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Federal judge orders Philip Morris to admit to deceiving public
Benjamin Minegar
November 28, 2012 01:09:08 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday ordered cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris, Inc. to issue public corrective statements after decades of concealing the health risks and...

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News Federal appeals court upholds New York concealed-carry law
Federal appeals court upholds New York concealed-carry law
Peter Snyder
November 28, 2012 12:10:17 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday held that New York can continue to require residents who seek to carry a concealed weapon to obtain a special license. The plaintiffs sought...

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News Nokia files suit to ban BlackBerry sales
Nokia files suit to ban BlackBerry sales
Sung Un Kim
November 28, 2012 11:55:04 am

Nokia announced Wednesday that it filed litigation against Research In Motion (RIM) , the Canadian parent company of BlackBerry, in courts in the US, UK and Canada to block sales of BlackBerry smartphones. The move came after a...

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Gay men sue ‘conversion therapy’ group for fraud
Keith Herting
November 28, 2012 11:30:21 am

Four gay men filed suit on Tuesday against a conversion therapy group in New Jersey which they claim had promised to make the men straight. The suit , the first of its kind in the US, alleges that...

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Women sue Defense Department over combat exclusion
Keith Herting
November 28, 2012 10:32:35 am

Four female service members filed suit Tuesday against the US Army and the Department of Defense to end a policy which bars women from combat units and related posts. The suit, filed in the US...

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Arizona appeals injunction on Planned Parenthood defunding bill
Matthew Pomy
November 28, 2012 10:07:45 am

Arizona has appealed a district court ruling that granted an injunction to the enforcement of a public funding law that would prohibit public funding from going to clinics that provide abortions, which would effectively defund Planned...

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Federal appeals court denies Alabama request to reconsider immigration ruling
Maureen Cosgrove
November 28, 2012 10:04:47 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday denied a request by the state of Alabama to reconsider its August ruling partially striking down the state's immigration law [HB 56,...

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UN rights commissioner concerned about Colombia military justice reforms
Matthew Pomy
November 28, 2012 09:24:43 am

A spokesperson for the UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday expressed serious concern regarding Colombia's proposed constitutional reform to their military justice system. The proposed reform seeks to alter the...

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Egypt courts suspend work to protest presidential decree
Maureen Cosgrove
November 28, 2012 08:59:28 am

The Egyptian Court of Cassation on Wednesday suspended work until President Mohammed Morsi rescinds a decree he issued last week that removes judicial review of his actions and vastly expands his power,...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on ERISA
Julia Zebley
November 28, 2012 08:08:04 am

The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) . The court is considering whether § 502(a)(3) of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus

On April 27, 1861, US President Abraham Lincoln suspended the writ of habeas corpus in Maryland and parts of several midwestern states during the American Civil War. Lincoln took this action to address draft riots and the threat of secession by Union states bordering the Confederacy. The President maintained his suspension even after it was overturned by the federal judiciary in Ex parte Merryman 17 F.Cas. 144 (1861). Learn more about Lincoln's suspension of habeas corpus.

War crimes trials of WWII Japanese leaders began

On April 27, 1946, the International Military Tribunal for the Far East began its trials in Tokyo, Japan, ruling on the indictments of former Japanese Prime Minister Hideki Tojo and 27 associates.

Learn more about the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.

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