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News Apple files objections to order to unlock iPhone
Apple files objections to order to unlock iPhone
Alexis Wheeler
February 26, 2016 12:06:23 pm

Apple filed a brief in the US District Court for the Central District of California Thursday in opposition of the US government's request for the company to unlock the iPhone of San Bernardino shooter...

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News Italy senate approves civil unions bill
Italy senate approves civil unions bill
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 26, 2016 11:53:55 am

The Italian Senate , using a confidence motion in parliament on Thursday, voted 173-71 to approve a bill permitting civil unions for same-sex and heterosexual couples. The approved bill...

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News States ask Supreme Court to block EPA regulation on power plant pollution
States ask Supreme Court to block EPA regulation on power plant pollution
Mark Casper
February 26, 2016 11:12:30 am

Michigan, joined by 19 other states, filed an application in the US Supreme Court this week to enjoin the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS) pending a petition for certiorari. MATS, which requires...

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News UN rights chief expresses ‘serious concern’ over security measures adopted by European nations
UN rights chief expresses ‘serious concern’ over security measures adopted by European nations
Brittany Felder
February 26, 2016 06:33:53 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Thursday expressed "serious concern" at the recent adoption of security measures by several European countries by joint agreement . The measures were adopted at a...

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News Canada judge rules medical marijuana patients may grown own plants
Canada judge rules medical marijuana patients may grown own plants
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 25, 2016 12:16:59 pm

A judge for the Vancouver Federal Court ruled Wednesday that medical marijuana patients have a constitutional right to grow their own cannabis, striking down a ban introduced by Canada's previous Conservative government. The case came to...

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News Indiana Senate commitee approves bill restricting abortions
Indiana Senate commitee approves bill restricting abortions
William Helbling
February 25, 2016 11:52:48 am

The Indiana Senate on Wednesday released a bill from committee that would ban abortions based on genetic disabilities and would also require aborted or miscarried fetuses to be cremated or interred. The Senate Health and...

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UN report: Libya abuses may amount to war crimes
Miracle Jones
February 25, 2016 11:44:35 am

The UN released a report on Thursday detailing a "litany of violations and abuses" being committed by both state and non-state actors in the current Libyan conflict that may amount to war crimes. The report , compiled...

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News Federal judge approves nearly $1 billion settlement between US government, tribes
Federal judge approves nearly $1 billion settlement between US government, tribes
Taylor Gillan
February 25, 2016 11:25:05 am

A New Mexico federal judge on Tuesday approved an almost $1 billion settlement between the Obama administration and Native American tribes, attorneys for the tribes learned Wednesday. The tribes claimed that the US government...

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News Hungary to hold referendum on migrant quotas
Hungary to hold referendum on migrant quotas
William Helbling
February 25, 2016 10:49:13 am

The Hungary government on Wednesday announced it will hold a referendum to determine if the country will accept the EU migrant quota. Prime Minister Viktor Orban announced the referendum and stressed that the EU migrant quota should...

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Federal appeals court allows Louisiana to enforce abortion restrictions
Taylor Gillan
February 25, 2016 10:34:11 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled Wednesday that Louisiana may enforce an abortion law from 2014 which critics say will result in the closing of most of the state's abortion clinics. The law,...

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McKinley assassin put on trial

On September 23, 1901, Leon Czolgosz was put on trial for assassinating US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Learn more about the legal aftermath of the McKinley assassination from the University of Buffalo Libraries.

Karlstad Treaty splits union of Norway and Sweden

On September 23, 1905, negotiations on the Karlstad Treaty ended with an agreement to split the union of Sweden and Norway. The accord was then approved by Norway's parliament on October 9 and by Sweden's on October 13. Learn more about the former Union of Sweden and Norway.

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