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News Wisconsin judge strikes down controversial collective bargaining law
Wisconsin judge strikes down controversial collective bargaining law
Max Slater
September 15, 2012 12:01:57 pm

A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down a controversial law that limits the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions. Juan Colas, a judge for the Dane County Circuit Court , held ...

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News Prosecutors urge ECCC to seize passport of former Khmer Rouge leader
Prosecutors urge ECCC to seize passport of former Khmer Rouge leader
Max Slater
September 15, 2012 10:17:45 am

Prosecutors in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday urged the tribunal to seize the passport of former Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Thirith whose release was ordered after...

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News Cambodia genocide tribunal rules Khmer Rouge leader unfit to stand trial
Cambodia genocide tribunal rules Khmer Rouge leader unfit to stand trial
Max Slater
September 13, 2012 11:23:34 am

The trial chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) ruled Thursday that the sister-in-law of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot is not mentally competent to stand trial, ordering...

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News New York governor signs bill strenghtening protections against child pornography
New York governor signs bill strenghtening protections against child pornography
Max Slater
September 8, 2012 12:02:21 pm

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed into law a bill that amends the state's penal code to prohibit the access and viewing of child pornography on the Internet....

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News Montana judge strikes down state lethal injection law
Montana judge strikes down state lethal injection law
Max Slater
September 8, 2012 11:01:40 am

Montana's Lewis and Clark County District Court ruled Thursday that the state's lethal injection method violates the provision of the Montana constitution that forbids cruel and unusual punishment. The lawsuit...

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HRW urges Pakistan to protect Shia Muslims
Max Slater
September 6, 2012 11:44:37 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Pakistan on Wednesday to ensure that minority Shia Muslims in Pakistan are protected from attacks by Sunni militant groups. HRW noted that attacks...

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News Ninth Circuit rules cities cannot destroy property of homeless
Ninth Circuit rules cities cannot destroy property of homeless
Max Slater
September 6, 2012 10:54:51 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the city of Los Angeles violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the US constitution when it seized and destroyed...

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UN rights expert denounces executions in Iraq
Max Slater
August 31, 2012 03:50:08 pm

A UN human rights expert on Thursday condemned Iraq for the executions of 21 people on Monday and five more people on Wednesday. UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Chistof Heyns urged...

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California approves bill allowing some illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses
Max Slater
August 31, 2012 03:12:39 pm

The California State Assembly approved a bill on Thursday that allows some illegal immigrants who came to the US as children to obtain driver's licenses. The bill, which the state Senate approved...

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Federal judge partially blocks Florida voter registration law
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August 30, 2012 10:27:32 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Tuesday blocked Florida from implementing a portion of its controversial voting law that shortens the deadlines for groups...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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