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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

British Mandate for Palestine goes into effect

The League of Nations Mandate for Palestine went into effect on September 29, 1923, granting the United Kingdom administrative control of Palestine. It also directed the UK to facilitate the creation of a Jewish state in the region pursuant to the 1917 Balfour Declaration. Learn more about the British Mandate for Palestine.

First Congressional invocation of War Powers Act

On September 29, 1983, Congress invoked the War Powers Act for the first time, authorizing President Ronald Reagan to keep US Marines in Lebanon for another 18 months.

Tweleve Europe Nations create CERN

On September 29, 1954, twelve European nations signed a convention, creating the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN). The laboratory was later constructed in Geneva, Switzerland. Learn more about the history of CERN.

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