John Paul Regan, Author at JURIST

Europe rights court upholds ban on use of Holocaust images

John Paul Regan

November 8, 2012 10:25:14 am

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Thursday upheld a German injunction preventing the activist group People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) from using Holocaust images...

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France Cabinet approves draft bill legalizing same-sex marriage

John Paul Regan

November 7, 2012 12:05:34 pm

The French Council of Ministers approved a draft bill Wednesday providing same-sex couples with the right to marry. The bill extends the rights of marriage, including adoption rights, to same-sex couples living in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Twenty-sixth Amendment made US voting age 18

On June 30, 1971, the 26th Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, making the legal voting age 18.

Learn more about the history surrounding the passage of the 26th Amendment.

Congo gains independence, Congo crisis begins shortly thereafter

On June 30, 1960, the Congo gained independence from Belgium. Soon afterward, the Congolese military mutinied, touching off the Congo Crisis that would compel UN and Belgian intervention and concluded with the installation of Mobutu Sese Seko as dictator of the country, which was renamed Zaire.

Learn more about the Congo Crisis from the Internet Archive.