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News California clerk asks state high court to halt same-sex marriages
California clerk asks state high court to halt same-sex marriages
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
July 22, 2013 10:50:57 am

The San Diego County Clerk filed a petition with the Supreme Court of California on Friday seeking to require county clerks to enforce Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage...

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News Michigan judge rules Detroit bankruptcy filing unconstitutional
Michigan judge rules Detroit bankruptcy filing unconstitutional
Kimberly Bennett
July 22, 2013 10:44:32 am

A judge for Michigan's Ingham County Circuit Court ruled Friday that Detroit's bankruptcy filing is "unconstitutional" and must be withdrawn. Circuit Judge Rosemarie Aquilina said that Detroit's bankruptcy filing violates the Michigan Constitution , which...

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News ICC prosecutor: Darfur attacks may constitute war crimes
ICC prosecutor: Darfur attacks may constitute war crimes
Blake Lynch
July 21, 2013 01:38:39 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda said Friday that attacks on UN peacekeepers in the Darfur region of Sudan may constitute war crimes. A recent attack left seven UN peacekeepers from Tanzania dead...

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News New Jersey Supreme Court rules warrants required to track cell phones
New Jersey Supreme Court rules warrants required to track cell phones
Blake Lynch
July 21, 2013 12:24:16 pm

The New Jersey Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police must obtain search warrants before obtaining tracking information from cell phone providers. The unanimous ruling marks the first time a state supreme court has recognized a...

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News Federal judge dismisses Georgia immigration law challenge
Federal judge dismisses Georgia immigration law challenge
Kimberly Bennett
July 21, 2013 11:43:34 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Friday dismissed a lawsuit seeking to scrap a key part of Georgia's sweeping anti-illegal immigration law. The lawsuit challenges a 2011 statute that...

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News US marine released following overturned murder conviction
US marine released following overturned murder conviction
Kimberly Bennett
July 21, 2013 10:12:14 am

The US Marine Corps on Friday released Sgt. Lawrence Hutchins III after the Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces overturned his murder conviction. In the June 26 decision, the court reversed [JURIST...

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News Federal judge grants Hobby Lobby exemption from birth control mandate
Federal judge grants Hobby Lobby exemption from birth control mandate
Blake Lynch
July 20, 2013 11:55:41 am

Judge Joe Heaton of the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma on Friday granted Hobby Lobby a temporary exemption from the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) [text; JURIST...

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News Russia protest leader freed from jail
Russia protest leader freed from jail
Blake Lynch
July 20, 2013 10:48:14 am

Russian political activist and lawyer Alexei Navalny was freed from jail on Friday, less than 24 hours after he was sentenced to five years for embezzling 16 million rubles (USD $500,000). Navalny and his co-defendant,...

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News ICC orders Libya to turn over Gaddafi’s son
ICC orders Libya to turn over Gaddafi’s son
G. Redd
July 19, 2013 02:06:32 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Thursday rejected Libya's request to suspend the order to hand over Saif al-Islam Gaddafi, the son of the late Muammar Gaddafi. It also ruled that...

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Texas governor signs controversial abortion regulations into law
G. Redd
July 19, 2013 12:04:50 pm

Texas Governor Rick Perry signed House Bill number 2 on Thursday, enacting three new restrictions on the practice of abortion. These changes require physicians performing the procedure to have admitting privileges at a hospital within 30...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Warren Commission report on the Kennedy assassination released

On September 27, 1964, the report of the Warren Commission chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren on the Kennedy assassination was released. The report essentially concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone. Review the Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.

WWII Axis Powers formed

On September 27, 1940, Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany, Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano of Italy and Ambassador Saburo Kurusu of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, creating the World War II alliance of the Axis Powers. The Pact was later assented to by other members of the Axis, including Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

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