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News Ninth Circuit reinstates no-fly list challenge
Ninth Circuit reinstates no-fly list challenge
Jamie Reese
July 27, 2012 08:10:12 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Thursday reinstated a challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) over the no-fly list maintained by the Transportation Safety Administration (TSA)...

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UN SG warns Syria against use of chemical weapons
Jamie Reese
July 24, 2012 08:30:29 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon on Monday expressed his concern that Syria could potentially use chemical weapons in its ongoing conflict. Ban expressed his hopes that the international community would keep a close eye on...

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Lawmakers concerned over use of drones within US
Jamie Reese
July 20, 2012 08:04:02 am

US lawmakers on Tuesday expressed concern over the use of drone strikes. At a hearing in the US House Committee on Homeland Security lawmakers called on Congress and the Department of Homeland Security to...

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News Russia parliament passes bill restricting NGOs and re-criminalizing libel
Russia parliament passes bill restricting NGOs and re-criminalizing libel
Jamie Reese
July 17, 2012 09:07:11 am

The Russian State Duma on Friday approved a bill that enforces tougher restrictions on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) that receive international funding as well as re-criminalizes the offenses of...

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News Georgia rejects clemency for death row inmate who claims mental disability
Georgia rejects clemency for death row inmate who claims mental disability
Jamie Reese
July 17, 2012 08:00:04 am

The Georgia State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday rejected a clemency bid by death row inmate Warren Hill who was convicted of two counts of murder but argues he should not be executed...

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EU Commission says Romania must respect judiciary
Jamie Reese
July 13, 2012 08:11:25 am

President of the European Commission (EC) Jose Manuel Barroso on Thursday urged Romanian Prime Minister Victor Ponta to respect the full independence of the judiciary by restoring the powers of the...

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Romania court approves vote to suspend president
Jamie Reese
July 10, 2012 08:53:46 am

The Constitutional Court of Romania on Monday approved the Parliamentary vote to suspend President Traian Basescu and replace him with a member of the centre-left coalition. Last Friday the Romanian Parliament...

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UN Security Council condemns continued hostilities in Mali
Jamie Reese
July 6, 2012 09:04:42 am

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) passed Resolution 2056 on Thursday to address the continued hostilities in the country of Mali and demand the violence come to an end. The unanimously adopted resolution...

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Jamie Reese
July 5, 2012 06:56:35 pm

United States District Court for the District of Connecticut on Wednesday denied a motion to stay in Pedersen v. Office of Personnel Management, another challenge to Section 3 of the 1996 Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA)...

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Jamie Reese
July 3, 2012 07:50:05 am

The UN Working Group on discrimination against women in law and practice released a report Monday calling for a focus on advancing women's rights during political transitions. The group's priorities are discrimination against women in...

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Japan enacts Meiji Constitution

On February 11, 1889, the Meiji Constitution of Japan was promulgated by Emperor Meiji. Officially titled the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan," the Meiji Constitution went into effect on November 29, 1890 and served as the country's fundamental law through the rise of the Japanese Empire until the end of World War II. On May 2, 1947, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by the Constitution of Japan, which serves as the country's governing document today. The Meiji constitution created a constitutional monarchy in Japan with the Emperor serving as a powerful executive. The document furthermore created a parliament, called the Diet, as well as an independent judiciary. Its passage came as part of the Meiji Restoration, in which the Japanese Imperial throne retook power from the Shogunate and guided the nation into the modern world.

First redistricting "gerrymander" created

On February 11, 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed an electoral redistricting law that favored his party. The practice became known as "gerrymandering" in reference to Gerry and the unusual, allegedly salamander-like district that resulted. See the original 1812 political cartoon of The Gerry-mander in the Boston Gazette.

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