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News HRW: cluster bombs being used in northern Syria
HRW: cluster bombs being used in northern Syria
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 29, 2016 09:08:18 am

Russian and Syrian forces are using cluster bombs to target civilians and rebels in the northern portions of Syria, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Thursday. More than 46 attacks related to cluster munition have been documented...

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News European Commission: rule of law in Poland under ‘systematic threat’
European Commission: rule of law in Poland under ‘systematic threat’
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 29, 2016 08:46:00 am

The European Commission (EC) called upon Poland Wednesday to guarantee political freedom to its top court, saying the rule of law in the country is under "systematic threat." Poland's highest court, the Constitutional Tribunal, has faced...

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News Electronic Frontier Foundation sues to ease access to copyrighted material
Electronic Frontier Foundation sues to ease access to copyrighted material
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 22, 2016 10:49:00 am

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) filed a complaint today in the United States District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the “anti-circumvention” and “anti-trafficking” provisions of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) [act,...

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News New Jersey court rules use of high beams insufficient for police detention
New Jersey court rules use of high beams insufficient for police detention
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 22, 2016 10:40:00 am

Yesterday the New Jersey Supreme Court ruled in State v. Al-Sharif Scriven that the use of high beams on an automobile does not present enough reasonable suspicion for a police officer to stop the vehicle. The...

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News ACLU and other organizations sue Baton Rouge police department
ACLU and other organizations sue Baton Rouge police department
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 15, 2016 07:59:39 am

Local groups and the American Civil Liberties Union of Louisiana filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the Baton Rouge Police Department for violating the First Amendment rights of protestors who were peacefully protesting the police killing of...

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News Federal appeals court rules Microsoft may protect customers’ e-mails
Federal appeals court rules Microsoft may protect customers’ e-mails
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 14, 2016 08:49:53 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that Microsoft is not required to hand over customers' e-mails held overseas to the Department of Justice (DOJ) . The case was...

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News Poland lawmakers approve constitutional court reforms
Poland lawmakers approve constitutional court reforms
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 8, 2016 09:13:39 am

Poland's Parliament approved a bill Thursday that would unblock the Constitutional Tribunal, which has been the subject of controversy since last year. The measure was introduced by the ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) and passed 238-173 in...

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News Argentina ex-president’s assets frozen
Argentina ex-president’s assets frozen
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 8, 2016 08:21:13 am

A federal judge in Buenos Aires froze the assets of former Argentinian president Cristina Fernández de Kirchner Wednesday. The action comes in association with the charge against de Kirchner for fraudulently manipulating the economy during her...

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News Russia human rights council calls for rejection of anti-terror bill
Russia human rights council calls for rejection of anti-terror bill
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
July 1, 2016 08:36:09 am

The Presidential Council for Civil Society Development and Human Rights on Thursday called on Russian President Vladimir Putin to reject a controversial collection of anti-terror bills. The Council, a government department under Putin,...

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News Iowa Supreme Court upholds felon voting ban
Iowa Supreme Court upholds felon voting ban
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 30, 2016 06:14:39 pm

The Iowa Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a state law forbidding convicted felons from voting, even after serving their sentences. The American Civil Liberties Union brought suit in Griffin v. Pate on...

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Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis

On April 7, 529 Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe. Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Supreme Court ruled on possession of obscene materials

On April 7, 1969, the US Supreme Court ruled in Stanley v. Georgia that laws prohibiting private possession of obscene materials were unconstitutional.

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