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News Federal judge strikes down Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ban
Federal judge strikes down Pennsylvania same-sex marriage ban
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 20, 2014 02:31:33 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania on Tuesday struck down Pennsylvania's ban on same-sex marriage . The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed...

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News Thailand armed forces impose martial law
Thailand armed forces impose martial law
Peter Snyder
May 20, 2014 11:09:17 am

The Thai military declared martial law in the Southeast Asian nation on Tuesday. Commander of the Thai army, General Prayuth Chan-ocha, has stated that the army's declaration is not a coup but will remain in place until...

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News Credit Suisse pleads guilty to criminal charge in DOJ tax investigation
Credit Suisse pleads guilty to criminal charge in DOJ tax investigation
Peter Snyder
May 20, 2014 10:29:55 am

Swiss bank Credit Suisse pleaded guilty Monday to a criminal charge for its role in helping Americans avoid taxes, according to a speech from US Attorney General Eric Holder . Credit Suisse will pay a...

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News Georgia high court rules source of execution drugs can remain secret
Georgia high court rules source of execution drugs can remain secret
Kimberly Bennett
May 20, 2014 09:16:34 am

The Supreme Court of Georgia ruled Monday that a state law that makes the identity of an execution drug supplier a "confidential state secret" is constitutional. In a 5-2 decision, the court reversed a lower...

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News US charges five Chinese army officers in cyber espionage case
US charges five Chinese army officers in cyber espionage case
Kimberly Bennett
May 20, 2014 08:52:55 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday announced that a grand jury in the Western District of Pennsylvania brought hacking charges against the Chinese nationals in a case of cyber espionage. The indictment [text,...

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News Radical Muslim cleric found guilty of terrorism charges
Radical Muslim cleric found guilty of terrorism charges
Taylor Gillan
May 20, 2014 08:08:54 am

A jury for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Monday convicted Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri of supporting terrorism. Al-Masri was found guilty...

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News Federal judge strikes down Oregon same-sex marriage ban
Federal judge strikes down Oregon same-sex marriage ban
Taylor Gillan
May 20, 2014 07:00:22 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon on Monday struck down Oregon's voter-approved ban on same-sex marriage, saying that the ban could not be enforced because it unconstitutionally discriminates against...

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News Supreme Court allows copyright suit against MGM
Supreme Court allows copyright suit against MGM
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 19, 2014 03:11:15 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in Petrella v. MGM that a copyright suit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) over recent profits from the 1980 film Raging Bull may go...

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News Supreme Court to rule on prohibited personnel practices
Supreme Court to rule on prohibited personnel practices
Addison Morris
May 19, 2014 11:30:09 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in Department of Homeland Security v. MacLean to determine whether the code of Prohibited Personnel Practices can bar...

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News Egypt court acquits Muslim Brotherhood supporters in mass trial
Egypt court acquits Muslim Brotherhood supporters in mass trial
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 19, 2014 10:56:55 am

An Egyptian court on Monday acquitted 169 Muslim Brotherhood supporters on charges relating to the violence following the ouster of president Mohammed Morsi last year. The men had been...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Cuba leases Guantanamo Bay to the US in perpetuity

On February 23, 1903, Cuba leased Guantanamo Bay to the United States "in perpetuity" as part of the Cuban-American Treaty. The United States subsequently used the lease to establish a Naval Base at Guantanamo. With the US invasion of Afghanistan in October 2001, a military prison was built at Guantanamo to house prisoners of war and terrorism suspects captured by American forces, becoming the subject of much controversy over its detentions without trial.

NAACP founder W.E.B. DuBois born

W.E.B. DuBois, founder of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), was born on February 23, 1868. Review the W.E.B. DuBois Papers at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and released FBI files on DuBois kept because of his affiliation with "communist front groups."

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