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Federal appeals court rejects challenge to American Indian trust settlement

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] on Tuesday rejected [opinion, PDF] a challenge to a $3.4 billion settlement [agreement, PDF] in the American Indian trust [class website; JURIST news archive] class-action lawsuit. Judge Thomas Hogan of the US District Court for the... [full story]

Second Circuit allows CIA to withhold interrogation documents

[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit [official website] on Monday ruled [opinion, PDF] that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and the Department of Justice (DOJ) [official websites] do not have to release records pertaining to CIA detention and interrogation programs for prisoners in US custody overseas..... [more]
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of $675,000 damage award for music sharing
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Supreme Court rules courts cannot award cost of document translation
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Supreme Court denies benefits for children conceived after father's death
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Supreme Court rules immigrant children cannot rely on parents' immigration status
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Virginia governor signs voter ID bill
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Alabama governor signs revised immigration bill
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Supreme Court to rule on standing to challenge wiretapping law
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China activist arrives in New York, thanks US for aid
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Libya ex-intelligence chief to face trial in Mauritania
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Egypt court convicts police in absentia for protester deaths
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Europe rights court rules member states can decide which prisoners can vote
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Malaysia opposition leader charged over protest
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Argentina capital recognizes same-sex marriage for tourists
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Sri Lanka ex-army chief Fonseka freed from prison
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Italy high court upholds ruling clearing Berlusconi
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UN human rights official urges greater efforts to eliminate torture in Tajikistan
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Lockerbie bomber dies at home in Libya
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OP-EDS RSS feed for JURIST - Forum

The US-Afghan Strategic Partnership Agreement
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Kevin Govern
Ave Maria School of Law


SEC Accountability and the Encroaching Administrative State
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Michael Macchiarola
CUNY School of Law

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FEATURE

Reproductive Rights5/21
The continuing legal conflict over reproductive rights has embroiled the US legal system for decades. Since the US Supreme Court's landmark decision in Roe v. Wade, the regulation of abortion services has been a major target of legislation in the US Congress and in the ...." [more]

TODAY IN LEGAL HISTORY RSS feed for JURIST - This Day at Law

DOD audit found Iraq contracts failed to meet anti-fraud guidelines

On May 22, 2008, the US Department of Defense Inspector General's Office reported that the US military had failed to ensure that over $8 billion in Iraq reconstruction contracts awarded between 2001 and 2006 complied with federal anti-fraud laws. In October 2007, the Special Inspector...." [more]
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HB 87 Negatively Impacts Georgia Economy and Reputation5/18
JURIST Guest Columnist Azadeh Shahshahani, Director of the National Security/Immigrants' Rights Project at of the American Civil Liberties Union of Georgia, says that Georgia HB 87, which requires residents to carry proof of citizenship, has negatively impacted both the state's economy and reputation since its ...." [more]
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The Unsure Fate of Affirmative Action5/18
JURIST Associate Editor James Craig, University of Pittsburgh School of Law Class of 2014, discusses the history of affirmative action and argues that recent studies and case law have left affirmative action with an uncertain future...(His opinions are not intended to represent those of JURIST)In ...." [more]
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Philippine Bill on Juveniles Could Breach International Law5/15
JURIST Columnist Edsel Tupaz says that Philippine House Bill No. 6052 could breach international law by lowering the juvenile age of criminal responsibility to an age younger than the international community convergence point...House Bill No. 6052, titled "An Act Strengthening the Juvenile Justice System in ...." [more]
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