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News Federal judge rules Guantanamo detainee has no right to top secret information
Federal judge rules Guantanamo detainee has no right to top secret information
Sung Un Kim
January 10, 2013 11:40:44 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that lawyers for a detainee at Guantanamo Bay may not review top secret documentation. Wali Mohammed Morafa, who has...

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News Federal appeals court upholds Massachusetts abortion clinic buffer zone
Federal appeals court upholds Massachusetts abortion clinic buffer zone
Matthew Pomy
January 10, 2013 11:13:03 am

The US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit on Wednesday upheld a Massachusetts law that established "buffer zones" for abortion clinics. The buffer zone creates a protected area outside of the abortion...

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News Guantanamo prosecutor recommends Pentagon drop conspiracy charges
Guantanamo prosecutor recommends Pentagon drop conspiracy charges
Matthew Pomy
January 10, 2013 10:13:53 am

Chief prosecutor in the Guantanamo tribunal, Brigadier General Mark Martins, on Wednesday recommended that the Pentagon drop the conspiracy charge against those suspected of plotting the September 11 attacks, including Khalid Sheikh Mohammed . Martins hopes to...

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News Michigan appeals court allows benefits for domestic partners of state employees
Michigan appeals court allows benefits for domestic partners of state employees
Addison Morris
January 10, 2013 09:39:47 am

The Michigan Court of Appeals on Wednesday upheld a Michigan Civil Service Commission (MCSC) policy granting health care benefits to same-sex domestic partners of state employees. Attorney General Bill Schuette argued against the...

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News Supreme Court rules trademark challenge against Nike moot
Supreme Court rules trademark challenge against Nike moot
Brandon Gatto
January 9, 2013 03:51:27 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. that Nike's covenant not to enforce a trademark against Already's existing products and any future "colorable imitations" moots Already's action to have the...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on warrantless blood alcohol tests
Supreme Court hears arguments on warrantless blood alcohol tests
Michael Haggerson
January 9, 2013 03:11:07 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Missouri v. McNeely on whether the Fourth Amendment allows a police officer to take a warrantless blood sample to test...

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News Federal judge declares NYPD ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy unconstitutional
Federal judge declares NYPD ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy unconstitutional
Brandon Gatto
January 9, 2013 02:56:53 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday ordered the New York Police Department (NYPD) to cease using a "stop-and-frisk" practice outside of apartment buildings in...

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News Google’s Motorola Mobility drops two key patents from case against Microsoft
Google’s Motorola Mobility drops two key patents from case against Microsoft
Matthew Pomy
January 9, 2013 02:55:49 pm

Google subsidiary Motorola Mobility filled a motion Tuesday with the International Trade Commission to drop two key patents from it case against Microsoft. The claim alleges that Microsoft infringed on Motorola Mobility's patents related...

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News UN report shows domestic workers lack adequate legal protections
UN report shows domestic workers lack adequate legal protections
Matthew Pomy
January 9, 2013 01:40:57 pm

The UN International Labour Organization (ILO) released a report Wednesday highlighting the lack of protections provided to domestic workers worldwide. The report details the ways in which domestic workers are more vulnerable than other workers...

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News Vietnam court convicts 14 bloggers of subversion
Vietnam court convicts 14 bloggers of subversion
Cynthia Miley
January 9, 2013 01:03:39 pm

The Vietnam Supreme People's Court in the central Nghe An province on Wednesday sentenced 14 Catholic Redemptorist bloggers to jail terms ranging from 3 to 13 years of combined prison and house arrest. The defendants are associated with Viet...

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Benjamin Cardozo, future US Supreme Court Justice, was born on May 24, 1870. Learn more about Justice Benjamin Cardozo from the Oyez project at Northwestern University.

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