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News European data authorities threaten to fine Google over privacy policy
European data authorities threaten to fine Google over privacy policy
Peter Snyder
June 21, 2013 06:46:47 am

French and Spanish data protection groups released statements Thursday threatening Google with fines if the company does not change its privacy policies on collecting user data. The Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libertes (CNIL) ...

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News North Dakota judge combines abortion challenges
North Dakota judge combines abortion challenges
G. Redd
June 20, 2013 02:51:43 pm

North Dakota Judge Wickham Corwin ruled Tuesday that lawsuits challenging two state abortion laws can be combined into one case. The first statute in question is a 2011 law that limits the drugs that can be used...

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News Supreme Court rules US cannot withhold HIV/AIDS funding over prostitution stance
Supreme Court rules US cannot withhold HIV/AIDS funding over prostitution stance
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 20, 2013 12:42:50 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Thursday in Agency for International Development v. Alliance for Open Society International, Inc. that the government cannot withhold funding from HIV/AIDS organizations that do not actively denounce...

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News North Carolina repeals death penalty racial justice law
North Carolina repeals death penalty racial justice law
G. Redd
June 20, 2013 12:16:38 pm

North Carolina Governor Patrick McRory on Wednesday signed into law Senate Bill 306 , repealing the Racial Justice Act (RJA) that allowed minority death row inmates to seek a reduced sentence. The...

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News Supreme Court upholds contractual waiver of class arbitration
Supreme Court upholds contractual waiver of class arbitration
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 20, 2013 11:05:42 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday in American Express Co. v. Italian Colors Restaurant that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) does not permit courts to invalidate a contractual waiver of class...

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News Supreme Court limits use of prior convictions to enhance sentencing
Supreme Court limits use of prior convictions to enhance sentencing
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 20, 2013 10:22:39 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Thursday in Descamps v. United States to limit the way sentencing courts can use prior convictions to enhance sentencing for federal crimes. The question before the court...

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News Ninth Circuit upholds Arizona law denying bail for undocumented immigrants
Ninth Circuit upholds Arizona law denying bail for undocumented immigrants
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 20, 2013 08:23:02 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a lower court's ruling that dismissed a challenge to Arizona's Proposition 100 , a voter-approved amendment which denies bail to undocumented immigrants...

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News Switzerland will not reopen corruption charges against Pakistan president
Switzerland will not reopen corruption charges against Pakistan president
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 20, 2013 07:41:04 am

The Swiss government cannot reopen the corruption charges against Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari because the statutory limitations period has lapsed, Pakistan Law Minister Zahid Hamid announced Wednesday. Swiss authorities sent their position in February of this...

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News UN rights chief urges Myanmar to combat ethnic, religious discrimination
UN rights chief urges Myanmar to combat ethnic, religious discrimination
Peter Snyder
June 20, 2013 07:06:40 am

The government of Myanmar must do more to combat religious and ethnic discrimination against minorities or risk undermining the reform movement according to a statement made by UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay Wednesday....

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News Federal judge urges new approach in handling Guantanamo detainee cases
Federal judge urges new approach in handling Guantanamo detainee cases
Peter Snyder
June 20, 2013 06:22:58 am

A federal judge called Tuesday on members of Congress and the president to give serious consideration to formulating a different approach for the handling of Guantanamo Bay detainee cases. The US Court of Appeals for the District...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody

On September 12, 1977, South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody after having suffered a massive head injury during interrogation following his arrest. The story of journalist Donald Woods' investigation into the circumstances of Biko's death was the basis of the 1987 film Cry Freedom. Read an address on Stephen Biko delivered by then-South African President Nelson Mandela on the 20th anniversary of Biko's death in 1997.

Supreme Court unanimously rejects state challenge Brown v. Board of Education

On September 12, 1958, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a state government challenge to Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka Kansas, which had overturned segregation. In Cooper vs. Aaron, the State Government of Arkansas challenged the authority of the Court to implement desegregation. The Court responded by forcefully re-asserting its authority and the authority of the federal government over the states.

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