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News UN urges international support for Philippines
UN urges international support for Philippines
Sung Un Kim
December 22, 2013 11:31:04 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday urged the international community to provide more support for central Philippine communities devastated by powerful typhoon Haiyan last month. The rebuilding effort is based on a four-year plan, which...

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News Egypt court sentences rights activists to prison under new law
Egypt court sentences rights activists to prison under new law
Sung Un Kim
December 22, 2013 10:05:56 am

An Egyptian court on Sunday sentenced three human rights activists to three years in prison and fined each of them $7,000 USD for violating the country's controversial new anti-protest law. Ahmed Maher, Ahmed Douma and Mohammed Adel were convicted...

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News Second Circuit releases developer of World Trade Center 7 from liability
Second Circuit releases developer of World Trade Center 7 from liability
Sung Un Kim
December 6, 2013 10:06:48 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Wednesday that developers of the 7 World Trade Center (7WTC) Building were not liable for the damages caused by the collapse of the 7WTC several...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in military protest case
Supreme Court hears arguments in military protest case
Sung Un Kim
December 6, 2013 09:04:20 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in United States v. Apel . The case addresses the issue of whether a statute that prohibits a person...

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News Federal appeals court upholds arbitration agreement prohibiting employee class action
Federal appeals court upholds arbitration agreement prohibiting employee class action
Sung Un Kim
December 4, 2013 12:01:34 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that employers can require their employees to sign an arbitration agreement prohibiting them to pursue claims in courts or in a class action....

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News European Commission fines financial institutions for interest fixing
European Commission fines financial institutions for interest fixing
Sung Un Kim
December 4, 2013 11:07:07 am

The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday fined eight international financial institutions €1.7 billion for having engaged in illegal cartels. They were all involved in cartels relating to interest rate derivatives. Some participated in a cartel...

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News New Mexico city rejects proposed abortion ban
New Mexico city rejects proposed abortion ban
Sung Un Kim
November 20, 2013 07:20:06 pm

Voters of Albuquerque, New Mexico, on Tuesday rejected a proposed ordinance that would have banned all abortions after 20 weeks of pregnancy. In a 55 to 45 percent vote, the citizens voted against allowing the...

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News Berlin court rules Google violated data protection law
Berlin court rules Google violated data protection law
Sung Un Kim
November 20, 2013 04:21:04 pm

The Regional Court of Berlin on Tuesday held that 25 of Google's privacy policies and terms of service violate Bundesdatenschutzgesetz (BDSG) , Germany's data protection law. The case against Google was...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on labor law, criminal procedure
Supreme Court hears arguments on labor law, criminal procedure
Sung Un Kim
November 14, 2013 08:49:46 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday. In Unite Here Local 355 v. Martin Mulhall the court addressed the issue of whether an employer and union...

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News Morsi to sue army-installed authorities
Morsi to sue army-installed authorities
Sung Un Kim
November 13, 2013 11:37:36 am

Egypt's deposed president Mohamed Morsi will file a complaint against current authorities alleging that the coup ousting him from his office was a crime. His lawyers told reporters on Wednesday that the former president...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy. Learn more about the history of flogging in the Navy.

William the Conqueror invades England, leading to major legal and political reform

On September 28, 1066, William the Conqueror invaded England from Normandy, France. After successfully conquering the country, William ushered in a series of political and legal reforms that still define the United Kingdom and its former colonies to this day, including, centralization of state power, a census, and the infusion of French and Latin into the language of the courts. Learn more about William the Conqueror from Project Gutenberg.

President Millard Filmore signed bill banning flogging in the navy

On September 28, 1850, President Millard Filmore signed the 1851 naval appropriations bill, which abolished flogging as a form of punishment in the US Navy.

Learn more about the history of flogging in the navy from Bluejacket.com.

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