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News Ninth Circuit rules tattoo parlors protected by First Amendment
Ninth Circuit rules tattoo parlors protected by First Amendment
Brian Jackson
September 10, 2010 01:14:15 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday invalidated a municipal ban on tattoo parlors by Hermosa Beach, California, calling it a violation of the First Amendment. The controversy initially arose when...

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News Canada G-20 protesters file class action suit against AG and Toronto police
Canada G-20 protesters file class action suit against AG and Toronto police
Brian Jackson
September 3, 2010 01:19:31 pm

Two individuals detained during the Group of 20 (G-20) summit in Toronto in July filed a class action suit on Thursday on behalf of 1,150 individuals detained during the summit. The individuals, Miranda...

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News Sri Lanka cabinet approves constitutional changes to remove presidential term limits
Sri Lanka cabinet approves constitutional changes to remove presidential term limits
Brian Jackson
August 30, 2010 02:09:29 pm

The Sri Lankan cabinet on Monday approved proposed constitutional reforms that would permit current President Mahinda Rajapaksa to seek an unlimited number of terms in office. The current number of terms for the executive, codified...

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News Arizona governor asks State Department to drop immigration law from UN rights report
Arizona governor asks State Department to drop immigration law from UN rights report
Brian Jackson
August 30, 2010 01:28:25 pm

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Friday called on Secretary of State Hillary Clinton to remove any mention of Arizona and its passage of SB 1070 from a human rights report [text, PDF;...

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News UN race committee calls for end to discrimination against Roma
UN race committee calls for end to discrimination against Roma
Brian Jackson
August 27, 2010 01:30:52 pm

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) concluded its 77th session Friday by expressing concern with the discrimination faced by Roma migrants in numerous European countries, focusing on France's recent...

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News FCC appeals circuit court ruling on television indecency policy
FCC appeals circuit court ruling on television indecency policy
Brian Jackson
August 27, 2010 12:26:23 pm

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on Thursday appealed a decision by the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit that the agency's television indecency rule is unconstitutionally vague in violation of...

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News Federal appeals court orders US to reconsider terror label for Iran opposition group
Federal appeals court orders US to reconsider terror label for Iran opposition group
Brian Jackson
July 17, 2010 10:09:03 am

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday ordered the State Department to reconsider the status of the People's Mujahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI) ....

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News ICC prosecutors appeal order releasing Congo militia leader Lubanga
ICC prosecutors appeal order releasing Congo militia leader Lubanga
Brian Jackson
July 17, 2010 09:29:43 am

The prosecutor at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday appealed an order to release accused Congolese militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo . The order was issued on Thursday...

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News UN SG urges Sri Lanka to normalize conditions around UN offices
UN SG urges Sri Lanka to normalize conditions around UN offices
Brian Jackson
July 10, 2010 10:40:10 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday called on the Sri Lankan government to improve conditions around the body's offices in Columbo, following several days of protests by pro-government demonstrators. The protesters have been...

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News Kyrgyzstan opens criminal cases following ethnic rioting
Kyrgyzstan opens criminal cases following ethnic rioting
Brian Jackson
July 10, 2010 09:45:13 am

The Kyrgyzstan government announced Friday that it has opened more than 1,000 criminal cases stemming from recent ethnic rioting in the country . Regional officials in Osh, an area in the south of Kyrgyzstan, announced that 106 individuals...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First Continental Congress convened in Philadelphia

On September 5, 1774, the first assembly of the Continental Congress, forerunner of the US Congress, convened in Philadelphia to protest the so-called "Intolerable Acts" passed by the British Parliament. Review the Declaration and Resolves of the First Continental Congress.

France passes conscription law

On September 5, 1798, France promulgated a conscription policy with the passage of the Jourdan Law. The law instituted a draft for all males between the ages of twenty and twenty-five with exceptions for clergy, holders of public office, and certain students and industrial workers. The law also allowed the wealthy to pay for someone else to take their place in the military.

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