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News Minnesota high court reverses conviction for encouraging suicide
Minnesota high court reverses conviction for encouraging suicide
Peter Snyder
March 20, 2014 11:59:58 am

The Supreme Court of Minnesota ruled Wednesday that part of a Minnesota statute prohibiting the advising or encouraging of suicide is unconstitutional. The court overturned the conviction of William Melchert-Dinkel, who was convicted in 2011...

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Former Guatemala president admits to taking bribes from Taiwan
Peter Snyder
March 20, 2014 11:11:59 am

Former Guatemalan president Alfonso Portillo pleaded guilty before the US District Court for the Southern District of New York Tuesday to taking $2.5 million in bribes from Taiwan in exchange...

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News UK appeals court rejects call for investigation into 1948 Malaysia killings
UK appeals court rejects call for investigation into 1948 Malaysia killings
Peter Snyder
March 19, 2014 10:59:36 am

The UK Court of Appeal on Wednesday rejected a bid for an inquiry into the shooting of 24 Malaysian rubber plantation workers at Batang Kali on December 12, 1948. The petition brought by the families...

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Former Bangladesh PM charged with corruption
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March 19, 2014 10:27:40 am

Former Bangladesh prime minister Khaleda Zia and other members of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) were indicted Wednesday on two corruption charges. Zia and three the other BNP officials have been accused of...

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News ACLU files lawsuit challenging Florida’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages
ACLU files lawsuit challenging Florida’s refusal to recognize same-sex marriages
Peter Snyder
March 14, 2014 10:39:58 am

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Wednesday on behalf of eight same-sex couples against Florida challenging the state's refusal to recognize same-sex marriages performed legally in other states....

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EU Parliament demands immediate withdrawal of all Russia troops from Crimea
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March 14, 2014 10:17:57 am

The European Parliament passed a resolution on Thursday condemning Russia's actions in Crimea and calling for the immediate withdraw of all Russian military forces from Ukrainian territory. The resolution states that Russia...

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Saadi Gaddafi extradited from Niger to Libya to stand trial
Peter Snyder
March 6, 2014 11:06:34 am

Saadi Gaddafi, son of former Libyan leader Col. Muammar Gaddafi was extradited from Niger back to Libya Thursday to stand trial for crimes allegedly committed during his father's rule. Saadi...

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Crimea parliament sets referendum to become part of the Russian Federation
Peter Snyder
March 6, 2014 10:48:33 am

Members of Parliament in the southern Ukrainian region of Crimea on Thursday asked the Russian government to allow the region to become part of the Russian Federation. According to the parliament, a referendum to approve the...

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Alabama House approves fetal heartbeat abortion ban
Peter Snyder
March 5, 2014 11:08:08 am

The Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill Tuesday that would ban abortions after a fetal heartbeat detected. The measure passed by a vote of 73-29. A fetal heartbeat can be...

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Kentucky governor to hire outside counsel to appeal same-sex marriage ruling
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March 5, 2014 10:24:39 am

Kentucky Governor Steve Beshear said Tuesday that the state will hire outside counsel to appeal a federal judge's order to recognize out-of-state same-sex marriages to the US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit [official...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Convention on Psychotropic Substances signed

On February 21, 1971, the United Nations Convention on Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The Convention was promulgated to regulate psychotropic drugs, extending the 1961 UN Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs, which applied to cannabis-, cocoa-, and opium-based drugs. In 1988, the UN Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was promulgated to address international drug manufacture, possession, and distribution, primarily in organized crime. 175 nations are now parties to the Convention. Member nations have implemented the Convention in the form of domestic laws such as the US Psychotropic Substances Act, the UK Misuse of Drugs Act, and the Canadian Controlled Drugs and Substances Act.

Former Nixon AG Mitchell sentenced to prison for Watergate

On February 21, 1975, former US Attorney General John Mitchell, Nixon Chief of Staff H.R. Haldeman and domestic adviser John Ehrlichman were sentenced to prison terms of 2 1/2 to 8 years for obstructing justice in the Watergate affair.

Learn more about John Mitchell from the Washington Post.

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