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No civilized society can function without laws. These regulations protect us from each other, guide our behavior, maintain order, and resolve disputes. Laws have basically been functioning in these same ways since the dawn of civilization. Between 2100 and 2050 B.C., the ancient Sumerians created the Code of Ur-Nammu, history's oldest surviving set of laws.

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When three young girls headed into the woods on May 31, 2014, few would have assumed the outing would end with a bloody knife. Few, that is, except for Morgan Geyser and Anissa Weier, who had planned to lure their friend Payton Leutner to her death that fair morning.

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We all have a few general rules that govern certain aspects of our lives. For some people, its a good rule of thumb to keep a certain amount of money in the bank, to go for a long walk after a big meal, or wake up early on an especially busy day. But where does