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News UN rights office warns lack of funding for inter-American rights body
UN rights office warns lack of funding for inter-American rights body
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 27, 2016 03:12:16 pm

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) warned Friday that the severe financial crisis facing the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) is negatively impacting...

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News HRW: Myanmar parliament should amend proposed public assembly law
HRW: Myanmar parliament should amend proposed public assembly law
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 27, 2016 02:50:17 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Friday urged the Myanmar Parliament to reconsider a proposed law that they say has the potential to limit free expression and peaceful assembly. HRW acknowledged that the proposed law would replace...

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News India to allow Italy marine to return home
India to allow Italy marine to return home
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 2, 2016 02:29:15 pm

India's Ministry of External Affairs said Monday that India will allow detained Italian marine Salvatore Girone to return home. The statement came after Italy's Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced that the Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA)...

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News Supreme Court upholds former police officer’s conspiracy conviction
Supreme Court upholds former police officer’s conspiracy conviction
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
May 2, 2016 12:43:00 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Monday in Ocasio v. United States that a defendant may be convicted of conspiring to violate the Hobbs Act based on proof that he reached an agreement...

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News US House approves e-mail privacy bill
US House approves e-mail privacy bill
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 28, 2016 02:54:09 pm

The US House of Representatives voted unanimously Wednesday to pass the Email Privacy Act" . The purpose of the bill is to protect the e-mail correspondence of American citizens, as under the current Electronic Communications Privacy...

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News China passes law restricting NGOs
China passes law restricting NGOs
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 28, 2016 02:06:25 pm

China passed a new law Thursday restricting non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and subjecting them to intense governmental scrutiny and other obligations such as reporting their sources of income and increasing the number of reasons for which their licenses will...

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News EU launches antitrust probe into Google relationship with Android developers
EU launches antitrust probe into Google relationship with Android developers
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 20, 2016 01:19:06 pm

Margrethe Vestagar , the Commissioner of Competition for the EU, on Wednesday opened a probe into the international business practices of Google concerning the tech giant's relationship with other Android developers. Vestagar stated that Google's practice...

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News Federal judge approves reform agreement between DOJ, Ferguson police department
Federal judge approves reform agreement between DOJ, Ferguson police department
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 20, 2016 12:35:18 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri on Tuesday approved a settlement agreement between the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and the city of Ferguson, Missouri ....

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News Group challenges New York voter registration changes
Group challenges New York voter registration changes
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 18, 2016 01:42:12 pm

Election Justice USA on Monday is filing a suit in the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York claiming that the state has fraudulently changed the registration of thousands of voters which bars...

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News UN report: Afghanistan schools and hospitals facing increasing violence
UN report: Afghanistan schools and hospitals facing increasing violence
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
April 18, 2016 12:37:07 pm

The UN reported Monday that violence in Afghanistan has injured health and education personnel, reducing available health care and restricting children's' access to fundamental health and educational services. The study , prepared by UNICEF and the UN Assistance Mission...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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