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News Supreme Court rules no cause of action for foreign plaintiffs in securities fraud litigation
Supreme Court rules no cause of action for foreign plaintiffs in securities fraud litigation
Dwyer Arce
June 24, 2010 12:59:14 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 8-0 in Morrison v. National Australia Bank that the Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (SEA) does not provide a...

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News Supreme Court limits scope of ‘honest service’ doctrine in Enron, Conrad Black cases
Supreme Court limits scope of ‘honest service’ doctrine in Enron, Conrad Black cases
Sarah Miley
June 24, 2010 12:11:15 pm

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Skilling v. United States that the "honest services" doctrine is not unconstitutionally vague under...

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News Supreme Court rules release of names on petition does not violate free speech
Supreme Court rules release of names on petition does not violate free speech
Hillary Stemple
June 24, 2010 11:51:18 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 8-1 in Doe #1 v. Reed that the First Amendment does not bar a state from releasing identifying information...

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Supreme Court allows death row inmate’s habeas petition
Dwyer Arce
June 24, 2010 10:57:03 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Magwood v. Patterson that a federal habeas corpus petition is not "second or successive" when a new judgment intervenes between...

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News Supreme Court rules federal courts can decide when bargaining agreement was formed
Supreme Court rules federal courts can decide when bargaining agreement was formed
Hillary Stemple
June 24, 2010 10:20:41 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in Granite Rock Co. v. International Brotherhood of Teamsters that federal courts have jurisdiction to determine if a collective bargaining...

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UN SG calls East Jerusalem demolition plans illegal
Dwyer Arce
June 24, 2010 09:30:41 am

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday criticized plans to demolish 22 Palestinian homes in East Jerusalem , describing them as contrary to international law. The plans, called King's Garden, were approved Monday by the...

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Federal judge dismisses Viacom copyright case against Google’s YouTube
Sarah Miley
June 24, 2010 09:19:22 am

A federal judge on Wednesday dismissed a suit filed by US entertainment company Viacom against Google, accusing if of allowing copyrighted material on its YouTube service without permission. Judge Louis Stanton of the...

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California voters to decide on climate change law
Hillary Stemple
June 24, 2010 09:13:07 am

A ballot initiative aimed at suspending California's Global Warming Solutions Act (AB32) qualified on Tuesday for California's November ballot, setting the stage for a debate over environmental policy and its impact on the economy. The initiative,...

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Federal judge approves settlement with 9/11 cleanup workers
Dwyer Arce
June 24, 2010 08:24:26 am

A judge in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday approved a settlement agreement between New York City and 10,000 rescue and cleanup workers who became sick or...

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Canada court convicts remaining ‘Toronto 18’ terrorism suspects
Erin Bock
June 24, 2010 07:37:01 am

A Canadian court on Wednesday convicted the final two members of the "Toronto 18" for their roles in a 2006 terror plot. The Toronto 18 were arrested in 2006 after police...

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Organization of American States established

On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

On April 30, 1803, the United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, by which France ceded its Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.

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