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News Philippines reproductive health law challenged in Supreme Court
Philippines reproductive health law challenged in Supreme Court
Peter Snyder
January 2, 2013 10:24:18 am

Opponents of the newly signed Reproductive Health legislation petitioned the Supreme Court of the Philippines on Wednesday to stop implementation of the law, which is set to go into effect by mid-January. The petition...

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News Mexico urges US court to block part of Arizona immigration law
Mexico urges US court to block part of Arizona immigration law
Peter Snyder
December 29, 2012 01:01:29 pm

Lawyers representing the Mexican government asked the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals in an amicus brief to uphold a lower court ruling that blocked enforcement of a section of the 2010 Arizona immigration law SB 1070...

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News Moscow court acquits prison doctor in death of Russian whistleblower
Moscow court acquits prison doctor in death of Russian whistleblower
Peter Snyder
December 29, 2012 11:38:58 am

A Moscow court on Friday acquitted prison doctor Dmitry Kratov of all charges stemming from the death of whistleblowing lawyer Sergei Magnitsky in 2009. A Russian judge found that there was no evidence showing a causal...

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News Egyptian opposition to appeal constitutional referendum
Egyptian opposition to appeal constitutional referendum
Peter Snyder
December 23, 2012 02:00:16 pm

The Egyptian opposition on Sunday said it will appeal the referendum that appears to have voted in a new constitution backed by ruling Islamic parties. The opposition has alleged the vote was marred by fraud and...

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News Philippines president signs law criminalizing enforced disappearances
Philippines president signs law criminalizing enforced disappearances
Peter Snyder
December 23, 2012 12:58:05 pm

Philippine President Benigno Aquino on Friday signed legislation that criminalizes enforced disappearances. According to the Presidential Communications Operations Office , the Anti-Enforced or Involuntary Disappearance Act of 2012 criminalizes the "arrest, detention, abduction or...

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UN rights expert calls on Israel to abide by Gaza ceasefire
Peter Snyder
December 5, 2012 12:47:57 pm

The UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in the Palestinian territories occupied by Israel since 1967 Richard Falk called on Israel Wednesday to fully implement and continue to support the recent conflict-ending...

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Sri Lankan judges demand impartial inquiry into charges against chief justice
Peter Snyder
December 4, 2012 12:33:46 pm

More than 300 of Sri Lanka's judges met in the capital Colombo on Monday to demand an impartial inquiry into charges against the nation's Supreme Court chief justice. The judges issued a statement in which...

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Maryland AG releases opinion on same-sex marriage licenses
Peter Snyder
November 30, 2012 01:39:01 pm

The office of the Maryland Attorney General released an opinion Thursday stating that same-sex couples can obtain marriage licenses as soon as Governor Martin O'Malley formally proclaims the results of this month's election,...

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News Federal appeals court upholds New York concealed-carry law
Federal appeals court upholds New York concealed-carry law
Peter Snyder
November 28, 2012 12:10:17 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday held that New York can continue to require residents who seek to carry a concealed weapon to obtain a special license. The plaintiffs sought...

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Argentina to appeal US federal appeals court order to pay $1.33 billion to investors
Peter Snyder
November 23, 2012 02:52:01 pm

The Economic and Finance Minister of Argentina , Hernán Lorenzino , held a press conference on Thursday indicating Argentina's intent to appeal a US judge's ruling ordering it...

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Phillip III of Spain expels Muslim converts to Christianity

Phillip III of Spain began the expulsion of the country's "Morisco" (Muslims who converted to Christianity and their descendants) population on April 9, 1609, based on the Crown's fears that the Morisco population retained Muslim beliefs. Hundreds of thousands of Moriscos would be expelled from the country from 1609-1614. The expulsions took place just over 100 years after Spain's Jewish population was expelled in 1492. Learn more about the expulsion of the Moriscos.

Senate approves purchase of Alaska

On April 9, 1867, the U.S. Senate voted to ratify the Treaty with Russia for the Purchase of Alaska and thereby approve the purchase of the territory from Russia for $7.2 million. Initially, the purchase was made to keep Alaska away from the British. It was politically unpopular with many Americans who denounced it is "Seward's Folly", after U.S. Secretary of State William Seward, who had lobbied for the purchase. Seward was later vindicated by the discovery of gold and oil in Alaska.

Learn more about the Alaska Purchase from the U.S. State Department.

Last beheading in England

On April 9, 1747, Simon Fraser, Lord Lovat, became the last man to be beheaded in England when he was executed on Tower Hill for his part in the Jacobite rising of 1745. Learn more about the legal history and practice of beheading.

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