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News Supreme Court to rule on Jerusalem birthplace law
Supreme Court to rule on Jerusalem birthplace law
Benjamin Minegar
April 21, 2014 10:57:20 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in three cases slated for argument during the October 2014 term. In Zivotofsky v. Kerry , the court will address the constitutionality of a federal...

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News South Sudan rebels engaged in ethnic killings: UN
South Sudan rebels engaged in ethnic killings: UN
Benjamin Minegar
April 21, 2014 10:28:22 am

The UN Mission in South Sudan (UNMISS) on Monday alleged that armed rebels engaged in ethnically targeted killings during a raid on the northern city of Bentiu last week, resulting in more than 200...

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News Federal appeals court upholds controversial Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Federal appeals court upholds controversial Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 20, 2014 03:15:20 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Friday upheld Wisconsin's controversial Budget Repair Bill which significantly limits the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions. Two unions representing the...

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News Egypt court sentences 23 Islamists to prison
Egypt court sentences 23 Islamists to prison
Elizabeth LaForgia
April 20, 2014 02:23:00 pm

An Egyptian court on Saturday sentenced 23 people, alleged to be members of the banned Muslim Brotherhood , to three and a half years each in prison. The accused were imprisoned in connection with protests...

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News Proposed Brazil anti-terrorism law sparks human rights concerns
Proposed Brazil anti-terrorism law sparks human rights concerns
Bradley McAllister
April 20, 2014 12:41:37 pm

A new anti-terrorism bill presented in the Brazilian National Congress on Saturday shortly before the 2014 World Cup is scheduled to begin in June has raised concern among human rights groups who allege the law...

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Chief Justice refuses to stay drug patent ruling
Matthew Pomy
April 19, 2014 01:59:06 pm

US Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts denied the request of Teva Pharmaceuticals USA for a stay on the lower court ruling. The appeals court's ruling made Teva's Copaxone drug available to be...

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News Alaska high court says prisons must protect inmates from violence
Alaska high court says prisons must protect inmates from violence
Matthew Pomy
April 19, 2014 01:13:25 pm

The Alaska Supreme Court ruled on Friday that prisons have a duty to protect inmates from violence at the hands of other inmates . The ruling will allow a lawsuit by a former inmate, Richard Mattox,...

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News Obama signs law banning entry for UN ambassadors with terrorist affiliations
Obama signs law banning entry for UN ambassadors with terrorist affiliations
Nicholas Tomsho
April 19, 2014 12:00:00 pm

US President Barack Obama on Friday signed into law a bill that bars entry for any UN ambassadors who have engaged in "terrorist activity." The law has been seen as a response to Iran's...

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News Iowa Supreme Court: Mother needed court approval of vasectomy for mentally disabled son
Iowa Supreme Court: Mother needed court approval of vasectomy for mentally disabled son
Nicholas Tomsho
April 19, 2014 11:00:00 am

The Iowa Supreme Court ruled on Friday that an Iowa mother should have sought court approval before arranging a vasectomy for her mentally disabled son. The court held unanimously that a vasectomy is a "major...

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News ICC summons witnesses in trial of Kenya VP Ruto
ICC summons witnesses in trial of Kenya VP Ruto
Dominic Yobbi
April 18, 2014 02:30:22 pm

The International Criminal Court on Thursday granted the prosecution's request to subpoena eight Kenyan witnesses in the trial of Kenyan Vice President William Ruto . The witnesses are no...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

St. Ives, patron saint of lawyers, died

St. Ives, Paris student of the civil law, advocate of the poor, and patron saint of lawyers died on May 19, 1303.

Learn more about St. Ives in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Mexico ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

On May 19, 1848, Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded roughly half of Mexico's territory to the United States. Learn more about the Mexican-American War from the US Library of Congress.

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