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News Russian human rights official appeals ruling against Khodorkovsky
Russian human rights official appeals ruling against Khodorkovsky
Daniel Mullen
December 25, 2012 11:44:29 am

The Human Rights Ombudsman in Russia, Vladimir Lukin , filed an appeal in a Moscow court on Tuesday following the ruling against Mikhail Khodorkovsky , the former CEO of Yukos, and his business...

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News Federal judge denies Planned Parenthood request to uphold contract with Oklahoma
Federal judge denies Planned Parenthood request to uphold contract with Oklahoma
Daniel Mullen
December 25, 2012 10:40:41 am

Judge Stephen Friot of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Monday denied a request from Planned Parenthood of the Heartland to prevent Oklahoma from terminating its contract with them. Planned...

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News Massachusetts top court rules police can search cell phones without warrants
Massachusetts top court rules police can search cell phones without warrants
Daniel Mullen
December 6, 2012 11:22:50 am

The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court ruled Wednesday that police do not need a warrant to search a suspect's cell phone once the suspect been lawfully arrested. The defendant was arrested after police observed him participating in...

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News ICJ begins herings on maritime border dispute between Chile and Peru
ICJ begins herings on maritime border dispute between Chile and Peru
Daniel Mullen
December 3, 2012 12:12:28 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) began hearings on Monday regarding a longtime border dispute between Chile and Peru . Peru first filed its application with the ICJ in 2008 alleging...

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News Government report: Guantanamo detainees could be safely absorbed by US prisons
Government report: Guantanamo detainees could be safely absorbed by US prisons
Daniel Mullen
November 29, 2012 12:22:27 pm

US Senator Dianne Feinstein released a report by the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday which asserts that US prisons could safely absorb the 166 detainees currently being held at Guantanamo Bay military prison...

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News Serbia asks UN tribunal to hand over evidence against freed Croatian generals
Serbia asks UN tribunal to hand over evidence against freed Croatian generals
Daniel Mullen
November 26, 2012 12:16:15 pm

The Serbian Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor sent a letter to the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday requesting materials and evidence from the case files of...

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News Arizona judge allows state to transfer funds for injured workers to balance budget
Arizona judge allows state to transfer funds for injured workers to balance budget
Daniel Mullen
November 24, 2012 02:10:24 pm

Judge Portley of the Arizona Court of Appeals ruled on Friday that the state legislature can transfer funds from the Industrial Commission of Arizona (ICA) to the state's general fund. The ICA was...

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News Australia approves extradition of alleged Serbian war criminal
Australia approves extradition of alleged Serbian war criminal
Daniel Mullen
November 19, 2012 12:04:32 pm

A spokesperson for the Australian Minister for Justice said Saturday that he has approved the extradition of Serbian war crimes suspect, Dragan Vasiljkovic , to Croatia. Vasiljkovic is accused of torturing and killing captured members...

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News Ireland deputy PM pledges to clarify abortion laws following death
Ireland deputy PM pledges to clarify abortion laws following death
Daniel Mullen
November 15, 2012 11:28:03 am

Ireland's Deputy Prime Minister Eamon Gilmore pledged Thursday to bring "legal clarity" to Ireland's abortion laws following the death of Savita Halappanavar , a 31-year-old dentist who was denied a potentially life saving abortion....

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News Federal appeals court strikes down part of DOMA
Federal appeals court strikes down part of DOMA
Daniel Mullen
October 18, 2012 12:42:18 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday struck down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) . Section 3 defines "marriage" under federal law as a "legal union between...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Congress passed 13th Amendment

On January 31, 1865, Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States.

Yugoslavia constitution adopted

On January 31, 1946, the Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was adopted, creating six internal republics. The constitution, modeled on that of the Soviet Union, would serve as the supreme law of Yugoslavia throughout the Cold War before the union dissolved in 1990.

Gunpowder Plot participant Guy Fawkes hanged, drawn, and quartered

Gunpowder Plot participant Guy Fawkes was hanged, drawn, and quartered on January 31, 1606 for attempting to blow up the British House of Lords with kegs of gunpowder during the State Opening of Parliament. Fawkes and a group of co-conspirators sought to kill King James I over the persecution of Roman Catholics in England. The plot famously failed after the Lords was searched. It is commemorated to this day on November 5, known as "Guy Fawkes Night." Learn more about the Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes.

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