... that, in the cases of Klayman v. Obama and ACLU v. Clapper, US district courts issued conflicting rulings on the constitutionality of bulk data collection by the US government?
... that in 2011, Nitehawk Cinema successfully lobbied to overturn a
Prohibition-era liquor law that prevented movie theaters in New York from serving alcohol?
... that after the death of Olaseni Lewis, who was restrained by 11 police officers, UK law was changed to require police to wear
body cameras when dealing with vulnerable people?
... that Dutch physician Aletta Jacobs′ legal challenge to be added to the Amsterdam electoral rolls backfired, leading to a
constitutional amendment granting voting rights only to men?
... that when Henry McCardie was a
barrister, he often worked so late that his
chambers were nicknamed "the lighthouse", as there was light coming from the windows?
... that the diaries of James Humphreys, the "Emperor of Porn", were used to convict 13 policemen of accepting his bribes?
... that in the Bancoult litigation, the
English courts and government first decided that the
Chagossians could return home (pictured), then that they couldn't, then that they could, and then that they couldn't?
... that the Isla dela Victoria resort and casino under construction in Kawit Island,
Cebu City, Philippines, is named for a city officer murdered for his role in the fight against
illegal fishing?
... that in the six months after the Beerhouse Act was passed in
England in 1830, nearly 25,000 new licenses to open
Pubs,
taverns and alehouses were issued?
... that according to legal theorist Jiang Shigong,
China has two constitutions?
... that after a meeting in 1940, the English Judges' Council did not meet for another 10 years?
... that Frieda Nadig, one of the four "mothers of the
Basic Law" in the Federal Republic of Germany, proposed to include the sentence "men and women have equal rights" in the 1949 constitution but was voted down?
DYKs 13
... that the
Prime Minister of HyderabadSir Kishen Pershad(pictured) passed the Mulki regulation which gave more preference to local citizens than Britishers in administrative posts of the state?
... that the Leges Henrici Primi (written c. 1115) sets out a list of royal pleas or pleas of the crown, crimes that could only be tried in front of the king or his officials?
... that the English case of Pepper v Hart, at first accepted by the judiciary, has "been reduced to such an extent that the ruling has almost become meaningless"?
... that according to one theory, English secret trusts are entirely constructed by the courts?
... that
St. Louis County police officers arrested engineers and announcers of KXLW because their tower violated local zoning laws?
... that André Langrand-Dumonceau, a major Belgian financier of the mid-19th century, was convicted of financial fraud, tried in absentia, and died in exile?
... that the LGBT Centre was finally registered after being told more than ten times that its name did not suit "Mongolian traditions and customs"?
DYKs 15
... that prior to joining the Supreme Court of Chile, Gloria Ana Chevesich was best known for convicting a former government minister and 13 others of fraud in the
MOP-Gate case?
... that other than "incapable" beneficiaries, the Variation of Trusts Act 1958 only allows the courts to alter trust documents for potential beneficiaries, not confirmed ones?
... that Serbian poisoner Baba Anujka(pictured), aged over 90 at the time of her trial, was sentenced to 15 years' hard labor?
... that in
England and Wales, legal aid, a court of criminal appeal, county courts and limits on the use of the death penalty were proposed as early as 1652 by the Hale Commission?
... that by the time Lyon's Inn was dissolved it was being run by only two of the standard twelve governors, neither of whom had any idea what their duties were?
... that Malaysian blogger
Alvin Tan was put on trial for
sedition after posting a photograph of himself eating pork as a
Ramadan greeting?
... that hundreds of academics signed a letter opposing the "coordinated harassment campaign by the Polish ruling party" against law professor Wojciech Sadurski?
... that in
England and Wales, legal aid, a court of criminal appeal, county courts and limits on the use of the death penalty were proposed as early as 1652 by the Hale Commission?
... that by the time Lyon's Inn was dissolved it was being run by only two of the standard twelve governors, neither of whom had any idea what their duties were?