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News Supreme Court to hear another Confrontation Clause case on admissibility of lab tests
Supreme Court to hear another Confrontation Clause case on admissibility of lab tests
Zach Zagger
June 28, 2011 11:45:50 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two additional cases Tuesday including a case similar to one decided last week involving whether the Confrontation Clause case blocks the admissibility of lab...

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News Convicted ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for manslaughter
Convicted ex-Blackwater contractor sentenced to 2.5 years in prison for manslaughter
Zach Zagger
June 28, 2011 10:26:20 am

A former contractor for Blackwater , now known as Xe Services , was sentenced Monday to two-and-a-half years in prison for the 2009 shooting of an unarmed Afghan civilian in Kabul. Justin Cannon was...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear tobacco class action suit
Supreme Court declines to hear tobacco class action suit
Maureen Cosgrove
June 28, 2011 10:17:12 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Philip Morris v. Jackson , declining to determine whether a state court erred in certifying a class of smokers...

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News Federal judge blocks Georgia immigration law
Federal judge blocks Georgia immigration law
Maureen Cosgrove
June 28, 2011 09:00:22 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Monday blocked two sections of the state's controversial immigration bill that was signed into law last month [JURIST...

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News Uruguay president to allow probe into military junta crimes
Uruguay president to allow probe into military junta crimes
Zach Zagger
June 28, 2011 08:52:42 am

Uruguay President Jose Mujica is removing 80 administrative acts blocking investigations into crimes committed by the military junta that ruled between 1973-85, Secretary of the Presidency Alberto Breccia announced [press release, in...

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News Illinois ex-Governor Blagojevich convicted on corruption charges
Illinois ex-Governor Blagojevich convicted on corruption charges
Zach Zagger
June 27, 2011 04:46:57 pm

A jury in the US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Monday convicted former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich on 17 of 20 counts including attempting to sell the US...

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News Supreme Court rules sex offender registration suit moot
Supreme Court rules sex offender registration suit moot
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 03:50:08 pm

The US Supreme Court , ruled Monday in a per curiam opinion in US v. Juvenile Male that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had no authority to rule that the requirements of...

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News China rights activist released from prison after 3 years
China rights activist released from prison after 3 years
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 01:57:50 pm

Prominent Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia was released from prison on Sunday after serving three years for a subversion conviction. Hu was formally charged in February 2008 and subsequently sentenced to more than...

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News Supreme Court rules New Jersey court lacks personal jurisdiction over UK company
Supreme Court rules New Jersey court lacks personal jurisdiction over UK company
Zach Zagger
June 27, 2011 01:36:27 pm

The US Supreme Court in a plurality opinion Monday reversed the New Jersey Supreme Court's grant of personal jurisdiction over a UK company in a products liability suit. Robert Nicastro alleged that...

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News Ivory Coast authorities charge 15 Gbagbo subordinates with gang, economic crimes
Ivory Coast authorities charge 15 Gbagbo subordinates with gang, economic crimes
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 01:21:47 pm

Fifteen associates of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo were charged on Sunday with crimes allegedly committed as a result of the country's post-election violence that has been ongoing since last November....

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Denmark constitution signed

On June 5, 1849, Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the signing of its first constitution. Prior to the promulgation of its constitution, Denmark was an absolute monarchy. The Danish constitution protected civil liberties, limited the power of the king, and created a bicameral legislature called the Rigstag, consisting of the Folketing and the Landsting. Today, Constitution Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Denmark every year on June 5. Learn more about Denmark's system of government from the country's official website.

US Supreme Court ordered U. Texas law school to admit black students

On June 5, 1950, in Sweatt v. Painter, the US Supreme Court ordered the University of Texas Law School to admit black students because a law school founded for blacks could not be equal to the established and prestigious white law school. Learn more about Sweatt v. Painter.

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