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News ECJ rules France ban on genetically modified maize illegal
ECJ rules France ban on genetically modified maize illegal
Sarah Posner
September 9, 2011 09:57:38 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Thursday that France's ban on the cultivation of a genetically modified (GM) maize was illegal. Although France has the right to impose a ban on...

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News UK to allow cameras in criminal courts
UK to allow cameras in criminal courts
Sarah Posner
September 6, 2011 02:48:05 pm

UK Justice Secretary Kenneth Clarke announced Tuesday that cameras will be allowed into criminal courts in the UK and Wales to improve transparency in courts. Two acts of Parliament in place since 1925 have banned...

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News Ukraine threatens international arbitration over Russia oil dispute
Ukraine threatens international arbitration over Russia oil dispute
Sarah Posner
September 6, 2011 01:54:25 pm

Ukranian President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday threatened to take Russia to international arbitration over gas disputes. Ukraine relies heavily on Russian oil imports , and its territory provides transit for 80 percent of Russia's oil supplies...

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News Libya interim leaders pledge adherence to rule of law
Libya interim leaders pledge adherence to rule of law
Sarah Posner
September 2, 2011 12:34:07 pm

Libya's National Transitional Council (NTC) assured world leaders on Friday that Libya will be a society of tolerance and respect for the rule of law. During a meeting in Paris chaired by French President Nicolas...

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News Sri Lanka to continue detaining terror suspects despite lifting emergency laws
Sri Lanka to continue detaining terror suspects despite lifting emergency laws
Sarah Posner
September 2, 2011 11:51:26 am

Sri Lanka will continue to outlaw the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE) and detain terror suspects indefinitely despite lifting emergency laws, officials announced Thursday. The laws restricting civil and political rights for the past 30...

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Vietnam president releases 10,000 prisoners for National Day
Sarah Posner
August 30, 2011 02:39:57 pm

The president of Vietnam on Monday ordered the release of more than 10,000 prisoners, granting amnesty to commemorate the country's National Day. Although none of the high profile government dissidents was released, the president freed five individuals ...

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Cambodia genocide tribunal begins fitness hearing
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August 30, 2011 01:39:01 pm

The UN's Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Monday began conducting its fitness hearing to prosecute individuals for mass killings and other crimes committed under the Khmer Rouge...

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News Bangladesh prosecutors charge Islamic leader with war crimes
Bangladesh prosecutors charge Islamic leader with war crimes
Sarah Posner
July 13, 2011 09:10:09 am

Bangladesh prosecutors on Tuesday filed war crime charges in the International Crimes Tribunal Bangladesh (ICTB) against Delwar Hossain Sayedee for genocide, murder and rape allegedly committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War . Sayedee is a...

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JPMorgan reaches $153.6 million settlement with SEC
Sarah Posner
June 22, 2011 08:14:55 am

JPMorgan Chase & Co reached a $153.6 million settlement Tuesday for fraud charges brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commissionn(SEC) for allegedly misleading investors during the housing crisis. A settlement...

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June 22, 2011 07:19:25 am

Judge Thomas Hogan of the US District Court for the District of Columbia Monday approved a $3.4 billion settlement in the American Indian trust class-action lawsuit. The suit has been...

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Japan enacts Meiji Constitution

On February 11, 1889, the Meiji Constitution of Japan was promulgated by Emperor Meiji. Officially titled the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan," the Meiji Constitution went into effect on November 29, 1890 and served as the country's fundamental law through the rise of the Japanese Empire until the end of World War II. On May 2, 1947, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by the Constitution of Japan, which serves as the country's governing document today. The Meiji constitution created a constitutional monarchy in Japan with the Emperor serving as a powerful executive. The document furthermore created a parliament, called the Diet, as well as an independent judiciary. Its passage came as part of the Meiji Restoration, in which the Japanese Imperial throne retook power from the Shogunate and guided the nation into the modern world.

First redistricting "gerrymander" created

On February 11, 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed an electoral redistricting law that favored his party. The practice became known as "gerrymandering" in reference to Gerry and the unusual, allegedly salamander-like district that resulted. See the original 1812 political cartoon of The Gerry-mander in the Boston Gazette.

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