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News China authorities release detained Sweden rights advocate
China authorities release detained Sweden rights advocate
Jacqueline Jones
January 26, 2016 11:14:19 am

Chinese authorities on Tuesday released and deported Swedish citizen charged with training and funding unlicensed lawyers, after the Swedish embassy expressed concerns over the charges last week. Peter Dahlin had appeared on Chinese national television...

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News Texas grand jury indicts activists behind Planned Parenthood video
Texas grand jury indicts activists behind Planned Parenthood video
Jacqueline Jones
January 26, 2016 10:47:29 am

A Texas grand jury has found no criminal wrongdoing by Planned Parenthood over allegations of selling fetal tissue, instead indicting two activists responsible for releasing videos that spurred the allegations. Harris County District Attorney Devon...

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News Central African Republic court certifies first round of presidential election results
Central African Republic court certifies first round of presidential election results
William Helbling
January 26, 2016 10:20:17 am

The Central Africa Republic (CAR) constitutional court on Monday certified the results of the first round of the recent presidential vote, resulting in a runoff between two former prime ministers. The election results reported that Anicet Georges...

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News Supreme Court: sufficiency challenges should not be based on jury instructions
Supreme Court: sufficiency challenges should not be based on jury instructions
Alexandra Farone
January 25, 2016 04:48:56 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Musacchio v. US that sufficiency of the evidence appeals should not be based on the elements in an erroneous jury instruction, but rather on the elements...

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News Supreme Court rules equitable tolling does not apply to tribe’s contract claim
Supreme Court rules equitable tolling does not apply to tribe’s contract claim
Bradley McAllister
January 25, 2016 03:14:34 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin v. United States that equitable tolling does not apply to the presentment of a tribe's contract claim. The Menominee Tribe...

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News Supreme Court rules for energy commission over wholesale demand response
Supreme Court rules for energy commission over wholesale demand response
Bradley McAllister
January 25, 2016 12:37:44 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Monday in favor of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) in the case of FERC v. EPSA , upholding a 2011 rule regulating the market for...

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News Supreme Court: ruling against mandatory juvenile life sentences applies retroactively
Supreme Court: ruling against mandatory juvenile life sentences applies retroactively
Taylor Isaac
January 25, 2016 11:42:10 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Montgomery v. Louisiana that a landmark decision banning mandatory sentences of life without parole for juveniles should apply retroactively. The Supreme Court reached that decision ...

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News Mexico authorities arrest 3 suspects in ‘missing 43’ investigation
Mexico authorities arrest 3 suspects in ‘missing 43’ investigation
Matthew Santiago
January 25, 2016 11:38:49 am

Three men were arrested on Saturday for their possible connection to the disappearance of 43 Mexican students in September 2014. Mexican authorities claim the suspects are members of Guerreros Unidos , a local drug cartel...

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News Supreme Court declines to rule on North Dakota abortion law
Supreme Court declines to rule on North Dakota abortion law
Taylor Isaac
January 25, 2016 11:10:22 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in a case regarding a North Dakota law that would ban abortion as soon as a heartbeat is detectable, as early as six weeks. The Abortion Control...

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News Former Bangladesh PM ordered to appear in court following sedition charges
Former Bangladesh PM ordered to appear in court following sedition charges
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
January 25, 2016 10:56:54 am

Former Bangladesh prime minster Khaleda Zia was ordered to appear in court following charges of sedition on Monday. The suit against Zia was filed by Momtaz Uddin Ahmad Mehdi, a lawyer with the Bangladesh Supreme Court...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Gandhi commits his first act of civil disobedience

On June 7, 1893, Mohandas Gandhi committed his first act of civil disobedience in South Africa. Because he was an Indian, Gandhi was ordered to move to the third class section of a train, despite holding a first-class ticket. When he refused, Gandhi was thrown off of the train. Gandhi would go on to organize efforts by Indians living in South Africa to oppose racial discrimination thereby founding the Natal Indian Congress. He would then return to his native India to lead its drive for independence from Great Britain. Learn more about the Natal Indian Congress from the South African History Archive.

US Supreme Court ruled contraceptive use protected by privacy right

On June 7, 1965, in Griswold v. Connecticut, the US Supreme Court held that the use of contraceptives was protected by the constitutional right of privacy.

Learn more about the impact of this case from the Planned Parenthood Federation of America.

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