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News Supreme Court hears arguments in employment discrimination case
Supreme Court hears arguments in employment discrimination case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 30, 2015 05:12:42 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday. In Green v. Brennan the court heard arguments to determine whether, under federal employment discrimination law, the filing period for a constructive...

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News UNICEF urges aid for 1.2 million children in Central African Republic
UNICEF urges aid for 1.2 million children in Central African Republic
Alexis Wheeler
November 30, 2015 02:20:24 pm

UNICEF on Friday called for aid to approximately 1.2 million children distressed by conflict in the Central African Republic (CAR) . Violence has persisted in the CAR since the predominately Muslim-based Seleka rebels ousted former...

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News Amnesty: El Salvador abortion law breeding ‘atmosphere of fear’
Amnesty: El Salvador abortion law breeding ‘atmosphere of fear’
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
November 30, 2015 12:18:19 pm

El Salvador's complete ban on abortion negatively affects not only women and girls, but also their families, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report released Monday. The report indicates that...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear Mexican states’ appeal in oil spill case
Supreme Court declines to hear Mexican states’ appeal in oil spill case
Justin Cosgrove
November 30, 2015 11:50:09 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in an appeal by Mexican states attempting to sue BP over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. The court let stand a lower court ruling in Veracruz,...

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News Sweden court rules against forcing ISPs to block Pirate Bay
Sweden court rules against forcing ISPs to block Pirate Bay
Alonso Diaz
November 30, 2015 10:32:02 am

Stockholm's district court on Friday, ruled against forcing Internet Service Providers (ISPs) to block The Pirate Bay and Swefilmer, a file sharing and streaming website, respectively. The plaintiffs, Swedish Film Industry, Nordisk Film, Universal Music, Sony...

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News Israel Court convicts two minors of murder of Palestinian
Israel Court convicts two minors of murder of Palestinian
Brittany Felder
November 30, 2015 09:25:59 am

An Israeli court on Monday found two Israeli minors guilty of murdering and kidnapping Mohammed Abu Khdeir, a Palestinian minor, in 2014 in Jerusalem. The minors, whose names were not mentioned in court proceedings , will face...

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News Northern Ireland court: restrictive abortion laws violate human rights
Northern Ireland court: restrictive abortion laws violate human rights
Brittany Felder
November 30, 2015 09:11:10 am

The High Court in Belfast on Monday ruled that Northern Ireland's abortion laws, which only allow abortion when the mother faces the risk of death or serious injury, is a violation of human rights. The court...

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News Federal judge dismisses discrimination lawsuit against ‘Muslim free’ gun store
Federal judge dismisses discrimination lawsuit against ‘Muslim free’ gun store
Dominic Yobbi
November 29, 2015 04:24:58 pm

A federal judge has dismissed a discrimination lawsuit filed against a gun store owner that deemed his store a "Muslim Free Zone." Judge Beth Bloom of the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida [official...

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News UN rights expert urges Honduras to increase efforts to curb violence
UN rights expert urges Honduras to increase efforts to curb violence
Dominic Yobbi
November 29, 2015 04:05:25 pm

A UN humans rights expert on Friday urged the government of Honduras to increase its efforts to put a stop to an "internal displacement epidemic" caused by organized and gang violence throughout the country, as well as...

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News UN rights chief urges protection for Venezuela opposition after assassination
UN rights chief urges protection for Venezuela opposition after assassination
Jacqueline Jones
November 29, 2015 01:58:12 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Friday called for the protection of political oppositions associated with the assassinated Venezuelan opposition leader, Luis Diaz. Diaz was shot while on stage with jailed opposition...

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Dred Scott decided

On March 6, 1857, the US Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford, holding that black people—slaves as well as free—were not and could never become citizens of the United States and that the 1820 Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Learn more about the Dred Scott case from Washington University in St. Louis (the city where Dred Scott initially filed his suit for freedom and had his case first tried). Review a selection of contemporary newspaper editorials reacting to the decision.

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