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News EU lawmakers consent to common patent system
EU lawmakers consent to common patent system
Maureen Cosgrove
February 15, 2011 01:14:05 pm

The European Parliament on Tuesday agreed to the establishment of a common patent system despite lack of accord from Spain and Italy. EU member states have attempted to establish a uniform patent system for several...

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News Judge orders stay on release of Tucson shooter mug shots
Judge orders stay on release of Tucson shooter mug shots
Maureen Cosgrove
February 12, 2011 07:39:39 pm

Federal District Judge Larry Burns ordered on Friday that the federal mug shots of accused Tucson shooter Jared Lee Loughner temporarily be kept from public view. Defense counsel for Loughner filed an emergency motion to...

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News Federal judge upholds Wal-Mart firing of medical marijuana user
Federal judge upholds Wal-Mart firing of medical marijuana user
Maureen Cosgrove
February 12, 2011 07:02:20 pm

A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Michigan on Friday ruled that Wal-Mart did not wrongly fire an employee who had been using medical...

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News Iraq government torturing detainees in secret prisons: Amnesty
Iraq government torturing detainees in secret prisons: Amnesty
Maureen Cosgrove
February 8, 2011 01:11:04 pm

The Iraqi government is operating secret prisons, and suspects held in Iraqi custody have been systematically tortured since before the 2003 US invasion, according to a Tuesday report from Amnesty International (AI) . The report, "Broken...

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News Mississippi federal judge dismisses health care challenge
Mississippi federal judge dismisses health care challenge
Maureen Cosgrove
February 5, 2011 03:07:13 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit challenging the health care reform law . Judge Keith Starrett ruled that...

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News UK terrorism expert criticizes European court rulings on control orders
UK terrorism expert criticizes European court rulings on control orders
Maureen Cosgrove
February 3, 2011 01:27:14 pm

The UK government's independent reviewer of terror laws on Thursday published a report saying that rulings from the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) made it difficult to remove foreign terror suspects from Britain. Control...

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News Arizona legislature introduces bills challenging birthright citizenship
Arizona legislature introduces bills challenging birthright citizenship
Maureen Cosgrove
January 29, 2011 02:18:04 pm

The Arizona House of Representatives and Senate on Thursday introduced bills challenging the right to US citizenship for the children of legal and illegal immigrants born in the state. The proposed legislation, House Bill 2562...

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News Wyoming legislature approves bill rejecting same-sex marriage recognition
Wyoming legislature approves bill rejecting same-sex marriage recognition
Maureen Cosgrove
January 25, 2011 12:59:35 pm

The Wyoming House of Representatives on Monday approved a bill that would prevent Wyoming from recognizing same-sex marriages and civil unions performed out-of-state. House Bill 74, Validity of Marriage, was passed by a 32-27...

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News US appeals court upholds University of Texas affirmative action policy
US appeals court upholds University of Texas affirmative action policy
Maureen Cosgrove
January 19, 2011 01:34:54 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit unanimously ruled Tuesday to uphold the affirmative action policy of considering race in student admissions at the University of Texas at Austin (UT)...

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News Rwanda genocide tribunal begins trial of former military official
Rwanda genocide tribunal begins trial of former military official
Maureen Cosgrove
January 19, 2011 12:42:07 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) on Monday commenced the trial of Idelphonse Nizeyimana on charges related to his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide . Nizeyimana, nicknamed "Butcher of Butare"...

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Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use. Read a contemporary call for quick passage of the legislation just days before it passed the House.

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