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This Week In Law History

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November 26, 2023

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⚖️ This week in Law History

This is a new series added to the newsletter. Like the weekly events below, it is something to look forward to every Sunday.

November 26, 1993: The Supreme Court held in Pepper v Hart that courts can refer to Parliamentary material recorded in Hansard if the statute is ambiguous or leads to an absurdity and it consists of clear statements by a Minister.
November 27, 2013: Bull v Hall was decided. It was held that people in the UK could not justify discrimination against others on the basis of their sexual orientation due to their religious beliefs.
November 28, 1919: Nancy Astor was elected as the Member of Parliament for Plymouth, becoming Britain's first woman MP. This was a groundbreaking moment for women's rights and political representation in the UK.
November 29, 1641: England’s first newspaper is published. Relevant because newspapers influence the people making and applying the law.
November 30, 1786: The Grand Duchy of Tuscany becomes the first modern state to abolish the death penalty.
December 1, 1955: The birth of the modern American civil rights movement occurred as Rosa Parks was arrested in Montgomery, Alabama, for refusing to give up her seat.
December 2, 1804: Napoleon Bonaparte was crowned Emperor of France by Pope Pius VII in Paris. He would go on to establish the Napoleonic Code. This was the first modern legal code to be adopted with a pan-European scope, thus strongly influencing the law of many countries.

🔍 Things I found about this week

I never knew the story behind Black Friday. Initially coined in the 1950s in Philadelphia, it described the chaos of heavy traffic and crowds after Thanksgiving. It was later adopted by retailers to indicate the point when they start making a profit, moving from "in the red" to "in the black" due to high sales. Today, it's known for significant discounts and promotions.

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