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News Venezuela National Assembly claims president staged a coup
Venezuela National Assembly claims president staged a coup
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 24, 2016 10:33:04 am

The Venezuelan National Assembly ] declared on Sunday that there is a breakdown of constitutional order and that the government had staged a coup by blocking an attempt to remove President Nicolás Maduro...

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News Spain Constitutional Court overturns bullfighting ban
Spain Constitutional Court overturns bullfighting ban
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 21, 2016 08:48:22 am

The Spanish Constitutional Court on Thursday overturned the bullfighting ban in Catalonia. The court reasoned that governmental intrusion into state ordered and sponsored entertainment undermines individual states' rights to maintain common cultural heritage—bullfighting...

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News India court acquits 14 in 2002 massacre
India court acquits 14 in 2002 massacre
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 21, 2016 07:54:29 am

The Gujarat High Court on Thursday acquitted 14 of the 31 individuals convicted of burning more than 30 people to death in the 2002 post-Godhra Sardarpura massacre, while maintaining the sentences of the rest. The High...

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News Former China energy official given suspended death sentence
Former China energy official given suspended death sentence
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 17, 2016 12:01:58 pm

A former Chinese senior energy official who had hoarded 200 million yuan ($29.99 million) has been given a suspended death sentence after being convicted of corruption. Wei Pengyuan, who had been the deputy director of the coal department at the...

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News Bahrain top court overturns sentence of Shiite opposition leader
Bahrain top court overturns sentence of Shiite opposition leader
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 17, 2016 11:43:18 am

The Bahrain Court of Cassation on Monday overturned the sentence of Shiite opposition leader Ali Salman , who had been convicted for inciting hatred and encouraging violent regime change and sentenced to multiple years imprisonment ....

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News Federal judge rules Arizona provisional ballots not acceptable
Federal judge rules Arizona provisional ballots not acceptable
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 13, 2016 02:14:19 pm

Judge Douglas L. Rayes on the Arizona District court ruled on Tuesday that he will not accept the Democratic National Committee's argument and require Arizona to accept provisional ballots from outside a voter's home precinct. Feldman et al v....

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UK high court hears arguments on Brexit challenge
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 13, 2016 02:04:04 pm

The High Court of the United Kingdom heard arguments today about the constitutionality of the Brexit referendum that occurred in June. The case centers around the question of whether it is constitutional in the UK for the Prime...

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Ethiopia declares national state of emergency
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 10, 2016 12:58:59 pm

The Ethiopian government declared a national state of emergency on Sunday. This is the first time that a state of emergency has been declared in the country in 25 years, since the ruling party came into power. Prime...

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News Iraq top court rules against PM’s proposed reforms
Iraq top court rules against PM’s proposed reforms
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 10, 2016 11:36:44 am

The Federal Supreme Court of Iraq ruled Monday against Prime Minister Haider al-Abadi's proposal to eliminate the mainly ceremonial roles of Vice President and Deputy Prime Minister. The court reasoned that these roles are...

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News Pennsylvania students sue over gender-specific restroom policy
Pennsylvania students sue over gender-specific restroom policy
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
October 6, 2016 03:02:51 pm

Three transgender students in the Pine-Richland school district in Western Pennsylvania filed suit Thursday against the school district for their decision to implement gender specific restrooms. After months of deliberation, the school district decided last month to return to...

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Phillip III of Spain expels Muslim converts to Christianity

Phillip III of Spain began the expulsion of the country's "Morisco" (Muslims who converted to Christianity and their descendants) population on April 9, 1609, based on the Crown's fears that the Morisco population retained Muslim beliefs. Hundreds of thousands of Moriscos would be expelled from the country from 1609-1614. The expulsions took place just over 100 years after Spain's Jewish population was expelled in 1492. Learn more about the expulsion of the Moriscos.

Senate approves purchase of Alaska

On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.

Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.

Last beheading in England

On April 9, 1747, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, became the last man to be beheaded in England when he was executed on Tower Hill for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. Learn more about the legal history and practice of beheading.

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