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News Kyrgyzstan voters approve new constitution
Kyrgyzstan voters approve new constitution
Hillary Stemple
June 27, 2010 03:33:25 pm

Kyrgyzstan interim President Roza Otunbayeva announced Sunday that voters approved a new constitution that will allow the interim government to establish a legitimate government through parliamentary elections in the fall. Otunbayeva will remain...

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News DOJ asks appeals court to block injunction on oil drilling ban
DOJ asks appeals court to block injunction on oil drilling ban
Hillary Stemple
June 27, 2010 02:42:50 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Friday asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to stay a district court ruling to lift a six-month moratorium on deep water drilling ...

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News UN announces opening of new Kenya courtroom for piracy trials
UN announces opening of new Kenya courtroom for piracy trials
Hillary Stemple
June 25, 2010 03:43:11 pm

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Friday announced the opening of a new high-security courtroom in Kenya that will hear maritime piracy cases as well as cases involving other serious criminal offenses....

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News Federal appeals court reinstates stem cell research funding challenge
Federal appeals court reinstates stem cell research funding challenge
Hillary Stemple
June 25, 2010 02:48:03 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Friday reinstated a lawsuit challenging the Obama administration's decision to ease restrictions on stem cell research . The lawsuit...

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News Romania high court rules pension cuts unconstitutional
Romania high court rules pension cuts unconstitutional
Hillary Stemple
June 25, 2010 01:23:28 pm

The Romanian Constitutional Court on Friday ruled that a government plan to reduce pension funds by 15 percent was unconstitutional, jeopardizing a pending billion dollar loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) needed...

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News US House, Senate reconcile financial reform bills
US House, Senate reconcile financial reform bills
Hillary Stemple
June 25, 2010 12:07:03 pm

Members of the US Senate and House of Representatives on Friday reached an agreement on the financial reform bills passed by each chamber, which focus on increasing regulation in the financial...

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News US House approves campaign finance reform legislation
US House approves campaign finance reform legislation
Hillary Stemple
June 25, 2010 09:30:33 am

The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted 219 to 206 to approve legislation aimed at decreasing the ability of corporations and other special interest groups to influence elections. The bill, known...

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News Sri Lanka to refuse UN panel entry
Sri Lanka to refuse UN panel entry
Hillary Stemple
June 24, 2010 02:15:20 pm

Sri Lankan External Affairs Minister Gamini Lakshman Peiris said Thursday that members of a recently-appointed UN panel will not be permitted to enter the country to investigate allegations of human rights abuses during the last...

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News Supreme Court rules release of names on petition does not violate free speech
Supreme Court rules release of names on petition does not violate free speech
Hillary Stemple
June 24, 2010 11:51:18 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 8-1 in Doe #1 v. Reed that the First Amendment does not bar a state from releasing identifying information...

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News Supreme Court rules federal courts can decide when bargaining agreement was formed
Supreme Court rules federal courts can decide when bargaining agreement was formed
Hillary Stemple
June 24, 2010 10:20:41 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters that federal courts have jurisdiction to determine if a collective bargaining...

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Catalonia declares independence from Spain

The Parliament of Catalonia declared independence from Spain in a failed bid for sovereignty on October 27, 2017. The declaration followed an independence referendum, boycotted by pro-union residents, that saw 92% of voters choose independence. The declaration was subsequently declared illegal by Spain's Supreme Court. Many Catalan independence figures such as then-Catalan President Carles Puigdemont were criminally charged as a result of their involvement in the independence attempt. Read the Catalan Declaration of Independence.

First of the Federalist Papers published

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