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News Spain constitutional court to hear challenge to new abortion law
Spain constitutional court to hear challenge to new abortion law
Hillary Stemple
June 30, 2010 03:51:13 pm

The Spanish Constitutional Court on Wednesday agreed to consider whether recently-approved changes to Spain's abortion laws are constitutional. Under the new law, abortions performed in the first 14 weeks of...

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News Israel considers widening scope of internal flotilla raid probe
Israel considers widening scope of internal flotilla raid probe
Hillary Stemple
June 30, 2010 01:03:39 pm

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Tuesday that he is considering widening the scope of the internal probe into the May Israeli raid on several Turkish ships bound for the blockaded Gaza Strip ....

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News Human trafficking a growing problem in Europe: UN report
Human trafficking a growing problem in Europe: UN report
Hillary Stemple
June 30, 2010 11:05:13 am

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Tuesday released a report detailing the ongoing problem of human trafficking in Europe. According to the report, European criminal organizations make a yearly profit of around...

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News Canada rights group calls for inquiry into G-20 security measures
Canada rights group calls for inquiry into G-20 security measures
Hillary Stemple
June 30, 2010 09:36:00 am

The Canadian Civil Liberties Association (CCLA) on Tuesday called for an inquiry into possible civil liberties violations during the Toronto Group of 20 (G-20) summit . The group released a preliminary report ...

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News Supreme Court upholds ‘soft money’ ban
Supreme Court upholds ‘soft money’ ban
Hillary Stemple
June 29, 2010 02:08:07 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday summarily affirmed a lower court's ruling in Republican National Committee v. Federal Elections Commission , upholding a ban on the use of "soft...

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News BP facing fraud lawsuits over oil spill
BP facing fraud lawsuits over oil spill
Hillary Stemple
June 29, 2010 10:42:14 am

Two lawsuits have been filed against BP alleging violations of the Rackteer Influenced Corrupt Organizations (RICO) statute in connection with the recent Deepwater Horizon oil spill . The first...

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News UK government to overhaul interrogation policy
UK government to overhaul interrogation policy
Hillary Stemple
June 29, 2010 09:24:10 am

The British government indicated Monday that it will issue a new set of regulations regarding the use of information obtained via torture. The announcement came as part of the government's defense against a lawsuit filed by the human rights...

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News Supreme Court to rule on Arizona immigration employment law
Supreme Court to rule on Arizona immigration employment law
Hillary Stemple
June 28, 2010 02:25:52 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in six cases. In Chamber of Commerce v. Candelaria , the court will determine whether an Arizona statute imposing sanctions...

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News Supreme Court rules Second Amendment applies to states
Supreme Court rules Second Amendment applies to states
Hillary Stemple
June 28, 2010 11:15:20 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in McDonald v. Chicago that the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment makes the Second Amendment right...

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News Rights group urges Honduras to investigate violations stemming from 2009 coup
Rights group urges Honduras to investigate violations stemming from 2009 coup
Hillary Stemple
June 28, 2010 09:04:50 am

Amnesty International (AI) on Monday accused the Honduran government of failing to address human rights violations stemming from the June 2009 coup that removed Manuel Zelaya from power....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

Breviary of Alaric put into effect by Visigoth king

King Alaric II of the Visigoths put the Breviary of Alaric, a collection of Roman laws, into effect on February 2, 506. The breviary contains constitutions and laws of the newly fallen Roman Empire, including the Theodosian code, and parts of the Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes. The Breviary of Alaric predated the Byzantine Empire's Code of Justinian by 23 years.  Read an entry on the Breviary of Alaric from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

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