Commentaries by Kaimipono David Wenger

No, You Don’t Go to Jail for Not Paying Rent

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No, You Don’t Go to Jail for Not Paying Rent

Kaimipono David Wenger

April 14, 2020 05:44:01 pm

The coronavirus pandemic has created a cascade of horrible effects. As of April 10, there have been half a million cases and 18,000 deaths in the United States (1.5 million cases and over 100,000 deaths worldwide). The pandemic has also created widespread economic hardship, with 17 million Americans newly unemployed within the past three weeks. And [...]

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Jury selection began for Chicago "Black Sox" baseball trial

On July 5, 1921, jury selection began in the trial of eight Chicago White Sox baseball players accused of throwing the 1919 World Series against the Cincinnati Reds. "Shoeless Joe" Jackson and seven others were eventually acquitted but were later barred from baseball for life. Learn more about the "Black Sox" trial in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Israel enacts the Law of Return

On July 5, 1950, the Knesset, Israel's Parliament, enacted the Law of Return, which granted all Jewish people to right to Israeli citizenship.