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News Supreme Court hears arguments on ineffective assistance of counsel
Supreme Court hears arguments on ineffective assistance of counsel
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 31, 2011 02:33:43 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases regarding ineffective assistance of counsel . In both cases , the court is being asked to determine how poor legal...

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News Libya militia torturing displaced Gaddafi supporters: HRW
Libya militia torturing displaced Gaddafi supporters: HRW
Sung Un Kim
October 31, 2011 02:06:48 pm

Militia from the Libyan city of Misrata are torturing and terrorizing the displaced supporters of deceased former leader Muammar Gaddafi , according to a report released Sunday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) ....

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News Supreme Court declines to rule on Utah highway crosses
Supreme Court declines to rule on Utah highway crosses
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
October 31, 2011 01:28:52 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to rule on whether crosses placed beside highways as memorials to deceased Utah Highway Patrol (UHP) troopers is an unconstitutional government endorsement of religion. The court denied certiorari...

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News Tunisia issues warrant for Yasser Arafat widow
Tunisia issues warrant for Yasser Arafat widow
Jerry Votava
October 31, 2011 01:00:47 pm

The Tunisia State News Agency (TAP) announced Monday that the Tunisian Justice Ministry has issued a warrant for Suha Arafat, the widow for former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat . The warrant was issued...

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News ICTY sentences Seselj to 18 months for contempt of court
ICTY sentences Seselj to 18 months for contempt of court
Jamie Davis
October 31, 2011 11:09:16 am

The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Monday convicted former Serb nationalist and war crimes suspect Vojislav Seselj of contempt and sentenced him to 18...

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News Egypt court adjourns Mubarak trial until December
Egypt court adjourns Mubarak trial until December
Jennie Ryan
October 31, 2011 11:03:00 am

The trial of ousted Egyptian leader Hosni Mubarak was adjourned on Sunday and will not resume until December 28. Mubarak and his co-defendants were present in the courtroom for the short hearing at...

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News Malaysia court strikes down ban on student political activity
Malaysia court strikes down ban on student political activity
Jennie Ryan
October 31, 2011 10:21:49 am

The Malaysian Court of Appeal on Monday ruled that a law prohibiting college students from taking part in political activities is unconstitutional. The suit, filed by four International Islamic University of Malaysia students in 2010,...

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News Bangladesh war crimes trial delayed
Bangladesh war crimes trial delayed
Maureen Cosgrove
October 30, 2011 03:52:25 pm

The International Crimes Tribunal in Bangladesh (ICTB) on Sunday delayed the start of its first war crimes trial. The ICTB, a special court established to try individuals suspected of war crimes in relation to the 1971 Bangladesh...

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News UN, Arab League denounce Syria violence
UN, Arab League denounce Syria violence
Maureen Cosgrove
October 30, 2011 02:11:55 pm

The UN and the League of Arab States on Saturday released statements condemning violence in Syria after an estimated 40 people were killed in protest-related encounters this week. UN Secretary-General Ban-Ki Moon issued...

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Kashmir amends tough detention law
Ashley Hileman
October 30, 2011 12:50:12 pm

An anonymous official in India-controlled Kashmir reported Saturday that amendments to the Public Safety Act (PSA) have been approved. Prior to amendment, the law treated youth 16 years and older as adults, allowing them to be arrested [AFP...

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US Supreme Court upheld discriminatory districting

On June 10, 1946, the US Supreme Court upheld uneven congressional districting plans in Colegrove v. Green. The case challenged an Illinois districting plan that concentrated voters into large districts in the center of the state and did not balance for population. The court reasoned that districting was a political question for the states to decide without judicial interference. This opinion was overturned less than 20 years later in Baker v. Carr, which set judicial standards for invoking political question doctrine. Learn more about political question doctrine from Cornell Law School's Legal Information Institute.

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