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News Failure to release convicted Azeri journalist violates ECHR order: HRW
Failure to release convicted Azeri journalist violates ECHR order: HRW
Dwyer Arce
November 14, 2010 10:00:00 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Saturday criticized the Azerbaijani Supreme Court for failing to order the release of imprisoned journalist Enyulla Fatullayev in violation of a ruling by the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR)...

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News Gates calls for repeal of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ before seating of new Congress
Gates calls for repeal of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell’ before seating of new Congress
Dwyer Arce
November 7, 2010 10:15:05 am

US Defense Secretary Robert Gates called Sunday for Congress to repeal the military's "Don't Ask Don't Tell" policy before the inauguration of the 112th Congress in January. Following...

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News Oklahoma voters ban use of Islamic, international law in state court decisions
Oklahoma voters ban use of Islamic, international law in state court decisions
Dwyer Arce
November 3, 2010 09:19:57 am

Oklahoma voters on Tuesday approved State Question 755 , an amendment to the state constitution that bans the use of Islamic or international law in state court decisions. The amendment, also known as the Save Our State...

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News Arizona, Oklahoma voters approve measures to block health care mandate
Arizona, Oklahoma voters approve measures to block health care mandate
Dwyer Arce
November 3, 2010 08:12:06 am

The voters of Arizona, Oklahoma and Colorado on Tuesday voted on state constitutional amendments seeking to make the individual mandate provision of the recent health care reform law unenforceable in their states. In...

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News Niger holds referendum on constitution following coup
Niger holds referendum on constitution following coup
Dwyer Arce
October 31, 2010 11:15:40 am

Niger held a referendum Sunday on whether to adopt a new constitution following February's coup , in which a military government replaced that of then-president Mamadou Tandja . If approved, the constitution would limit the powers of...

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Apple sues Motorola for touch-screen patent infringement
Dwyer Arce
October 31, 2010 10:06:53 am

Apple filed two lawsuits Friday against rival smartphone maker Motorola alleging that several of Motorola's products infringe six patents owned by Apple. The lawsuits, filed in the US District...

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News US environmental group sues to reinstate drilling moratorium
US environmental group sues to reinstate drilling moratorium
Dwyer Arce
October 24, 2010 11:28:44 am

The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Friday against Interior Secretary Ken Salazar, seeking to have the deepwater drilling moratorium reinstated. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court...

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News Iraq high court rules delay in government formation unconstitutional
Iraq high court rules delay in government formation unconstitutional
Dwyer Arce
October 24, 2010 10:49:07 am

The Iraqi Supreme Court ruled Sunday that the seven-month delay in forming a government following the March parliamentary elections was unconstitutional, ordering parliament to reconvene. The lawsuit was filed by an independent group [WP...

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News Afghanistan officials invalidate 1.3 million votes following fraud investigation
Afghanistan officials invalidate 1.3 million votes following fraud investigation
Dwyer Arce
October 21, 2010 07:53:36 am

Afghanistan's Independent Election Commission (IEC) invalidated 1.3 million votes Wednesday due to findings of fraud during last month's parliamentary election . The ballots, constituting nearly one-fourth of the 5.6 million votes cast nationwide , were...

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Former Japan ruling party leader seeks dismissal of corruption charges
Dwyer Arce
October 17, 2010 01:17:57 pm

The former president of the ruling Democratic Party of Japan , Ichiro Ozawa, filed a lawsuit Friday seeking to overturn corruption charges brought against him last month. The Tokyo No. 5 Committee for the Inquest of Prosecution, an...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 signed into law

US President Millard Filmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on September 18 of that year, obliging law enforcement to arrest escaped slaves in all US states, including those where slavery was not legal. Free black men and women were endangered by the act's passage as they were at risk of being falsely identified as escaped slaves. The act heightened tensions between abolitionists in the North and slaveholders in the South, contributing to what would become the Civil War eleven years later. Learn more about the Fugitive Slave Act from the National Constitution Center.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. West Virginia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet; learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

Anti-Corn Law League created in UK

On September 18, 1838, the Anti-Corn Law League was created in the United Kingdom. As the name suggests, the purpose of the association was to press for the abolition of British Corn Laws, which were indeed repealed in 1846. After the repeal, the organization worked to oppose other protectionist measures in the UK. The weekly news publication, The Economist, was founded as part of the anti-corn law movement.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born at Marblehead, Massachusetts.

West Virginiia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet - learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

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