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Ukraine court dismisses Tymoshenko ally appeal

April 4, 2013 10:22:40 AM

A Ukrainian court on Wednesday dismissed an appeal by opposition leader Yuriy Lutsenko, who is currently serving a four-year sentence. Lutsenko, the former interior minister and ally of former prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko , was...

February 15, 2013 10:02:53 AM

The UN has called on the de facto authorities of the disputed region of Transnistria "to address the deeply rooted problems identified in the report and to fully implement its recommendations, including the development of...

February 13, 2013 02:11:48 PM

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko was fined $2,000 on Wednesday for contempt of court after a hearing in Kiev. The judge assessed the fine after the hearing, which was being...

February 1, 2013 11:30:00 AM

Oksana Siruk, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

January 27, 2013 10:52:42 AM

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Sunday called on the Russian State Duma to reject a proposed law that would fine any individuals or organizations, including government officials, who promote homosexuality to...

January 21, 2013 01:11:47 PM

A lawyer for former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko announced Monday that a criminal investigation has been initiated against him. The criminal investigation against Serhiy Vlasenko involves alleged car theft, robbery and...

January 19, 2013 04:48:05 PM

Former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko has been charged with murder for her role in the contract-style killing of Yevhen Shcherban and two others in 1996, Prosecutor General Viktor Pshonka...

January 17, 2013 10:56:55 AM

Human rights group Freedom House released a report on Wednesday detailing the state of democracy in the world. The report tracks improvements and declines in the levels of democracy in governments. While Freedom House reports...

January 16, 2013 06:45:00 PM

Maksym Popovych, National University of Kyiv-Mohyla Academy

November 27, 2012 09:45:51 AM

Ukraine President Viktor Yanukovych on Tuesday signed a law on conducting national referendums. Pursuant to the law, referendums can be used to approve altering the wording of the constitution, to amend...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 signed into law

US President Millard Filmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on September 18 of that year, obliging law enforcement to arrest escaped slaves in all US states, including those where slavery was not legal. Free black men and women were endangered by the act's passage as they were at risk of being falsely identified as escaped slaves. The act heightened tensions between abolitionists in the North and slaveholders in the South, contributing to what would become the Civil War eleven years later. Learn more about the Fugitive Slave Act from the National Constitution Center.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. West Virginia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet; learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

Anti-Corn Law League created in UK

On September 18, 1838, the Anti-Corn Law League was created in the United Kingdom. As the name suggests, the purpose of the association was to press for the abolition of British Corn Laws, which were indeed repealed in 1846. After the repeal, the organization worked to oppose other protectionist measures in the UK. The weekly news publication, The Economist, was founded as part of the anti-corn law movement.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born at Marblehead, Massachusetts.

West Virginiia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet - learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.