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News Supreme Court rules on Carmack Amendment for overseas shipment of goods
Supreme Court rules on Carmack Amendment for overseas shipment of goods
Hillary Stemple
June 21, 2010 10:35:39 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 6-3 in Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha v. Regal-Beloit Corporation that the Carmack Amendment to the Interstate Commerce Act of 1887 [49 USC §...

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News India to consider further penalties related to Bhopal gas incident
India to consider further penalties related to Bhopal gas incident
Hillary Stemple
June 21, 2010 09:19:14 am

A panel of Indian Cabinet ministers on Monday recommended that the government consider increasing compensation for the victims of the 1984 Bhopal chemical spill disaster . The panel also indicated it will seek extradition of Warren Anderson, the...

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News Saudi Arabia official reports 25 recidivism cases among ex-Guantanamo inmates
Saudi Arabia official reports 25 recidivism cases among ex-Guantanamo inmates
Hillary Stemple
June 20, 2010 01:36:29 pm

A senior Saudi official said Saturday that 25 former Guantanamo Bay detainees have rejoined Islamic extremist groups after going through a rehabilitation program in Saudi Arabia aimed at decreasing religious radicalism within the country. Abdulrahman al-Hadlaq,...

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News UN rights expert calls for release of Suu Kyi
UN rights expert calls for release of Suu Kyi
Hillary Stemple
June 18, 2010 03:24:28 pm

A UN independent human rights expert on Thursday called for the immediate release of Myanmar pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi and other "prisoners of conscience" in order to create improved conditions...

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News UN releases report detailing impact of global organized crime
UN releases report detailing impact of global organized crime
Hillary Stemple
June 18, 2010 01:10:26 pm

The UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Thursday released a report detailing the globalization of organized crime and its threat to international security. The report specifically addressed the global...

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News NYC car bomb suspect indicted on terrorism and weapons charges
NYC car bomb suspect indicted on terrorism and weapons charges
Hillary Stemple
June 18, 2010 11:27:42 am

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday indicted Pakistani-born US citizen Faisal Shahzad on 10 counts of terrorism and weapons charges related to his alleged role in...

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News Supreme Court rules fixing of coastal boundaries not ‘taking’
Supreme Court rules fixing of coastal boundaries not ‘taking’
Hillary Stemple
June 17, 2010 01:30:07 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Stop the Beach Renourishment, Inc. v. Florida Department of Environment Protection that the state of Florida did not "take" property without...

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News Supreme Court rules sentencing guidelines changes do not affect modification hearings
Supreme Court rules sentencing guidelines changes do not affect modification hearings
Hillary Stemple
June 17, 2010 11:52:52 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Dillon v. United States that the court's decision in United States v. Booker does not provide for special consideration...

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News San Francisco board approves cell phone radiation ordinance
San Francisco board approves cell phone radiation ordinance
Hillary Stemple
June 17, 2010 10:15:07 am

The San Francisco Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to approve an ordinance that would require retailers who sell cellular phones to display the varying amounts of radiation emitted by the different cell phone models. The...

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News Iceland parliament approves measures to protect press freedoms
Iceland parliament approves measures to protect press freedoms
Hillary Stemple
June 17, 2010 08:55:47 am

The Icelandic Parliament on Wednesday voted 50-0 to pass sweeping media reform laws aimed at increasing protections for journalists and promoting freedom of speech and transparency in government. The Icelandic Modern...

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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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