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News Journalists criticize Mexican law limiting crime reporting
Journalists criticize Mexican law limiting crime reporting
William Helbling
August 3, 2014 06:24:05 pm

Journalists on Friday criticized the passage of a new law which restricts crime reporting within the state of Sinaloa , located in northwestern Mexico. The legislation prohibits journalists from documenting a crime scene using audio or...

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News Groups urge Thailand to establish Surrogacy laws
Groups urge Thailand to establish Surrogacy laws
William Helbling
August 3, 2014 06:15:38 pm

Surrogacy campaigners on Saturday urged for the Thailand government to provide clearer regulations to address domestic and international surrogacy issues. Currently, Thailand does not have any established laws which speak to issues regarding surrogacy. The...

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News Uganda Constitutional Court strikes down anti-gay law
Uganda Constitutional Court strikes down anti-gay law
William Helbling
August 1, 2014 05:10:36 pm

Uganda's Constitutional Court in Kampala on Friday ruled to overturn their internationally scrutinized Anti-Homosexuality Act . It is reported that the court's panel of five judges decided to strike down the...

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News European Court rules in favor of former Russia oil Company
European Court rules in favor of former Russia oil Company
William Helbling
August 1, 2014 04:39:12 pm

The European Court for Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday ruled that Russia must pay € 1.87 billion (USD $2.51 billion) to the former owners of the now defunct Russian oil company Yukos to compensate for...

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News Federal Judge declares DC gun law unconstitutional
Federal Judge declares DC gun law unconstitutional
William Helbling
July 27, 2014 03:20:59 pm

US Federal Judge Frederick J. Scullin Jr. on Saturday ruled that the District of Columbia law prohibiting the carrying of pistols in public is unconstitutional. It is reported that Judge Scullin issued an order...

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News European Court exposes illegal detention facilities linked to CIA’s extraordinary rendition program in Poland
European Court exposes illegal detention facilities linked to CIA’s extraordinary rendition program in Poland
William Helbling
July 27, 2014 03:11:17 pm

The European Court of Human Rights handed down two rulings finding the Polish government in violation of European human rights laws based on the establishment of prison center used for illegal detainment and torture of...

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News Egypt court reduces activist’s sentence
Egypt court reduces activist’s sentence
William Helbling
July 20, 2014 04:14:22 pm

An Egyptian court on Sunday reduced the sentence of the prominent activist Mahienour El-Masry from two years to six months, and fined her LE50,000 (USD $7,000), for violating Egypt's protest law. El-Masry was found guilty of violating Egypt's protest...

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News Federal appeals court postpones execution over drug secrecy
Federal appeals court postpones execution over drug secrecy
William Helbling
July 20, 2014 04:09:01 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Saturday postponed an Arizona death row inmate's execution until prison officials reveal details on the two-drug combination that will be used for the lethal injection....

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News Egypt appeals court aquits former Morsi PM
Egypt appeals court aquits former Morsi PM
William Helbling
July 13, 2014 02:49:46 pm

An Egyptian appeals court on Friday overturned the one-year jail sentence of previous Islamist president Mohamed Morsi's former prime minister Hisham Qandil. The decision was reported by Qandil's lawyer to Agence France Presse (AFP) in Cairo. Qandil...

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News Federal appeals court denies Utah’s request to halt same-sex marriage licenses
Federal appeals court denies Utah’s request to halt same-sex marriage licenses
William Helbling
July 13, 2014 11:57:58 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Friday denied Utah's request to block legal recognition of about 1,300 same-sex weddings performed after the state's ban was briefly lifted in December. The request came in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Congress passed 13th Amendment

On January 31, 1865, Congress passed the 13th Amendment to the Constitution, abolishing slavery in the United States.

Yugoslavia constitution adopted

On January 31, 1946, the Constitution of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia was adopted, creating six internal republics. The constitution, modeled on that of the Soviet Union, would serve as the supreme law of Yugoslavia throughout the Cold War before the union dissolved in 1990.

Gunpowder Plot participant Guy Fawkes hanged, drawn, and quartered

Gunpowder Plot participant Guy Fawkes was hanged, drawn, and quartered on January 31, 1606 for attempting to blow up the British House of Lords with kegs of gunpowder during the State Opening of Parliament. Fawkes and a group of co-conspirators sought to kill King James I over the persecution of Roman Catholics in England. The plot famously failed after the Lords was searched. It is commemorated to this day on November 5, known as "Guy Fawkes Night." Learn more about the Gunpowder Plot and Guy Fawkes.

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