt and sentenced him to six months in jail. The court ordered the judge to be...

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News Ireland health minister calls for blasphemy law repeal
Ireland health minister calls for blasphemy law repeal
Brittany Felder
May 9, 2017 05:18:06 pm

Ireland Health Minister Simon Harris said Monday that the country's blasphemy laws were "embarrassing" and called for their repeal. His comments follow the revelation that an investigation had been launched into...

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News Oklahoma death penalty commission recommends extending moratorium
Oklahoma death penalty commission recommends extending moratorium
Brittany Felder
April 26, 2017 02:37:46 pm

The Oklahoma Death Penalty Review Commission on Tuesday released a report in which they "unanimously recommend that the current moratorium on the death penalty be extended." While the report noted that it was...

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News Federal judge blocks defunding of ‘sanctuary cities’
Federal judge blocks defunding of ‘sanctuary cities’
Brittany Felder
April 26, 2017 02:30:35 pm

US District Judge William Orrick from the Northern District of California on Tuesday issued a temporary injunction against Executive Order 13768, titled Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the United States which...

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News Arizona Governor signs law increasing penalties for assaulting police
Arizona Governor signs law increasing penalties for assaulting police
Brittany Felder
April 18, 2017 05:00:14 pm

Arizona Governor Doug Doucey on Monday signed into law a "Blue Lives Matter" law imposing stricter penalties on assaulting, even off duty, police officers. The bill creates new maximum and minimums for offenses against...

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News Maryland lawmakers withdraw bill proposing ‘sanctuary state’ status
Maryland lawmakers withdraw bill proposing ‘sanctuary state’ status
Brittany Felder
April 11, 2017 05:57:35 pm

Legislators in Maryland on Monday withdrew a bill proposing to make Maryland a so-called "sanctuary state." The purpose of the bill was to "prohibiting a specified government agent from taking specified actions for immigration enforcement purposes."...

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News Supreme Court rules for deferential review in equal opportunity case
Supreme Court rules for deferential review in equal opportunity case
Brittany Felder
April 4, 2017 01:37:36 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday held in McLane v. U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) that " A district court’s decision whether to enforce or quash an EEOC subpoena should be reviewed for abuse of discretion,...

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News Supreme Court rules mandatory minimums can be considered at sentencing
Supreme Court rules mandatory minimums can be considered at sentencing
Brittany Felder
April 4, 2017 01:22:02 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday unanimously decided in Dean v. United States that trial courts could consider mandatory minimums when imposing sentences for other underlying offenses. In Dean, the appellant had been convicted of...

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News Scotland lawmakers vote to hold independence referendum
Scotland lawmakers vote to hold independence referendum
Brittany Felder
March 29, 2017 08:08:15 am

Scottish lawmakers on Tuesday voted 69-59 in favor of holding an independence referendum. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon had pushed for a referendum between 2018 and 2019 following the UK's move to leave the EU. Speaking...

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News Michigan agrees to allot $87 million to replacing lead pipes in Flint
Michigan agrees to allot $87 million to replacing lead pipes in Flint
Brittany Felder
March 29, 2017 07:29:09 am

In a settlement agreement announced on Monday, the state of Michigan has agreed to allot $87 million to replace lead water pipes in the city of Flint. Among other things, the settlement provides that residents of Flint...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Pope Innocent VIII authorizes Germany witchcraft prosecutions

Pope Innocent VIII issued the papal bull Summis desiderantes affectibus on December 5, 1484, authorizing Dominican friars and witch hunters Heinrich Kramer and Jacob Sprenger to prosecute witchcraft in Germany. The prosecutions would later give rise to the 1486 publication of Kramer and Sprenger's Malleus Malificarum ("Hammer of the Witches") which prescribed torture as a way to coerce confessions out of suspected witches. Historians view the text as having promoted a misogynistic witch craze in late medieval Europe. Read the full papal bull.

21st Amendment ended Prohibition

On December 5, 1933, the 21st Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, ending the ban on the legal sale and importation of alcohol that had been introduced in 1919 by the 18th Amendment. Learn how the Voluntary Committee of Lawyers helped bring about Prohibition's repeal.

Egypt breaks diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen

On December 5, 1977, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat broke off diplomatic relations with Syria, Libya, Algeria and South Yemen in response to the Declaration of Tripoli, which imposed sanctions on Eygpt. These hardline Arab nations had promulgated the Declaration in order to punish Egypt for establishing diplomatic relations with Israel. In 1979, Egypt signed a formal peace treaty with Israel, leading to Sadat's assassination in 1981. Learn more from the BBC.

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