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News HRW cites lessons from Bosnia war crimes prosecution
HRW cites lessons from Bosnia war crimes prosecution
Julia Zebley
March 13, 2012 09:05:26 am

Lessons can be learned from the successes and failures of the Prosecutor's Office of Bosnia and Herzegovina (BiH) and its prosecution of war crimes, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a report ...

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News Wisconsin voter ID law ruled unconstitutional
Wisconsin voter ID law ruled unconstitutional
Julia Zebley
March 13, 2012 08:18:14 am

A Dane County Circuit Court judge Monday ruled that Wisconsin Act 23 is unconstitutional, after a different judge issued a temporary injunction last week. Act 23 modified current voting laws by...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on equal protection in taxation
Supreme Court hears arguments on equal protection in taxation
Julia Zebley
March 1, 2012 07:49:09 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Armour v. Indianapolis on tax equality under the Equal Protection clause of the Constitution. In Indianapolis, a tax scheme was...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction over constitutional claims
Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction over constitutional claims
Julia Zebley
February 28, 2012 11:07:58 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Monday. In Elgin v. Department of Treasury , the court heard arguments on whether federal district courts have jurisdiction over constitutional...

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News EU Kosovo authorites arrest 6 Serbia government agents
EU Kosovo authorites arrest 6 Serbia government agents
Julia Zebley
February 28, 2012 08:48:42 am

The European Union Rule of Law Mission in Kosovo (EULEX) announced Monday that it arrested six Serbian officials in Kosovo on Saturday, under allegations that they were "suspected of exerting undue pressure ...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on false claims of military honors
Supreme Court hears arguments on false claims of military honors
Julia Zebley
February 23, 2012 09:49:39 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In United States v. Alvarez , the court heard arguments on the constitutionality of the Stolen Valor Act (SVA) ....

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News Supreme Court rules officers entitled to qualified immunity on defective warrants
Supreme Court rules officers entitled to qualified immunity on defective warrants
Julia Zebley
February 23, 2012 08:45:37 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday in Messerschmidt v. Millender that police officers continue to have qualified immunity if a search warrant is later found invalid. Chief Justice John Roberts, writing for...

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News Charges dropped against Bahrain opposition leader
Charges dropped against Bahrain opposition leader
Julia Zebley
February 21, 2012 08:35:54 am

A court in Bahrain's capital, Manama, on Monday dropped the last charges against former member of parliament and Al-Wefaq leader Matar Matar . Two previous charges were dropped against Matar in August: "calling for...

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News Ecuador court rejects injunction on Chevron fine
Ecuador court rejects injunction on Chevron fine
Julia Zebley
February 21, 2012 07:40:10 am

The Provincial Court of Justice of Sucumbios in Lago Agrio, Ecuador denied an arbitration decision by The Hague Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) on Friday, forwarding an appeal by Chevron ...

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News Federal judge allows ‘secret evidence’ in al Qaeda trial
Federal judge allows ‘secret evidence’ in al Qaeda trial
Julia Zebley
February 9, 2012 08:47:30 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky on Wednesday allowed "secret evidence" to be used against an Iraqi refugee for terrorism charges, finding probable cause that he is "an agent of...

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Connecticut adopts first modern constitution

On January 14, 1639, the first written governmental constitution in modern history was adopted in the Colony of Connecticut. The Fundamental Orders represented the first time that a government was based upon a written constitution anywhere in the world. Along with the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders served as bases for the United States Constitution 150 years later, which in turn influenced the development of later constitutions throughout the world. Three hundred and twenty-six years after the original Fundamental Orders were adopted by Connecticut, the modern Constitution of Connecticut was ratified.

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On January 14, 1986, the current constitution of Guatemala took effect.

Read the Spanish-language text of the constitution, as amended in 1993.

First constitution adopted by Connecticut

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