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News Thailand PM proposes confidence referendum
Thailand PM proposes confidence referendum
Joe Shaulis
September 4, 2008 11:25:00 am

Thai ">Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej refused to resign Thursday but instead proposed a national referendum on whether he should continue in office. In a radio address following an emergency Cabinet meeting, Samak encouraged...

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EU high court annuls freeze on assets linked to terrorism
Joe Shaulis
September 4, 2008 09:41:00 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has ruled that the EU violated the fundamental property rights of a Saudi business and a Swedish foundation linked to al-Qaeda [JURIST news...

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News Dallas suburb faces lawsuit over ordinance targeting illegal immigrants
Dallas suburb faces lawsuit over ordinance targeting illegal immigrants
Joe Shaulis
September 4, 2008 08:20:00 am

A lawsuit filed Wednesday in US District Court for the Northern District of Texas challenges the latest version of a Farmers Branch municipal ordinance which prohibits illegal immigrants from occupying leased property....

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News Sixth Circuit rules on challenge to EPA regulation of Kentucky waters
Sixth Circuit rules on challenge to EPA regulation of Kentucky waters
Abigail Salisbury
September 4, 2008 06:44:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday ruled on a suit brought by several Kentucky environmental groups, including a chapter of the Sierra Club , against Stephen L. Johnson [EPA...

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Ninth Circuit maintains position on ‘first sale’ defense to copyright actions
Abigail Salisbury
September 4, 2008 06:12:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday reversed a district court's grant of summary judgment to retailer Costco in a copyright infringement action brought by watch manufacturer Omega . Omega...

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New York judge dismisses challenge to same-sex marriage recognition
Andrew Gilmore
September 3, 2008 04:22:00 pm

Judge Lucy Billings of the New York State Supreme Court dismissed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenged the decision made by New York Governor David Paterson to recognize out-of-state...

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UN rights office urges Iran to stop executing juvenile offenders
Andrew Gilmore
September 3, 2008 03:53:00 pm

The Office of the UN High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) urged Iran Tuesday to ban the use of the death penalty against juvenile offenders. The OHCHR statement comes as...

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ICJ hears Romania-Ukraine dispute over Black Sea resource rights
Joe Shaulis
September 3, 2008 02:46:00 pm

The International Court of Justice (ICJ) is holding hearings this week in a border dispute between Romania and Ukraine over resource rights to the Black Sea. Oral arguments...

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Iraq cabinet approves Abu Ghraib prison rebuilding plan
Joe Shaulis
September 3, 2008 01:46:00 pm

The Iraqi government announced plans Wednesday to rebuild Abu Ghraib prison , where US military guards were photographed abusing Iraqi prisoners . Government spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh said the Iraqi Cabinet had approved...

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Pakistan rights advocate seeks to charge Musharraf with criminal abduction
Abigail Salisbury
September 3, 2008 12:54:00 pm

Defence of Human Rights Chairman Khalid Khawaja petitioned the Islamabad High Court on Wednesday to register abduction charges against Pakistan's former president Pervez Musharraf and several other high-ranking officials from his...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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