Civil unions ruling [CT SC] News
Civil unions ruling [CT SC]

Kerrigan v. Connecticut, Connecticut Superior Court, July 12, 2006 [ruling that civil unions do not harm same-sex couples, saying that they "share the same benefits, protections and responsibilities" as married couples]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF] per Judge Patty Jenkins. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Republic of Ireland Act enters force

On April 18, 1949, the Republic of Ireland Act went into force, creating a republic in the state of Ireland.

Treason charges against poet Ezra Pound dropped

On April 18, 1958, treason charges against American poet Ezra Pound, first laid in 1943 in connection with his wartime broadcasts for the Italian Fascist government of Benito Mussolini, were dropped.