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News Egypt authorities announce criminal investigation of Morsi
Egypt authorities announce criminal investigation of Morsi
Theresa Donovan
July 15, 2013 01:56:10 pm

Egypt authorities on Saturday announced a criminal investigation of ousted president Mohamed Morsi , who was deposed on July 3rd by the Egyptian military. Prosecutors have reported that they are investigating complaints...

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News Microsoft accuses US Customs of refusing to follow agency orders
Microsoft accuses US Customs of refusing to follow agency orders
Samuel Franklin
July 13, 2013 12:42:17 pm

Microsoft Corp filed a lawsuit on Thursday against US Customs officials accusing them of refusing to follow an import ban issued in May 2012 against Google, Inc. by the US International Trade Commission...

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News Texas Senate passes abortion bill
Texas Senate passes abortion bill
Blake Lynch
July 13, 2013 12:10:51 pm

The Texas Senate passed an abortion bill which will ban abortions after twenty weeks, require abortion clinics to become ambulatory surgical centers, dictate the usage of the drug RU486 and require abortion doctors at...

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News Proposition 8 supporters ask California Supreme Court to halt same-sex marriages
Proposition 8 supporters ask California Supreme Court to halt same-sex marriages
Blake Lynch
July 13, 2013 12:02:39 pm

Attorneys representing Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) and Protect Marriage on Friday filed a petition asking the Supreme Court of California to halt same-sex marriages. In the petition, the attorneys argued that U.S. Supreme...

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News UN judges reinstate genocide charges against Karadzic
UN judges reinstate genocide charges against Karadzic
Theresa Donovan
July 12, 2013 02:53:37 pm

The Appeals Chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday unanimously reversed the acquittal of former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic for...

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News Russia court finds deceased whistleblower guilty of tax evasion
Russia court finds deceased whistleblower guilty of tax evasion
Theresa Donovan
July 12, 2013 01:42:15 pm

A Moscow court on Thursday convicted deceased lawyer Sergei Magnitsky and former client, William Browder, of tax evasion. Magnitsky, who died in prison in 2009 under suspicious circumstances, was a lawyer for the Hermitage Capital Fund...

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News Ireland lawmakers approve legislation allowing abortion when mother’s life at risk
Ireland lawmakers approve legislation allowing abortion when mother’s life at risk
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 12, 2013 12:05:40 pm

The Irish Parliament voted 127-31 Friday in favor of a bill that would allow a woman to undergo an abortion if her life is at risk. The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill was passed...

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News Federal appeals court upholds employer health care mandate
Federal appeals court upholds employer health care mandate
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 12, 2013 11:12:28 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday upheld Congress' authority to require larger employers to provide adequate health insurance for their employees or pay a fine. In a challenge by Liberty...

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News Maine lawmakers override veto to pass cell phone warrant requirement
Maine lawmakers override veto to pass cell phone warrant requirement
G. Redd
July 12, 2013 08:45:43 am

The Maine Legislature on Wednesday voted 127-17 in favor of a new law requiring police to obtain a warrant to track a cell phone, overriding a veto by Governor Paul LePage . The bill [LD 415...

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News Pennsylvania AG will not defend same-sex marriage ban
Pennsylvania AG will not defend same-sex marriage ban
Peter Snyder
July 12, 2013 07:20:21 am

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane announced at a press conference Thursday that she will not defend Pennsylvania's statutory ban on same-sex marriage. Title 23, Chapter 11, section 1102 of the Pennsylvania consolidated statutes defines marriage as...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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