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News NSA accused of violating French privacy laws
NSA accused of violating French privacy laws
Peter Snyder
July 12, 2013 06:58:41 am

Two French human rights groups filed a lawsuit in Paris Thursday calling for an investigation into whether the US National Security Agency (NSA) PRISM program violated French privacy laws. The lawsuit, filed...

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News India Supreme Court rules convicted lawmakers must vacate positions
India Supreme Court rules convicted lawmakers must vacate positions
Sydney Normil
July 11, 2013 10:25:27 am

The Supreme Court of India ruled Wednesday that elected representatives convicted of serious crimes must vacant their positions immediately and be disqualified from future elections. The court's judgment struck down Section 8(4) of the Representation...

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News South Carolina prisons end HIV segregation
South Carolina prisons end HIV segregation
Sydney Normil
July 11, 2013 09:42:27 am

The South Carolina Department of Corrections (SCDC) ended its policy of separating prisoners infected with HIV from the general population on Wednesday, making South Carolina the final US state to do so. The SCDC...

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News US Senate committee approves LGBT employment law
US Senate committee approves LGBT employment law
Benjamin Minegar
July 11, 2013 08:20:33 am

The US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee (HELP) on Wednesday approved a version of the Employment Non-Discrimination Act (ENDA) that prohibits employers from discriminating against workers on the basis of sexual orientation and...

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News Illinois lawmakers pass concealed weapons bill
Illinois lawmakers pass concealed weapons bill
Benjamin Minegar
July 11, 2013 07:39:38 am

The Illinois Senate joined with the Illinois House of Representatives Wednesday to pass a bill that permits state residents to carry concealed firearms with limited restrictions. The bill prohibits carrying a firearm...

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News Federal judge finds Apple guilty of e-book price fixing
Federal judge finds Apple guilty of e-book price fixing
Theresa Donovan
July 10, 2013 03:51:36 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday ruled that Apple violated the Sherman Act and various state statutes in an e-book price-fixing conspiracy. The...

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News Egypt authorities order arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egypt authorities order arrest of Muslim Brotherhood leader
Theresa Donovan
July 10, 2013 02:43:13 pm

Egyptian authorities on Wednesday ordered the arrest of Mohammed Badie, spiritual leader of the Muslim Brotherhood , as well as nine other leading Islamists, in an escalation of the crackdown against protesters of Egypt's current...

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News Somali pirates found guilty on murder and hijacking charges
Somali pirates found guilty on murder and hijacking charges
Laura Klein Mullen
July 10, 2013 10:36:27 am

A jury in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia on Monday convicted three Somali men of hijacking a boat and killing four Americans in 2011 off the coast of Somalia. The defendants, Ahmed...

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News Apple, Amazon end lawsuit over ‘app store’
Apple, Amazon end lawsuit over ‘app store’
Laura Klein Mullen
July 10, 2013 09:35:30 am

A lawsuit between Apple and Amazon concerning the rights to use the term "app store" was dismissed Tuesday at the request of both companies. The decision to end the case leaves the path open for both companies...

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News UN rights office welcomes DRC progress against torture
UN rights office welcomes DRC progress against torture
Sydney Normil
July 10, 2013 08:28:00 am

The UN Joint Human Rights Office (UNJHRO) on Tuesday welcomed the Democratic Republic of the Congo's (DRC) progress in the fight against torture. According to the UNJHRO, the DRC has convicted at least five soldiers of the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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