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News Service women amend complaint over combat exclusion
Service women amend complaint over combat exclusion
Laura Klein Mullen
October 31, 2013 02:37:58 pm

Four service women and the Service Women Action Network (SWAN) filed an amended complaint on Thursday in their lawsuit against the US Army and the Department of Defense in the US District Court...

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News Health care law faces new challenge
Health care law faces new challenge
Amy Mathieu
October 31, 2013 02:33:00 pm

The Association of American Physicians and Surgeons (AAPS) filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin challenging the constitutionality of revisions to the Patient Protection...

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News Virginia top court overturns Virginia Tech wrongful death award
Virginia top court overturns Virginia Tech wrongful death award
Kimberly Bennett
October 31, 2013 02:24:17 pm

The Supreme Court of Virginia on Thursday overturned a jury award against Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech) for two student deaths related resulting from the university shooting on April 16,...

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News Hawaii senate approves same-sex marriage bill
Hawaii senate approves same-sex marriage bill
Taylor Gillan
October 31, 2013 01:52:05 pm

The Hawaii Senate on Wednesday approved a measure to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. The legislation, which has been sent on to the House after a 20-4 vote in favor of the bill,...

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News UN SG urges respect for rule of law in wake of Bangladesh violence
UN SG urges respect for rule of law in wake of Bangladesh violence
Stephen Adelgren
October 31, 2013 01:37:37 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon called Thursday for restraint and respect for the rule of law in the wake of violent protests in Bangladesh. The statement echoes a nearly identical one issued in May,...

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News Pennsylvania high court rules juvenile murderers not entitled to resentencing
Pennsylvania high court rules juvenile murderers not entitled to resentencing
Samuel Franklin
October 31, 2013 12:04:29 pm

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that juvenile murderers who were subject to mandatory life sentences without the possibility of parole will not be resentenced if their cases were final before June 2012. The US...

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News Israel settlement plans criticized as unlawful
Israel settlement plans criticized as unlawful
Lauren Laing
October 31, 2013 11:52:06 am

Top UN and EU officials denounced the renewed plans for Israeli settlements announced Wednesday by the Israeli Prime Minister's Office and Ministry of the Interior . The plans include building more than 1,500 homes...

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News Zimbabwe high court rebukes insult-laws prosecution
Zimbabwe high court rebukes insult-laws prosecution
Lauren Laing
October 31, 2013 10:49:39 am

Zimbabwe's highest court on Wednesday rebuked state prosecutors who have been pursuing actions against people for insulting President Robert Mugabe . The court said that this kind of prosecution only brought more disrespect to Mugabe,...

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News DOJ joins suit against US contractor charged with performing background checks
DOJ joins suit against US contractor charged with performing background checks
Sung Un Kim
October 31, 2013 09:59:36 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced that it joined a lawsuit filed against United States Investigations Services LLC (USIS) , the company charged with performing background investigations on potential employees of...

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News Missouri high court denies same-sex partner survivor benefits
Missouri high court denies same-sex partner survivor benefits
Bradley McAllister
October 31, 2013 09:23:16 am

The Missouri Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected the claim of a deceased state highway patrol trooper's same-sex partner that the state's survivor benefits statute violated his equal protection rights under the Missouri Constitution by...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Sandra Day O'Connor confirmed as first female US Supreme Court justice

On September 21, 1981, the US Senate approved the nomination of Sandra Day O’Connor to the US Supreme Court by a vote of 99-0, making her the first female Supreme Court justice. Learn more about Justice O'Connor from Oyez.

Ferdinand Marcos declares martial law in the Philippines

On September 21, 1972, President Ferdinand Marcos signed Proclamation 1081, implementing martial law in the Philippines. Marcos used the proclamation not only to suppress a communist insurgency but to eliminate political opponents as well. He remained in power until he was forced from office and into exile by the People Power Revolution in 1986.

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