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News Rights group calls on US to end surgeries on intersex children
Rights group calls on US to end surgeries on intersex children
William Theisen
July 26, 2017 09:24:43 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued an expansive report on Tuesday calling for a "moratorium" on surgeries designed to "normalize" intersex children, those who are "are born with chromosomes, gonads, sex organs, or genitalia that differ from...

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News UN Secretary General condemns violence in Jerusalem
UN Secretary General condemns violence in Jerusalem
William Theisen
July 22, 2017 01:55:35 pm

UN Secretary-General António Guterres issued a statement through his spokesman on Friday condemning the escalating violence between Israelis and Palestinians in the Old City of Jerusalem. Ongoing clashes between the two groups have left three...

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News Federal court orders Kentucky to pay attorneys’ fees in same-sex marriage litigation
Federal court orders Kentucky to pay attorneys’ fees in same-sex marriage litigation
William Theisen
July 22, 2017 01:23:54 pm

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky issued an order Friday holding the state of Kentucky responsible for attorneys' fees related to litigation involving a county clerk who refused to issue marriage licenses to...

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News Iowa Supreme Court: private citizens can sue government officials for rights violations
Iowa Supreme Court: private citizens can sue government officials for rights violations
William Theisen
July 1, 2017 07:38:38 pm

In a narrow 4-3 decision , the Supreme Court of Iowa ruled on Friday that former Iowa Workers' Compensation Commissioner, and now chief judge of the board, Christopher Godfrey can sue high-ranking government officials, including Governor Kim...

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Connecticut governor signs legislation targeting opioid epidemic
William Theisen
July 1, 2017 06:10:00 pm

Connecticut Governor Dannel Malloy signed a bill into law on Friday which takes aim at the state's ongoing opioid epidemic. Calling the widespread epidemic "a complex crisis that does not have one root cause, nor... a...

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News Georgia top court bars doctors from suing state over abortion law
Georgia top court bars doctors from suing state over abortion law
William Theisen
June 20, 2017 11:04:36 am

The Supreme Court of Georgia issued a landmark ruling Monday, holding that the state is immune from litigation unless it consents to being sued, rejecting a challenge to a 20-week abortion ban. Justice Blackwell ...

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News Supreme Court ruling in capital case mandates psychiatric assistance for indigent defendants
Supreme Court ruling in capital case mandates psychiatric assistance for indigent defendants
William Theisen
June 20, 2017 10:19:11 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Monday in favor of a man who has been sentenced to death in Alabama, holding that he had not received "the psychiatric examination and assistance necessary to prepare an...

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Former Panama president arrested in Florida following extradition request
William Theisen
June 14, 2017 08:28:28 am

Ricardo Martinelli , the president of Panama from 2009 to 2014, was arrested in Coral Gables, Florida on Monday, according to the US Embassy in Panama . The arrest is the result of an...

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Russia opposition leader detained ahead of mass protests
William Theisen
June 14, 2017 07:26:37 am

Alexei Navalny, a Russian lawyer and activist known for establishing the Anti-Corruption Foundation , was arrested outside his home in Moscow on Monday, according to a state-media new report. His arrest, and almost immediate conviction...

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California lawmakers pass sanctuary bills protecting undocumented immigrant students
William Theisen
June 3, 2017 07:53:07 pm

The California State Assembly passed two bills on Thursday which, if passed by the senate, will strengthen protections for undocumented immigrant students in public schools from kindergarten through college. Assembly Bill 699 passed by...

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Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis

On April 7, 529 Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe. Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Supreme Court ruled on possession of obscene materials

On April 7, 1969, the US Supreme Court ruled in Stanley v. Georgia that laws prohibiting private possession of obscene materials were unconstitutional.

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