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News Beijing court orders Apple to pay copyright infringement damages
Beijing court orders Apple to pay copyright infringement damages
Samuel Franklin
December 29, 2012 11:12:57 am

A Beijing court ordered Apple, Inc., on Thursday to pay damages of 1.03 million yuan, or $165,908 USD, to eight Chinese writers and two companies for copyright infringement. The Beijing No. 2 Intermediate People's Court ,...

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News Regional rights court strikes down Costa Rica in vitro fertilization ban
Regional rights court strikes down Costa Rica in vitro fertilization ban
Samuel Franklin
December 22, 2012 11:38:01 am

The Inter-American Court of Human Rights ruled Thursday that Costa Rica's ban on in vitro fertilization (IVF) violates the rights to privacy, liberty, personal integrity and...

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News Federal judge dismisses filibuster lawsuit
Federal judge dismisses filibuster lawsuit
Samuel Franklin
December 22, 2012 10:09:31 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Friday dismissed a lawsuit claiming that Senate filibusters are an unconstitutional denial of majority rule. The lawsuit was brought by a non-profit...

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News Obama signs Russia trade and human rights bill
Obama signs Russia trade and human rights bill
Samuel Franklin
December 15, 2012 12:14:59 pm

US President Barack Obama signed legislation on Friday that normalizes US trade with Russia and places sanctions on any individual associated with violations of human rights in Russia. While the law eliminates Cold War...

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News UN rights expert urges Greece to protect migrants
UN rights expert urges Greece to protect migrants
Samuel Franklin
December 4, 2012 12:04:23 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on the human rights of migrants Francois Crepeau on Monday urged Greece and the EU to increase their efforts to ensure that the rights of all migrants are fully respected as they...

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News ICC to consider legal meaning of Palestine statehood
ICC to consider legal meaning of Palestine statehood
Samuel Franklin
November 30, 2012 01:57:11 pm

Prosecutors at the International Criminal Court (ICC) on Friday said that they will consider the legal implications of Palestinian statehood following a UN resolution recognizing Palestine as a non-member state. The UN General...

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News EU court approves euro zone bailout fund
EU court approves euro zone bailout fund
Samuel Franklin
November 27, 2012 10:45:32 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that the euro zone's permanent bailout fund, the European Stability Mechanism (ESM) , is in line with European law, following a referral from...

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News Stronger protection for witnesses of 2009 Philippines massacre is necessary: AI
Stronger protection for witnesses of 2009 Philippines massacre is necessary: AI
Samuel Franklin
November 23, 2012 03:28:43 pm

Amnesty International (AI) urged Philippine authorities on Friday to put a stop to the killings of Maguindanao massacre witnesses and their families. Marking the third anniversary of the infamous mass murder of journalists, AI's Deputy...

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News UN rights chief urges Israel to avoid civilian targets
UN rights chief urges Israel to avoid civilian targets
Samuel Franklin
November 20, 2012 12:35:53 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Tuesday pressured Israel to avoid strikes on civilian structures in Gaza . Pillay expressed acute concern over the surge in the number of Palestinian...

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News UN rights chief calls for ceasefire in Gaza
UN rights chief calls for ceasefire in Gaza
Samuel Franklin
November 16, 2012 12:59:52 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged all involved parties to end the recent escalation of violence in Gaza and Southern Israel and to respect obligations to protect civilians under international...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Thomas Becket, former Chancellor of England, murdered by Henry II's knights

On December 29, 1170, Archbishop Thomas Becket, former Chancellor of England, was murdered in Canterbury Cathedral by knights acting in the name of Henry II.

Becket and Henry had been entangled in a power struggle over, among other things, criminal jurisdiction over clergy. Read a contemporary account of the murder of Thomas Becket.

Texas attains US statehood

On December 29, 1845, Texas became the twenty-eighth state to join the United States of America when US President James K. Polk signed the Ordinance of Annexation. Texas had a complicated path to statehood because it had formerly been part of Mexico and then an independent republic. The US Congress passed the Annexation of the Republic of Texas Joint Resolution on March 1, 1845. Voters in Texas then approved the Ordinance of Annexation in October, before it was approved by the US Congress and signed into law by President Polk on this day in 1845. The US Supreme Court later ruled in Texas v. White that, despite its unique path to statehood, Texas did not have the right to secede from the union.

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