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News UN rights chief condemns attacks by Yemen armed forces
UN rights chief condemns attacks by Yemen armed forces
Theresa Donovan
February 27, 2014 07:31:39 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Wednesday condemned attacks in Al Dhale Governorate by Yemeni armed forces, which are disproportionately affecting civilians. Pillay reported that since December, these attacks have killed more...

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News Supreme Court sides with Pentagon in military protest case
Supreme Court sides with Pentagon in military protest case
Theresa Donovan
February 27, 2014 06:57:22 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Wednesday in United States v. Apel that 18 USC § 1382 , which prohibits a person from reentering a military installation after a commanding officer has...

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News Arizona governor vetoes bill allowing businesses to refuse service
Arizona governor vetoes bill allowing businesses to refuse service
Theresa Donovan
February 27, 2014 06:16:59 am

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer on Wednesday vetoed controversial Bill 1062 , which would have permitted state business owners to refuse service to individuals for "religious reasons," and which has largely been denounced by critics...

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News Federal judge declares Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Federal judge declares Texas same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional
Daniel Mullen
February 26, 2014 03:18:22 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled Wednesday that Article 1, Section 32 of the Texas constitution, which defines marriage as a union between one man and one...

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News Supreme Court allows class action for Stanford Ponzi scheme victims
Supreme Court allows class action for Stanford Ponzi scheme victims
Daniel Mullen
February 26, 2014 02:19:55 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Wednesday in Chadbourne & Parke LLP v. Troice that the Securities Litigation Uniform Standards Act of 1998 (SLUSA) does not bar the plaintiffs' state law...

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News UK police arrest former Guantanamo detainee on Syria terrorism charges
UK police arrest former Guantanamo detainee on Syria terrorism charges
Bradley McAllister
February 26, 2014 01:06:20 pm

British police counter-terrorism forces announced on Tuesday the arrest of Moazzam Begg in his hometown of Birmingham, England, along with three other individuals on suspicion of terrorism offenses related to the war in Syria . Begg...

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News Turkish president signs law increasing government control over judiciary
Turkish president signs law increasing government control over judiciary
Bradley McAllister
February 26, 2014 12:22:33 pm

Turkish President Abdullah Gul approved a law on Wednesday which increases government control over the appointment of judges and prosecutors in the country. The new law grants the Ministry of Justice greater control...

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News Apple files appeal in e-book price-fixing case
Apple files appeal in e-book price-fixing case
Dominic Yobbi
February 26, 2014 10:59:29 am

Apple filed a brief Wednesday with the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit asking the court to either overturn a ruling from last year that Apple violated anti-trust laws or grant...

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News Rwanda court opens trial of first genocide suspect transfered from ICTR
Rwanda court opens trial of first genocide suspect transfered from ICTR
Peter Snyder
February 26, 2014 10:54:06 am

The trial of the first suspect to be transferred from the International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR) to the Rwandan national court system began Wednesday. The Tanzanian-based UN tribunal transferred Jean Bosco Uwinkindi [ICTR indictment,...

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Russia activists sentenced to jail for rally near Kremlin
Peter Snyder
February 26, 2014 10:18:57 am

A municipal court in Russia on Tuesday sentenced several prominent Russian opposition leaders, including Aleksei Navalny , to jail sentences of up to 10 days for participating in a rally near the Kremlin...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Supreme Court ruled on Chinese Exclusion Act

On March 28, 1898, the US Supreme Court ruled that a child born in the US to Chinese immigrants was a US citizen and could not be deported under the terms of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Read US v. Wong Kim Ark and learn more about the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Thomas Hare born

On March 28, 1808, English jurist Thomas Hare was born in the United Kingdom. After being admitted to the Bar in 1833, Hare became a campaigner for electoral reform. He created the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system of proportional representation used in many democratic countries today. He was also an early law reporter, recording important judicial decisions in The Hare Law Reports before there was any official reporting of legal opinions in the UK. Read a biography of Thomas Hare and a description of the STV system from the Electoral Reform Society.

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