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News Former civil rights lawyer released from US prison
Former civil rights lawyer released from US prison
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 3, 2014 10:02:12 am

Former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart was released from prison on Tuesday after a federal judge ordered the "compassionate release." Judge John Koeltl granted the motion after it was filed Tuesday, finding...

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News Federal judge upholds most of New York gun law
Federal judge upholds most of New York gun law
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 2, 2014 03:49:42 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of New York on Tuesday upheld New York's strict gun law as constitutional but struck down a provision prohibiting gun owners to load more...

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News Utah AG asks Supreme Court to stay same-sex marriage order
Utah AG asks Supreme Court to stay same-sex marriage order
Elizabeth LaForgia
January 2, 2014 02:32:49 pm

The Utah Attorney General filed an application for stay with the US Supreme Court on Tuesday to block same-sex marriages pending the state's appeal of a US district judge's December 20 decision [JURIST...

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News India president signs anti-corruption bill
India president signs anti-corruption bill
Nicholas Tomsho
January 2, 2014 01:09:12 pm

Indian President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday signed into law a landmark anti-graft bill passed by parliament in December. The new law creates a corruption ombudsman with extensive power to prosecute politicians and civil servants to...

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News Last Uighur prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay
Last Uighur prisoners released from Guantanamo Bay
Nicholas Tomsho
January 2, 2014 12:00:03 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Tuesday that three Uighur Muslim detainees were transferred to Slovakia from the Guantanamo Bay military prison. The detainees, Yusef Abbas, Saidullah Khalik and Hajiakbar Abdul Ghuper, were the...

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News Federal court dismisses suspicionless laptop search lawsuit
Federal court dismisses suspicionless laptop search lawsuit
Kimberly Bennett
January 1, 2014 03:44:46 pm

The US District Court for the Eastern District of New York on Tuesday dismissed a complaint challenging the US government's search of a laptop without reasonable suspicion. The complaint was filed by the...

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News Supreme Court justice blocks contraception mandate in lawsuit
Supreme Court justice blocks contraception mandate in lawsuit
Rebecca DiLeonardo
January 1, 2014 01:43:24 pm

US Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor issued an emergency temporary injunction on Tuesday blocking the enforcement of the contraception mandate in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) against the religious...

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News Federal judge approves release of former civil rights lawyer
Federal judge approves release of former civil rights lawyer
Rebecca DiLeonardo
January 1, 2014 10:44:31 am

A federal judge on Tuesday approved the release of former civil rights lawyer Lynne Stewart after the director of the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) filed a motion requesting her sentence be adjusted to time-served....

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Roe v. Wade decided

On January 22, 1973, the US Supreme Court handed down its split decision in Roe v. Wade, liberalizing abortion.

Listen to the oral arguments from the Oyez Supreme Court multimedia project at Northwestern University and read the Justices' Opinions.

Cuba suspended from OAS

On January 22, 1962, the Organization of American States (OAS) suspended Cuba from the group, following a communist revolution in the island nation. The OAS voted to reinstate Cuba on June 3, 2009, but the Cuban government rejected the offer almost immediately.

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