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News Supreme Court declines appeal in Mississippi Confederate flag suit
Supreme Court declines appeal in Mississippi Confederate flag suit
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 27, 2017 02:05:18 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal from African-American attorney Carlos Moore who sought to have the Mississippi state flag's Confederate battle emblem "declared an unconstitutional relic of slavery." Moore filed suit [complaint,...

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News War criminal Mladić handed life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity
War criminal Mladić handed life sentence for genocide, crimes against humanity
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 22, 2017 11:30:57 am

Former Bosnian Serb Army Commander Ratko Mladić was sentenced to life imprisonment Wednesday by the United Nations International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) for crimes committed during the Bosnian conflict from 1992-1996. Mladić was...

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News Virginia immigrants file federal suit over DACA extension restrictions
Virginia immigrants file federal suit over DACA extension restrictions
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 21, 2017 03:04:54 pm

Two immigrants in Virginia filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday against Attorney General Jeff Sessions and Homeland Security Acting Secretary Elaine Duke in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia challenging the decision to...

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News LGBT Activist files federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee therapist law
LGBT Activist files federal lawsuit challenging Tennessee therapist law
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 16, 2017 02:09:53 pm

An LGBT rights activist filed a federal lawsuit Monday challenging a Tennessee law that allows counselors to refuse to serve clients based on religious views. The law, signed in April 2016 by Tennessee Governor...

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News Supreme Court adds California abortion, free speech, retaliatory-arrest cases to 2017 docket
Supreme Court adds California abortion, free speech, retaliatory-arrest cases to 2017 docket
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 13, 2017 02:10:14 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three cases Monday, including two First Amendment cases and a question of whether probable cause defeats a retaliatory-arrest claim. National Institute of Family and Life Advocates v. Becerra challenges...

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Saudi authorites detain more than 200 in corruption probe
Erin McCarthy Holliday
November 10, 2017 07:41:07 am

Saudi authorities have detained more than 200 individuals in connection with an investigation into corruption that has cost more than USD $100 billion over the past several decades, Attorney General Sheikh Saud Al Mojeb said Thursday. Of these...

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France counterterrorism bill signed into law
Erin McCarthy Holliday
October 30, 2017 02:17:57 pm

French President Emmanuel Macron formally signed a law Monday to replace a two-year-old state of emergency established in the wake of violent Paris attacks that killed 130 people in November 2015. The new...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Japan enacts Meiji Constitution

On February 11, 1889, the Meiji Constitution of Japan was promulgated by Emperor Meiji. Officially titled the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan," the Meiji Constitution went into effect on November 29, 1890 and served as the country's fundamental law through the rise of the Japanese Empire until the end of World War II. On May 2, 1947, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by the Constitution of Japan, which serves as the country's governing document today. The Meiji constitution created a constitutional monarchy in Japan with the Emperor serving as a powerful executive. The document furthermore created a parliament, called the Diet, as well as an independent judiciary. Its passage came as part of the Meiji Restoration, in which the Japanese Imperial throne retook power from the Shogunate and guided the nation into the modern world.

First redistricting "gerrymander" created

On February 11, 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed an electoral redistricting law that favored his party. The practice became known as "gerrymandering" in reference to Gerry and the unusual, allegedly salamander-like district that resulted. See the original 1812 political cartoon of The Gerry-mander in the Boston Gazette.

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