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News Federal appeals court upholds insider trading convictions of 3 former traders
Federal appeals court upholds insider trading convictions of 3 former traders
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 2, 2013 08:53:44 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday affirmed the 2011 convictions and sentences of three former Wall Street traders who were charged in a broad crackdown on insider trading which has...

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News Second Circuit overturns class status of authors in Google digital books case
Second Circuit overturns class status of authors in Google digital books case
Julie Deisher-Edwards
July 2, 2013 07:49:27 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday overturned a lower court decision that had allowed authors challenging Google's digital books project to sue as a group . Google has scanned...

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News Senegal police arrest former Chad dictator
Senegal police arrest former Chad dictator
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 1, 2013 11:30:44 am

Senegalese police on Sunday detained former Chadian dictator Hissene Habre . Habre has been under house arrest in Senegal since 2005. Senegal and the African Union (AU) signed an agreement in...

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News Federal judge refuses to block Kansas abortion law
Federal judge refuses to block Kansas abortion law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 1, 2013 10:34:56 am

The chief judge of the US District Court for the District of Kansas on Sunday refused to block a portion of a Kansas abortion law that requires abortion providers' websites to contain a link to...

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News Supreme Court justice refuses to block California same-sex marriages
Supreme Court justice refuses to block California same-sex marriages
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 1, 2013 09:50:34 am

US Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy on Sunday rejected a request by Proposition 8 supporters to block the issuance of same-sex marriage licenses in California. The Alliance Defending Freedom (ADF) ,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty extended indefinitely

On May 11, 1995, over 170 signatory nations agreed to extend the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty (NPT) indefinitely. The NPT is an agreement signed by 189 countries to control the spread of nuclear weapons and nuclear technology based on the principles of disarmament, non-proliferation, and the use of nuclear technology for peaceful purposes. The treaty was opened for signature in 1968 with a provision for review conferences every five years. During the 1995 review conference in New York City, member countries decided to keep the treaty open indefinitely. Learn more about the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty from the United Nations.

Massachusetts repealed law banning Christmas

On May 11, 1682, the Massachusetts General Court repealed two laws that had banned the celebration of Christmas and had authorized capital punishment for expelled Quakers returning to the colony. Learn more about the state's ban on Christmas.

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