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News 2008 State of the Union Address [White House]
2008 State of the Union Address [White House]
January 28, 2008 10:41:00 pm

State of the Union Address, President George W. Bush, January 28, 2008. Read the full text of the address. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News France judges lay preliminary charges against rogue bank trader
France judges lay preliminary charges against rogue bank trader
Andrew Gilmore
January 28, 2008 07:26:00 pm

Alleged French "rogue trader" Jerome Kerviel was released on bail Monday after French judges filed preliminary charges of "breach of trust," "falsifying and using falsified documents," and "breaching IT access codes" against him relating to $73 billion...

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News ACLU asks federal court to block paper ballots in Ohio county
ACLU asks federal court to block paper ballots in Ohio county
Andrew Gilmore
January 28, 2008 06:42:00 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio filed a motion for a preliminary injunction Monday in the US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio to prevent Cuyahoga County, Ohio from conducting any election...

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News Arizona anti-abortion license plate ruling  [9th Circuit]
Arizona anti-abortion license plate ruling [9th Circuit]
January 28, 2008 06:14:00 pm

Arizona Life Coalition, Inc., v. Stacey Stanton, et. al., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, January 28, 2008 . Read the full text of...

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News Court orders Texas property owners to open land for US-Mexico border fence
Court orders Texas property owners to open land for US-Mexico border fence
Alexis Unkovic
January 28, 2008 04:53:00 pm

US District Judge Andrew Hanen of the US Southern District of Texas Monday released a Friday order directing 10 property owners in Cameron County, Texas to provide the federal government access to their land for...

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News Federal  appeals court rules Arizona must allow anti-abortion license plates
Federal appeals court rules Arizona must allow anti-abortion license plates
Alexis Unkovic
January 28, 2008 04:08:00 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals unanimously ruled Monday that Arizona residents should be able to purchase specialty license plates bearing the slogan "Choose Life." The Ninth Circuit held that the Arizona...

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News US judge sentences Colombian rebel to 60 years in prison
US judge sentences Colombian rebel to 60 years in prison
Alexis Unkovic
January 28, 2008 03:06:00 pm

Judge Royce Lamberth of the US District Court for the District of Columbia sentenced Colombian rebel Ricardo Palmera to 60 years in prison Monday for his role in a hostage-taking conspiracy involving three American...

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News UN anti-corruption conference opens in Bali
UN anti-corruption conference opens in Bali
Caitlin Price
January 28, 2008 02:10:00 pm

UN Office on Drugs and Crime Executive Director Antonio Maria Costa Monday opened a week-long UN anti-corruption conference in Bali with a plea that nations take serious steps to enforce the United...

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News France anti-recidivism bill violates international law: HRW
France anti-recidivism bill violates international law: HRW
Caitlin Price
January 28, 2008 01:22:00 pm

A French bill aimed at reducing violent crimes committed by repeat offenders violates international fair trial standards , Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Monday. The proposed law, sponsored by the administration of French President Nicolas Sarkozy [official profile;...

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News Bush threatening veto of stopgap surveillance bill extension without telecoms shield
Bush threatening veto of stopgap surveillance bill extension without telecoms shield
Alexis Unkovic
January 28, 2008 10:38:00 am

The Bush administration warned Democratic leaders over the weekend that US President George W. Bush will veto any attempt to extend the temporary Protect America Act beyond its February 1 expiration date that does not...

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Dred Scott decided

On March 6, 1857, the US Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford, holding that black people—slaves as well as free—were not and could never become citizens of the United States and that the 1820 Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Learn more about the Dred Scott case from Washington University in St. Louis (the city where Dred Scott initially filed his suit for freedom and had his case first tried). Review a selection of contemporary newspaper editorials reacting to the decision.

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