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News Romania council rejects changes to anti-corruption laws
Romania council rejects changes to anti-corruption laws
Steven Wildberger
June 16, 2015 07:40:33 am

Romania's Superior Magistrates' Council on Monday rejected 22 proposals that would have made it harder to fight top-level corruption. The proposals, developed by the governing Social Democratic Party , would have changed the law...

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News Sudan president leaves South Africa despite court order
Sudan president leaves South Africa despite court order
Devin Montgomery
June 15, 2015 04:25:38 pm

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir was allowed to leave South Africa on Monday, despite a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court that he should be kept in the country because of International Criminal Court...

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News Amnesty urges world leaders to act on refugee crisis
Amnesty urges world leaders to act on refugee crisis
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 15, 2015 03:36:14 pm

The world is facing its worst refugee crisis since World War II , Amnesty International (AI) said Monday, calling on world leaders to reform domestic and international policies. AI released a new briefing Monday ahead...

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News Supreme Court to hear cases involving tribal courts, prisoners’ court fees
Supreme Court to hear cases involving tribal courts, prisoners’ court fees
Devin Montgomery
June 15, 2015 02:02:48 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on whether tribal courts can hear civil cases involving non-Indian businesses that have contractual agreements...

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News Supreme Court lets decision blocking North Carolina abortion ultrasound law stand
Supreme Court lets decision blocking North Carolina abortion ultrasound law stand
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 15, 2015 02:01:39 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Walker-McGill v. Stuart , letting stand a decision blocking North Carolina's abortion ultrasound requirement. The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit...

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News Supreme Court rules woman cannot protest husband’s visa denial
Supreme Court rules woman cannot protest husband’s visa denial
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 15, 2015 11:41:55 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Monday in Kerry v. Din that the government's denial of a man's visa application did not violate his wife's constitutional rights. Respondent Fauzia Din, an American citizen from...

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News Supreme court rules in bankruptcy fee defense case
Supreme court rules in bankruptcy fee defense case
Devin Montgomery
June 15, 2015 11:24:18 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday in Baker Botts v. ASARCO that law firms representing those undergoing bankruptcy proceedings cannot recoup fees incurred when defending the fees they originally charged their client....

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News Supreme Court rules in immigration case
Supreme Court rules in immigration case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 15, 2015 10:33:45 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Mata v. Lynch that a federal appeals court has jurisdiction to review the Board of Immigration Appeals' (BIA) rejection of an alien's motion to reopen his...

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News UN Watch: Military group finds Israel acted defensively, reasonably in Gaza conflict
UN Watch: Military group finds Israel acted defensively, reasonably in Gaza conflict
Devin Montgomery
June 15, 2015 09:44:04 am

An international group of high-ranking military officials and diplomats has found that Israel met or exceeded international standards during its 2014 conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to a report from the group published by UN Watch...

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News South Africa court bars Sudan president from leaving country
South Africa court bars Sudan president from leaving country
Dominic Yobbi
June 14, 2015 05:07:19 pm

A judge for South Africa's high court on Sunday issued an order barring Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir , who has an international warrant out for his arrest, from leaving the country. Bashir, who was visiting South Africa for...

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Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court

On February 15, 1879, US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879. Learn more about Belva Lockwood.

British Labour Party founded

On February 15, 1906, the British Labour Party was organized. By the 1920's, Labour had surpassed the Liberal Party to become the primary opposition to the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Today, the government is controlled by Labour, headed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

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