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News New Mexico high court rules same-sex partner can seek custody of adopted child
New Mexico high court rules same-sex partner can seek custody of adopted child
Jaimie Cremeans
June 2, 2012 02:16:37 pm

The New Mexico Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the same-sex partner of a parent who has adopted a child has a right to seek custody of that child after the partnership has dissolved....

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US prosecutors ask judge to reverse ruling blocking anti-terrorism law
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May 27, 2012 02:54:26 pm

Federal prosecutors on Friday asked Judge Katherine Forrest of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York to lift an injunction she placed earlier this month on sections of the National Defense...

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Kansas governor signs law prohibiting use of foreign law
Jaimie Cremeans
May 27, 2012 01:49:49 pm

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback on Friday signed a bill into law that prohibits state courts, tribunals and agencies from basing any decisions "in whole or in part" on foreign or religious law. The law...

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Federal appeals court rules on standard for disability discrimination claim
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The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Friday that an employee with a claim under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) does not need to show that his or her disability...

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Somalia to set up assembly to adopt new constitution
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May 26, 2012 02:19:36 pm

UN Special Representative of the Secretary-General Dr. Augustine Mahiga told the press on Friday that the Elders of Somalia will select delegates for the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) by June 20, which will convene on July 2 to approve...

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Blind Chinese human rights activist Chen Guangcheng arrived in New York on Saturday, resolving a US-China struggle that began when Chen escaped house arrest last month and fled to the US embassy...

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Federal judge overturns Utah law restricting material harmful to minors
Jaimie Cremeans
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The US District Court for the District of Utah on Tuesday overturned Utah Code §§ 76-10-1206 and 76-10-1233 , major parts of a Utah law that regulate electronic materials potentially harmful to minors. Originally passed...

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May 6, 2012 08:15:06 pm

Director-General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Irena Bokova on Friday urged Mexican authorities to do everything in their power to solve the murders of three Mexican journalists discovered last week...

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May 6, 2012 08:10:05 pm

The Connecticut Senate on Saturday passed HB 5389 , which will allow citizens to obtain marijuana for medical use under certain conditions. The law will make Connecticut the 17th state to allow sale of marijuana for medical use....

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Eight ethnic Albanians were arrested on Friday, five on charges of war crimes committed during the conflicts in southern Serbia in 2001. Interior Minister Iva Dacic assured the public, at a press conference , that the...

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Socialist Constitution of Cuba promulgated

On February 24, 1976, the Republic of Cuba promulgated the Socialist Constitution of Cuba. The document solidified the socialist system in Cuba. It was the fifth Cuban constitution since the country's independence in 1901 and the first since the Cuban Revolution in 1959. The Socialist Constitution was subsequently amended in 1992 and 2002.

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On February 24, 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall of the US Supreme Court ruled in Marbury v. Madison that any act of Congress that conflicts with the Constitution is null and void, thereby establishing the doctrine of judicial review.

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