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News Michigan court orders collective bargaining question to appear on ballot
Michigan court orders collective bargaining question to appear on ballot
Sung Un Kim
August 28, 2012 03:06:20 pm

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Monday ruled that a proposal to preserve collective bargaining should be put on the upcoming November 6 ballot. The proposal would add a new article allowing workers to organize...

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Apple moves to ban 8 Samsung products
Jaimie Cremeans
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After being awarded $1.05 billion by a jury last week for patent infringement, Apple filed a motion with the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Monday asking it to block eight...

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ICC prosecutor updates charges in Kenya cases
Sung Un Kim
August 28, 2012 01:50:22 pm

Chief Prosecutor of the International Criminal Court (ICC) Fatou Bensouda on Monday filed an updated version of the charges against the four defendants in the two cases stemming from the 2007 Kenyan post-election violence [JURIST...

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Rights group: Myanmar continues human rights abuses against Karen ethnic minorities
Jaimie Cremeans
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Myanmar's army is still committing human rights abuses against ethnic minorities in Karen state, according to a report released Monday by Physicians for Human Rights (PHR) . PHR's findings were based on a field...

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Europe rights court hears Tymoshenko appeal
Sarah Posner
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The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) held a hearing Tuesday on the appeal of former Ukrainian prime minister Yulia Tymoshenko . The hearing comes just one day before a...

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UN SG urges international effort to combat illegal weapons trade
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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Monday urged the international community to prevent the illegal trade of weapons , which are responsible for killing more than 500,000 people every year. The Program of Action adopted by...

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Federal judge blocks Ohio law discarding provisional ballots cast in wrong precinct
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August 28, 2012 10:04:54 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio on Monday blocked a state election law adopted in 2006 that discards provisional ballots cast in the wrong precinct. Pursuant to the law, the...

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UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon called Monday for an immediate and impartial investigation into the killing of hundreds of civilians in Daraya, Syria. According to spokesperson Martin Nesirky, the Office of the High Commissioner for Human...

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Minnesota Supreme Court allows voter ID question on November ballot
Julia Zebley
August 28, 2012 08:30:54 am

The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled Monday that a question on voter identification can be put to referendum in November, disregarding protests from the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota (ACLU-MN) . The ACLU-MN challenged...

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Federal court hears oral arguments on South Carolina voter ID law
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August 28, 2012 07:16:34 am

Oral arguments began Monday in South Carolina v. US , as South Carolina defended its new voter identification law from a Department of Justice (DOJ) ruling that blocked its implementation. The law, which would require...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First meeting of the US Supreme Court

On February 1, 1790, the Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time. The meeting was held at the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City, then the national capital. Chief Justice John Jay presided over the first Court with five Associate Justices: James Wilson, John Blair, James Iredell, William Cushing, and John Rutledge. However, due to the limitations of 18th-century transportation technology, the meeting was postponed by Jay until the following day. The first meeting was held primarily to organize the Supreme Court. The Justices did not hear their first actual case, Chrisholm v. Georgia, until 1792.

Sir Edward Coke born

Sir Edward Coke, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and author of law reports and commentaries (including, most famously, Coke on Littleton), was born on February 1, 1552. Learn more about Sir Edward Coke.

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