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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

US spy Nathan Hale executed in New York

US spy Nathan Hale was executed on September 22, 1776 after he was captured by British forces during the American Revolutionary War. Hale went to British-occupied New York City to gather intelligence on military operations. He was captured and executed within a month, purportedly declaring "I only regret that I have but one life to lose for my country" before his death at the age of 21. Learn more from the American Battlefield Trust.

Eight executed for witchcraft in Salem

On September 22, 1692, two men and six women were executed for witchcraft in Salem, Massachusetts. Read more about the Salem witchcraft trials in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Queen Victoria becomes the longest-reigning monarch in UK history

On September 22, 1896, Queen Victoria became the longest-reigning monarch in English history. One of the country's most successful rulers, Victoria oversaw the expansion of the British Empire to its greatest height of power during her reign of 63 years and 7 months. Read Victoria's speeches to the British Parliament from Archive.org.

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