UPDATE ~ Florida DCF may have lost protective custody chance in Schiavo case News
UPDATE ~ Florida DCF may have lost protective custody chance in Schiavo case

[JURIST] ABC WFTS-TV in Tampa is reporting that the Florida Department of Children and Families [official website] may have lost an opportunity – perhaps its only opportunity – to take Terri Schiavo into protective custody and restore her feeding tube contrary to a court order. Early Thursday morning around 8 AM the Department appealed Judge George Greer's injunction against its intervention, automatically staying the injunction and opening a legal window during which it could act. As a morning hearing began around 11:15, however, no action had been taken and Greer restored the injunction, although the Department continues to try and stall for time. Greer is expected to rule on the original DCF petition [JURIST report] later today. WFTS has more .

1:19 PM ET – A WFTS-TV print report is now available.

2:04 PM ET – A copy of the DCF appeal and Judge Greer's order restoring the stay [PDF] is now online from DCF.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Laws of Burgos put into effect

The Spanish Crown put the Laws of Burgos into effect on December 27, 1512. These laws governed the relationship of Spanish settlers with the indigenous peoples of the Caribbean. The laws established the encomienda system of labor, promoted conversion to Catholicism, and safeguarded the indigenous peoples from physical abuse.  However, historians argue that the laws were ineffective at protecting the rights of the indigenous population. Learn more from the Library of Congress.

Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public bar smashing

On December 27, 1900, militant Prohibitionist Carrie Nation carried out her first public smashing of a bar, at the Carey Hotel in Wichita, Kansas. Nation argued that destroying bars was an acceptable means of battling the liquor trade since the Kansas Constitution prohibited alcohol. Learn more about Carrie Nation.

World Bank created

On December 27, 1944, the World Bank was created during the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference in Bretton Woods, New Hampshire, USA. Learn more about the history of the World Bank.