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Arab League backs new UN terrorism pact

July 26, 2005 08:20:00 AM

The head of the Arab League on Monday endorsed a definition of terrorism slated for inclusion in a long-stalled UN treaty that many Arab states oppose. The proposal would define terrorism as "the targeting and...

Arab League to help with Iraqi constitution as draft moves forward

July 13, 2005 11:38:00 AM

Iraq has accepted an offer from the Arab League to lend expertise and support to the committee established to draft the Iraqi constitution . Meanwhile the drafting and consultation process continues...

Syria indicates it will withdraw troops from Lebanon soon

February 21, 2005 02:36:00 PM

Syrian officials have indicated that the country will soon begin to withdraw its troops from Lebanon in compliance with the Taif agreement , signed at the end of Lebanon's 1975-90 civil war. Syria's move coincides with President Bush's speech...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Supreme court overturns racially restrictive covenants

On May 3, 1948, the Supreme Court ruled that racially-restrictive covenants violate the Equal Protection Clause of the 14th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, even covenants between private individuals. In Shelley v. Kraemer, the Court overturned a covenant among members of a neighborhood in St. Louis, Missouri that restricted home sales to only white families.

World Press Freedom day

May 3 is World Press Freedom Day. On May 3, 1845, Macon B. Allen, the first African American to practice law in the United States, was admitted to the Massachusetts bar. Learn more about Allen's admission.