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News Federal judge blocks Indiana governor’s order barring refugees
Federal judge blocks Indiana governor’s order barring refugees
Jacqueline Jones
March 1, 2016 10:38:46 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Monday blocked Governor Mike Pence's order keeping Syrian refugees from settling in Indiana. The American Civil Liberties Union of Indiana [advocacy...

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News Turkish president rejects court ruling ordering journalists’ release
Turkish president rejects court ruling ordering journalists’ release
Jacqueline Jones
February 28, 2016 10:54:50 am

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said Sunday that he rejects a court ruling that the detention of two journalists violated their rights. Two Turkish journalists were released from Silivri prison early Friday after Turkey's Constitutional...

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News Virginia governor signs gun bills into law
Virginia governor signs gun bills into law
Jacqueline Jones
February 28, 2016 10:22:57 am

Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe on Friday signed gun safety measures into law that will prevent domestic abusers and certain types of criminals from owning and carrying guns. The laws will still allow individuals to have...

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News Amnesty: Austria cap on asylum seekers violates human rights
Amnesty: Austria cap on asylum seekers violates human rights
Jacqueline Jones
February 23, 2016 09:30:27 am

Amnesty International (AI) warned Tuesday that Austria is violating the human rights of asylum seekers by putting caps of 80 requests per day through the main migrant route. Heinz Patzelt, of Amnesty International...

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News AI: Injured Syrian refugees denied entry to Turkey
AI: Injured Syrian refugees denied entry to Turkey
Jacqueline Jones
February 21, 2016 06:05:30 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Friday reported that Turkey has denied entry to many injured Syrian refugees attempting to cross its borders. The refugees are fleeing after bombing in the northern Aleppo countryside over the last two weeks....

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News HRW criticizes Oman for jailing social media activists
HRW criticizes Oman for jailing social media activists
Jacqueline Jones
February 21, 2016 05:32:48 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday criticized Omani courts for jailing two online activists over posts they wrote on social media websites. In one of the cases, former diplomat Hassan al-Basham was sentenced to three years in...

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News UN rights chief troubled by China crackdown on lawyers and activists
UN rights chief troubled by China crackdown on lawyers and activists
Jacqueline Jones
February 16, 2016 09:56:53 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Tuesday expressed concern over China's recent crackdown on lawyers and activists. The commissioner stated that civil society workers should be protected by the state,...

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News Uganda president urges African nations to quit ICC
Uganda president urges African nations to quit ICC
Jacqueline Jones
February 14, 2016 02:11:17 pm

Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni on Saturday urged African nations to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC). Speaking during a televised presidential debate, Museveni accused the court of working against Africa and said the court...

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News UN: Afghanistan civilian casualties hit record high
UN: Afghanistan civilian casualties hit record high
Jacqueline Jones
February 14, 2016 01:51:45 pm

The UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan (UNAMA) on Sunday reported that civilian casualties in Afghanistan had reached a record high 11,000 in 2015. The report states that the civilian casualty rate has risen in...

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News South Africa top court hears case against president over home renovations
South Africa top court hears case against president over home renovations
Jacqueline Jones
February 9, 2016 10:44:14 am

South Africa's Constitutional Court on Tuesday heard the case against President Jacob Zuma over expensive home renovations. The charges come after the president made more than 20 million dollars in home upgrades. In...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

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