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News Supreme Court rules abortion clinic buffer zone violates First Amendment
Supreme Court rules abortion clinic buffer zone violates First Amendment
William Hibbitts | JURIST Deputy Editorial Director
June 26, 2014 10:48:39 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Thursday that a Massachusetts law creating a 35-foot protester-free buffer zone around the entrance or driveway of an abortion clinic is unconstitutional. In McCullen v. Coakley the court...

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News UN rights experts urge Israel not to legalize force feeding of prisoners
UN rights experts urge Israel not to legalize force feeding of prisoners
Peter Snyder
June 26, 2014 10:44:36 am

UN Special Rapporteurs on torture and the right to health, Juan Mendez and Anand Grover, on Wednesday urged the Knesset , the Israeli Parliament, to withdraw proposed amendments to the Prisons Act which would allow the...

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News Congo militia leader drops ICC appeal
Congo militia leader drops ICC appeal
Peter Snyder
June 26, 2014 09:16:12 am

Defense counsel for convicted war criminal Germain Katanga discontinued their appeal Wednesday, effectively finalizing the International Criminal Court's judgment against him in March. Katanga, the alleged commander of the Democratic Republic of the...

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News UN rights experts condemn Detroit water cut-offs
UN rights experts condemn Detroit water cut-offs
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 26, 2014 08:17:38 am

Three UN rights experts on Wednesday condemned the city of Detroit's Water and Sewage Department (DWSD) disconnection of water services for failure to pay due to lack of means as a violation of human rights....

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News Federal judge rules no-fly list unconstitutional
Federal judge rules no-fly list unconstitutional
Dominic Yobbi
June 26, 2014 08:09:17 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Oregon ruled Tuesday that the government's practice of adding people to a no-fly list is unconstitutional. US District Judge Anna Brown ruled that the...

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News Federal appeals court upholds ruling striking down Utah same-sex marriage ban
Federal appeals court upholds ruling striking down Utah same-sex marriage ban
Julie Deisher-Edwards
June 26, 2014 07:08:12 am

A panel of judges sitting for the US Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit on Wednesday upheld a lower court's ruling striking down Utah's constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage. The US District Court for...

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News Former Madoff accountant pleads guilty to aiding in scheme
Former Madoff accountant pleads guilty to aiding in scheme
Dominic Yobbi
June 26, 2014 06:48:24 am

A former accountant for Bernard Madoff pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges connected to Madoff's multibillion dollar Ponzi scheme. Paul Konigsberg, a 78-year-old former senior tax partner at Konigsberg Wolf & Co and the last...

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News Federal judge strikes down Indiana same-sex marriage ban
Federal judge strikes down Indiana same-sex marriage ban
William Hibbitts | JURIST Deputy Editorial Director
June 25, 2014 03:07:24 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana on Wednesday struck down Indiana's ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional. Three lawsuits, including one filed by the American Civil...

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News Supreme Court rules for Fifth Third employees in retirement fund case
Supreme Court rules for Fifth Third employees in retirement fund case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 25, 2014 01:27:33 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Fifth Third Bancorp v. Dudenhoeffer that employees of Fifth Third Bank can proceed with a lawsuit for breach of fiduciary duties over an...

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News Supreme Court rules warrant required to search arrestee’s cell phone
Supreme Court rules warrant required to search arrestee’s cell phone
William Hibbitts | JURIST Deputy Editorial Director
June 25, 2014 12:00:48 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that police officers must obtain a warrant before searching a person's cell phone data, even at the time of arrest. In Riley v. California and United States v. Wurie...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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