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News Federal judge upholds Puerto Rico same-sex marriage ban
Federal judge upholds Puerto Rico same-sex marriage ban
Justin Cosgrove
March 9, 2016 12:19:45 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday upheld Puerto Rico's same-sex marriage ban. US District Judge Juan Pérez-Giménez for the US District Court for the District of Puerto Rico ruled that last year's landmark Supreme Court ...

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News South Carolina senate approves 20-week abortion ban
South Carolina senate approves 20-week abortion ban
Justin Cosgrove
March 9, 2016 10:42:25 am

The South Carolina Senate approved legislation on Tuesday that would ban abortions after 20 weeks of gestation. The Senate approved the legislation by a vote of 36-9 allowing exceptions only if the mother's...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on fixed-rate contracts with energy provider
Supreme Court hears arguments on fixed-rate contracts with energy provider
Justin Cosgrove
February 25, 2016 08:53:10 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in cases dealing with fixed-rate contracts with an energy provider. The court consolidated a pair of cases, Hughes v. Talen Energy Marketing and CPV Maryland, LLC v....

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on patents, Hobbs Act
Supreme Court hears arguments on patents, Hobbs Act
Justin Cosgrove
February 24, 2016 07:08:28 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in cases dealing with damages for patent infringement and the Hobbs Act robbery statute. The consolidated cases of Stryker Corp. v. Zimmer and Halo Electronics, Inc. v....

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News US military judge refuses to let 9/11 defendant fire defense team
US military judge refuses to let 9/11 defendant fire defense team
Justin Cosgrove
February 18, 2016 10:09:27 am

US military judge James Pohl refused on Wednesday to allow accused 9/11 conspirator Walid bin Attash to fire his attorneys and refusedto let his defender to quit the case. In response Attash has stated he will boycott...

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News Federal judge rules Louisiana cannot enforce abortion law during appeal
Federal judge rules Louisiana cannot enforce abortion law during appeal
Justin Cosgrove
February 18, 2016 09:29:59 am

A federal judge ruled Tuesday that the state of Louisiana cannot enforce an abortion law while the state is appealing a pretrial order against it. US District Judge John deGravelles ruled in January that part of...

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News Federal judge rules Kentucky clerk obeying law in issuing marriage licenses
Federal judge rules Kentucky clerk obeying law in issuing marriage licenses
Justin Cosgrove
February 11, 2016 04:20:47 pm

Kentucky clerk Kim Davis is obeying orders to issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples according to a federal court ruling Tuesday. US District Judge David Bunning denied a request by the American Civil Liberties Union to order...

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News Morgan Stanley agrees to $3.2 billion settlement with state and federal authorities
Morgan Stanley agrees to $3.2 billion settlement with state and federal authorities
Justin Cosgrove
February 11, 2016 03:44:04 pm

Morgan Stanley agreed Thursday to pay about $3.2 billion to settle charges that it misled investors in residential mortgage-backed securities. The charges come from an investigation by the Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities Group that...

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News Federal judge rejects Texas attempt to stop Syrian refugee resettlement
Federal judge rejects Texas attempt to stop Syrian refugee resettlement
Justin Cosgrove
February 9, 2016 02:59:52 pm

US District Court Judge David Godbey on Monday rejected a Texas lawsuit seeking to halt the federal resettlement of Syrian refugees in the state. The federal judge ruled that Texas officials had failed to show a "substantial threat...

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News Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide dies in custody
Bosnian Serb general convicted of genocide dies in custody
Justin Cosgrove
February 9, 2016 02:17:45 pm

Bosnian Serb General Zdravko Tolimir died on Monday in custody in The Hague. Tolimir was convicted of genocide and given a life sentence by UN judges in 2012. Last year the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia...

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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. Read a contemporary call for quick passage of the legislation just days before it passed the House.

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