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News Supreme Court hears arguments on false political statements, TV copyright
Supreme Court hears arguments on false political statements, TV copyright
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 22, 2014 02:32:03 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday. In Susan B. Anthony List v. Driehaus the court heard arguments on whether an Ohio law that imposes penalties for making...

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News Oklahoma high court stays executions over lethal injection drug challenge
Oklahoma high court stays executions over lethal injection drug challenge
Taylor Gillan
April 22, 2014 12:09:05 pm

The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Monday stayed the execution of two death row prisoners who have challenged the legality of the state's lethal injection drugs. The stay comes just one day before one of the...

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News Georgia same-sex marriage ban challenged
Georgia same-sex marriage ban challenged
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 22, 2014 12:05:17 pm

Gay rights group Lambda Legal on Tuesday filed a lawsuit challenging Georgia's ban on same-sex marriage. The lawsuit was filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on...

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News Supreme Court upholds traffic stop based on 911 tip
Supreme Court upholds traffic stop based on 911 tip
Amy Mathieu
April 22, 2014 11:59:31 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Tuesday in Navarette v. California that the traffic stop in this particular case was permissible under the Fourth Amendment because the officer had reasonable suspicion...

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News Russia court finds opposition leader guilty of slander
Russia court finds opposition leader guilty of slander
Amy Mathieu
April 22, 2014 11:04:36 am

Judge Anna Nekryach of the Babushkinsky district court on Tuesday found opposition leader Alexei Navalny guilty of slander. A Moscow City Duma Deputy, Aleksei Lisovenko filed the lawsuit after Navalny...

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News Saudi Arabia court hands down death sentences for 2003 attacks
Saudi Arabia court hands down death sentences for 2003 attacks
Taylor Gillan
April 22, 2014 11:03:42 am

A Saudi Arabian court on Monday sentenced three people to death for their roles in attacks on expatriate resident compounds in Riyadh in May 2003, bringing the total death sentences to eight. Another 77 people have been sentenced to...

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News Supreme Court upholds Michigan affirmative action ban
Supreme Court upholds Michigan affirmative action ban
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 22, 2014 10:13:37 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Tuesday in Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action that the judiciary lacks the authority to overturn a Michigan voter initiative that amended the state's constitution to...

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News Holder announces expanded clemency guidelines for convicted drug offenders
Holder announces expanded clemency guidelines for convicted drug offenders
Ann Schober
April 21, 2014 03:08:48 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) is expanding its criteria for recommending clemency to federal prisoners convicted of certain drug crimes. Holder's announcement recapped the...

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News Federal appeals court orders release of targeted killings memo
Federal appeals court orders release of targeted killings memo
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 21, 2014 02:23:52 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Monday ordered the US Department of Justice (DOJ) to turn over a memorandum detailing the legal justification for the US government's targeted killing...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in Argentina bond case
Supreme Court hears arguments in Argentina bond case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 21, 2014 01:44:53 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Republic of Argentina v. NML Capital Ltd. the court heard arguments on whether a hedge fund could subpoena banks for...

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Margaret Sanger arrested for distributing birth control information

On October 26, 1916, feminist Margaret Sanger was arrested for distributing birth control information shortly after establishing the first US birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

Israel and Jordan sign peace accord

On October 26, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and his Jordanian counterpart Abdelsalam al-Majali signed the Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The treaty ended a state of war that had existed between the two nations since the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. In addition to other provisions, the accord established normal diplomatic relations, agreed upon borders, and shared water.

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