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News Germany court detains exiled Catalonia president pending extradition proceedings
Germany court detains exiled Catalonia president pending extradition proceedings
Sean Rohtla
March 27, 2018 01:42:21 pm

The Neumünster District Court (Amtsgericht Neumünster) ruled Monday to detain exiled Catalan president, Carles Puigdemont , pending a decision by the Higher Regional Court. Puigdemont had declared Catalonia's independence from Spain...

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News Resolutions filed to impeach Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices over redistricting decision
Resolutions filed to impeach Pennsylvania Supreme Court justices over redistricting decision
Sean Rohtla
March 22, 2018 02:07:47 pm

Several Republican legislators in Pennsylvania filed resolutions on Tuesday to impeach Democratic Pennsylvania Supreme Court Justices Max Baer, David Wecht, Debra Todd, Christine Donohue, and Kevin Dougherty . The resolutions claim that the Justices should be impeached due...

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News Federal judge dismisses Tennessee challenge to refugee resettlement program
Federal judge dismisses Tennessee challenge to refugee resettlement program
Sean Rohtla
March 20, 2018 02:10:42 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee on Monday dismissed an action by the state of Tennessee against the federal refugee resettlement program. The plaintiffs on behalf of the state of Tennessee asserted...

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News ACLU sues Trump administration over termination of protected status for immigrants
ACLU sues Trump administration over termination of protected status for immigrants
Sean Rohtla
March 13, 2018 12:52:42 pm

The ACLU of Southern California , on behalf of several people with Temporary Protected Status (TPS) and citizens whose parents have Temporary Protected Status, filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday challenging the Trump...

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News Immigration and Customs Enforcement sued for detaining immigrant teens
Immigration and Customs Enforcement sued for detaining immigrant teens
Sean Rohtla
March 7, 2018 12:57:49 pm

The National Immigrant Justice Center (NIJC) filed a lawsuit in federal court on Monday in Washington, DC, alleging that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) consistently fails in following guidelines in federal statute by transferring...

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News Ireland Supreme Court rules on rights of unborn children
Ireland Supreme Court rules on rights of unborn children
Sean Rohtla
March 7, 2018 11:22:57 am

The Supreme Court of Ireland ruled Wednesday that unborn children are not offered additional protections apart from the right to life in the Eighth Amendment to the Constitution of Ireland. The judgment came from an immigration case...

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News Germany high court allows cities to restrict diesel vehicles
Germany high court allows cities to restrict diesel vehicles
Sean Rohtla
February 27, 2018 01:45:57 pm

Germany's Federal Administrative Court in Leipzig ruled Tuesday that cities have the right to restrict the use of some diesel vehicles based on emissions. The ruling comes from decisions in two separate...

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News Bahrain activist sentenced to 5 years in prison for Tweets
Bahrain activist sentenced to 5 years in prison for Tweets
Sean Rohtla
February 22, 2018 02:38:29 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Wednesday criticized a Bahrain court for sentencing human rights activist and president of the Bahrain Center for Human Rights Nabeel Rajab to five years in prison...

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News Pakistan Supreme Court rules former PM must step down as party head
Pakistan Supreme Court rules former PM must step down as party head
Sean Rohtla
February 22, 2018 10:31:44 am

The Pakistan Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that former prime minister Nawaz Sharif can no longer be the head of the Pakistan Muslim League, the country's ruling party. The decision was made through analysis of Articles 62, 63, and...

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News Special Counsel indicts attorney on false statement charges related to Russia investigation [updated]
Special Counsel indicts attorney on false statement charges related to Russia investigation [updated]
Sean Rohtla
February 20, 2018 01:09:08 pm

US Special Counsel Robert Mueller on Friday indicted Attorney Alex van der Zwaan for false statements made during the investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US presidential election. Van der Zwaan was indicted for his...

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Connecticut adopts first modern constitution

On January 14, 1639, the first written governmental constitution in modern history was adopted in the Colony of Connecticut. The Fundamental Orders represented the first time that a government was based upon a written constitution anywhere in the world. Along with the Mayflower Compact, the Fundamental Orders served as bases for the United States Constitution 150 years later, which in turn influenced the development of later constitutions throughout the world. Three hundred and twenty-six years after the original Fundamental Orders were adopted by Connecticut, the modern Constitution of Connecticut was ratified.

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On January 14, 1986, the current constitution of Guatemala took effect.

Read the Spanish-language text of the constitution, as amended in 1993.

First constitution adopted by Connecticut

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