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News Supreme Court to rule on retroactivity of Armed Career Criminal Act decision
Supreme Court to rule on retroactivity of Armed Career Criminal Act decision
Matthew Santiago
January 11, 2016 10:59:21 am

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Welch v. United States to determine whether Johnson v. United States , which found increased sentences under the Armed Career...

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News US tech companies express opposition to UK digital surveillance law
US tech companies express opposition to UK digital surveillance law
Matthew Santiago
January 8, 2016 11:22:39 am

US-based tech companies Facebook, Twitter, Google, Microsoft and Yahoo submitted evidence on Friday of possible conflicts that may arise from the UK government's proposed Investigatory Powers Bill . Should the bill pass, tech companies would be required...

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News Bangladesh court accepts murder charges for garment factory disaster
Bangladesh court accepts murder charges for garment factory disaster
Matthew Santiago
December 21, 2015 04:34:07 pm

A court in Dhaka ruled on Monday that 41 defendants can be tried for murder for the April 2013 garment factory collapse that killed 1,135 workers. Initially charged with culpable homicide, the defendants were charged with murder ...

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News Supreme Court lets Illinois gun law stand
Supreme Court lets Illinois gun law stand
Matthew Santiago
December 7, 2015 11:54:41 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a Second Amendment challenge to a gun law enforced in Highland Park, Illinois, denying certiorari in Friedman v. City of Highland Park [docket; cert. petition,...

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News Iraq orders Turkey withdraw troops, claims violation of international law
Iraq orders Turkey withdraw troops, claims violation of international law
Matthew Santiago
December 6, 2015 11:50:32 am

Iraqi government officials ordered Turkey on Saturday to withdraw hundreds of troops deployed near Mosul, the largest city currently controlled by Islamic State (IS) militants. Iraqi President Fouad Massoum stated that the deployment was...

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UN organizations to hold climate action summit in 2016
Matthew Santiago
December 5, 2015 12:29:51 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stated Saturday that various UN organizations will sponsor a summit in 2016 to promote progress in addressing worldwide climate issues. During the UN climate change conference (COP21) , the secretary-general...

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News Supreme Court blocks Hawaii election pending federal court ruling
Supreme Court blocks Hawaii election pending federal court ruling
Matthew Santiago
December 3, 2015 01:12:57 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday issued an order enjoining Hawaii from counting recent election ballots pending a final ruling from the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit . The Justice Anthony...

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News HRW: Bangladesh must halt war crime executions
HRW: Bangladesh must halt war crime executions
Matthew Santiago
November 20, 2015 01:21:42 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Bangladesh Friday to stop the execution of two convicted war criminals whom they claim were not afforded a fair trial. On Wednesday the Bangladesh Supreme Court...

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News House approves bill suspending Syrian refugee program
House approves bill suspending Syrian refugee program
Matthew Santiago
November 19, 2015 12:51:04 pm

The US House of Representatives voted 289-137 Thursday in favor of suspending the program allowing Syrian and Iraqi refugees to enter the US. On Wednesday the White House stated that President Barack Obama would...

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News Indonesia court sentences drug smugglers to death
Indonesia court sentences drug smugglers to death
Matthew Santiago
November 13, 2015 11:05:56 am

The West Jakarta District Court of Indonesia sentenced two drug smugglers to death after the National Narcotics Agency found them trafficking methamphetamine into the country. The 1,900 pound shipment was the largest quantity of meth ever confiscated in Indonesia,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US and Japan sign Kanagwa Treaty

On March 31, 1854, US Commodore Matthew Perry and representatives of the Japanese government signed the Convention of Kanagawa. The terms of the treaty marked the end of Japan's 500 years of self-imposed isolation by opening the Ports of Shimoda and Hakodate. Four years later, Japanese-American relations were further expanded by the Treaty of Amity and Commerce (Harris Treaty), which opened more Japanese ports to US trade and set up a system of extraterritoriality for Americans in Japan.

Spanish royal decree ordered expulsion of Jews

On March 31, 1492, King Ferdinand of Spain signed a decree expelling Jews from his kingdom. Read a contemporary account of the expulsion, originally written in Hebrew by an Italian Jew in 1495.

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