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News Federal judge rules Fifth Amendment protects cell phone passcodes
Federal judge rules Fifth Amendment protects cell phone passcodes
William Helbling
September 25, 2015 08:50:24 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania ruled Wednesday that the Fifth Amendment protects the right of insider trading suspects to withhold the passcodes to their business cell...

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News North Carolina judge allows voter ID case to proceed
North Carolina judge allows voter ID case to proceed
William Helbling
September 25, 2015 07:50:22 am

A North Carolina Superior Court judge on Wednesday refused to dismiss a case challenging the state's new voter identification requirement. Recently, North Carolina reformed its voter ID law by creating a provision that...

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News Pakistan court postpones execuiton of paraplegic prisoner
Pakistan court postpones execuiton of paraplegic prisoner
William Helbling
September 22, 2015 09:59:02 am

A Pakistani court on Tuesday suspended the execution of a paraplegic prisoner after numerous human rights groups claimed that a hanging would be cruel and inhumane. The suspension of the execution comes after Human Rights Watch (HRW) ...

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News UN rights experts call for end to Syria conflict
UN rights experts call for end to Syria conflict
William Helbling
September 22, 2015 09:58:59 am

The UN Human Rights Council held a dialogue Monday with the Syrian Arab Republic discussing ways to end diplomatic gridlock and bring peace back to the nation. During the meeting, Syrian officials were presented with...

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News Federal appeals court rules for Apple in Samsung patent dispute
Federal appeals court rules for Apple in Samsung patent dispute
William Helbling
September 18, 2015 08:33:31 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled Thursday that Apple should have received an injunction barring Samsung from selling any devices that infringe on Apple's patents. The Federal Circuit panel...

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News Federal appeals court rules for employers on contraceptive coverage
Federal appeals court rules for employers on contraceptive coverage
William Helbling
September 18, 2015 07:31:52 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Thursday that the Affordable Care Act (ACA) violates the religious rights of employers by forcing them to help provide contraceptive coverage despite not being required...

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News Argentina military report shows internal abuse during Falklands War
Argentina military report shows internal abuse during Falklands War
William Helbling
September 15, 2015 09:55:35 am

The Argentina Armed Forces has released documents revealing that Argentinian soldiers were tortured and abused by their superiors during the Falklands War in 1982. It is reported that many low level soldiers faced...

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News EU Court: Germany entitled to cut off employment benefits to migrant workers
EU Court: Germany entitled to cut off employment benefits to migrant workers
William Helbling
September 15, 2015 09:55:28 am

The Court of Justice of the European Union ruled Tuesday that Germany was entitled to cut of unemployment benefits to a Swedish family who migrated to the country and held temporary jobs. The case involved...

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News UN rights experts welcome report on Mexico student disappearances
UN rights experts welcome report on Mexico student disappearances
William Helbling
September 11, 2015 09:08:50 am

UN human rights experts on Wednesday welcomed a report pertaining to the enforced disappearance, torture and executions of students from Ayotzinapa in the Mexican state last year. Last week the Office of the High Commissioner for...

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California Governor vetoes drone trespassing bill
William Helbling
September 11, 2015 08:05:31 am

California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday vetoed a bill that would have banned individuals from flying drones lower than 350 feet over private property without permission from a landowner. The stated purpose of the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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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