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News France court refuses to hear embezzlement case against African heads of state
France court refuses to hear embezzlement case against African heads of state
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
October 29, 2009 10:04:00 am

The Paris Court of Appeals on Thursday refused to hear an embezzlement case brought by the anti-corruption group Transparency International (TI) against the late president of Gabon, the president of the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), and...

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News Kuwait constitutional court rules women lawmakers not required to wear headscarf
Kuwait constitutional court rules women lawmakers not required to wear headscarf
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
October 28, 2009 01:02:00 pm

The Kuwaiti Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that female lawmakers are not required to wear the hijab , or traditional Muslim headscarf. The ruling was in response to a petition brought by four voters...

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News Cambodia parliament votes to limit mass demonstrations
Cambodia parliament votes to limit mass demonstrations
Megan McKee | JURIST Staff
October 22, 2009 10:03:00 am

The Cambodian National Assembly approved legislation Wednesday banning demonstrations of more than 200 people. The bill, which passed Cambodia's lower house by a vote of 76-25, would also ban any gathering inside or...

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Czar Alexander II assassinated

On March 13, 1881, revolutionaries assassinated Russian Tsar Alexander II. The terrorist organization Narodnaya Volya (People's Will) hoped to spark a revolution by assassinating the monarch. Instead, Alexander II's assassination led to a repressive backlash from his successor, Alexander III. Read an account of the assassination of Tsar Alexander II by anarchist revolutionary Peter Kropotkin.

Tennessee banned the teaching of evolution

On March 13, 1925, Tennessee passed a law banning the teaching of evolution in schools. The violation of this law by a local schoolteacher resulted in the famous "Scopes Monkey Trial." Learn more about The State v. John Scopes.

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