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News Governments abusing Internet surveillance and censorship technologies: report
Governments abusing Internet surveillance and censorship technologies: report
Keith Herting
January 16, 2013 01:38:50 pm

A Canadian human rights group unveiled research Tuesday indicating that a number of nations are using American-made Internet surveillance technology which could be used to censor content and track their citizens. The group, Citizen Lab ,...

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News New York governor signs new gun control measures into law
New York governor signs new gun control measures into law
Keith Herting
January 16, 2013 12:42:25 pm

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday signed legislation intended to impose tighter restrictions on gun and ammunition sales. By enacting the New York Secure Ammunition and Firearms Enforcement Act of 2013 (NY SAFE) , New...

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News Federal appeals court hears arguments on release of bin Laden photos
Federal appeals court hears arguments on release of bin Laden photos
Keith Herting
January 10, 2013 12:43:33 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit heard arguments Thursday on whether to release photos of the body of former al Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden...

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News Supreme Court rules burden on defendant to prove withdrawl from conspiracy
Supreme Court rules burden on defendant to prove withdrawl from conspiracy
Keith Herting
January 9, 2013 12:50:32 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Smith v. US that it is defendants' burden to prove they had removed themselves from a conspiracy in cases where their departure from the conspiracy happened long enough...

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News Military judge rules pre-trial punishment of Wikileaks defendant was illegal
Military judge rules pre-trial punishment of Wikileaks defendant was illegal
Keith Herting
January 9, 2013 12:04:24 pm

A US military judge ruled Tuesday that the pre-trial punishment of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning , who is accused of leaking confidential documents to WikiLeaks , was illegal and excessive. Army Colonel...

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News Philippine president signs reproductive health bill into law
Philippine president signs reproductive health bill into law
Keith Herting
December 29, 2012 03:53:08 pm

Philippine House Majority Leader Neptali Gonzales III announced on Friday that Philippine President Benigno Aquino III had quietly signed into law on the 21st of December a bill which will make...

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News China adopts strict new rules on internet providers and users
China adopts strict new rules on internet providers and users
Keith Herting
December 29, 2012 01:58:00 pm

China adopted new rules on Friday which impose new restrictions on the country's Internet Service Providers (ISPs) and individual users. The rules, called the Decision to Strengthen the Protection of Online Information, were adopted by China's highest...

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News Federal judge approves final class settlement order in BP oil spill case
Federal judge approves final class settlement order in BP oil spill case
Keith Herting
December 22, 2012 12:55:03 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Friday gave final approval to a settlement between British Petroleum (BP) and those who experienced economic and property loss...

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News Federal appeals court blocks California sexual orientation therapy law
Federal appeals court blocks California sexual orientation therapy law
Keith Herting
December 22, 2012 12:07:06 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit granted an injunction on Friday to temporarily block enforcement of a California law banning mental health providers from engaging in sexual orientation...

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News Brazil police arrest former Turks and Caicos chief minister
Brazil police arrest former Turks and Caicos chief minister
Keith Herting
December 8, 2012 11:20:03 am

Brazilian Police announced Friday that they have arrested former Chief Minister of the Turks and Caicos Islands (TCI) Michael Misick, who has been in hiding since fleeing TCI 2009. Misick fled TCI following an inquiry into corruption...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College case

On February 2, 1819, the US Supreme Court decided Dartmouth College v. Woodward, ruling that the charter of a college was a contract that a state could not alter arbitrarily.

New Amsterdam incorporated

On February 2, 1653, the City of New Amsterdam was incorporated by the Dutch Republic. After the British conquest, the city was renamed New York after the Duke of York.

Breviary of Alaric put into effect by Visigoth king

King Alaric II of the Visigoths put the Breviary of Alaric, a collection of Roman laws, into effect on February 2, 506. The breviary contains constitutions and laws of the newly fallen Roman Empire, including the Theodosian code, and parts of the Gregorian and Hermogenian Codes. The Breviary of Alaric predated the Byzantine Empire's Code of Justinian by 23 years.  Read an entry on the Breviary of Alaric from the Encyclopaedia Brittanica.

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