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News Federal appeals court finds ban on ‘issue ads’ unconstitutional
Federal appeals court finds ban on ‘issue ads’ unconstitutional
Mark Casper
August 27, 2016 08:18:28 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has struck down a ban on non-commercial ads at Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) for violating the first First Amendment. The National Association for the Advancement of Colored...

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France court overturns ‘burkini’ swimsuit ban
Mark Casper
August 26, 2016 03:21:48 pm

France's highest administrative court, the Council of State on Friday overturned the ban on full-body "burkini" swimsuits in the French city of Cannes. The court held that imposing a...

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News Ohio top court rules prior juvenile charges cannot be used to increase sentences
Ohio top court rules prior juvenile charges cannot be used to increase sentences
Mark Casper
August 26, 2016 11:26:47 am

The Ohio Supreme Court ruled Thursday that courts cannot use prior juvenile charges to enhance the sentence of an adult criminal offender. In a 4-3 decision, the court held that using prior juvenile charges to enhance sentencing...

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UN: Syria wracked by chemical warfare
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 26, 2016 10:15:00 am

United Nations (UN) Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon submitted a report issued together with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons yesterday detailing an in-depth investigation into chemical warfare used by ISIS and...

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UN High Commissioner calls for creation of independent international body
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
August 26, 2016 10:14:30 am

The UN High Commissioner for human rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein , on Thursday called on the international community to establish an independent international body for conducting comprehensive investigations of human rights violations in Yemen. This call...

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Vice President Biden expects Guantanamo to close before president leaves office
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
August 26, 2016 09:58:21 am

Vice President Joe Biden stated at a press conference in Sweden on Thursday that he hopes and expects that the Guantanamo Bay prison will be closed before President Barack Obama leaves office. The Vice President's remarks come a...

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Brazil Senate begins impeachment trial of president
Alonso Diaz
August 26, 2016 09:41:36 am

The Brazilian Senate began the impeachment trial of President Dilma Rousseff on Thursday. The suspended president is scheduled to testify on Monday and has been reported to be increasingly isolated. Brazilian Vice President Michel...

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Colombia and FARC rebels finalize peace agreement
Alonso Diaz
August 26, 2016 09:37:27 am

The Colombian government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia- People's Army reached a peace agreement on Wednesday. The agreement in Havana, Cuba ends an over 50 year conflict between the FARC...

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Israel clears troops in deadly 2014 airstrike near UN school
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
August 26, 2016 09:26:20 am

The legal branch of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) published a report yesterday that was the fifth in a series detailing the findings of investigations into the 2014 Gaza war. The report released the results of...

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NLRB: student assistants are statutory employees
Kasey Tuttle
August 25, 2016 11:15:05 am

The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) determined 3-1 Tuesday that student assistants working at private colleges are statutory employees covered by the National Labor Relations Act. The case was filed by graduate students at Columbia University...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

Learn more about the trial of John Austin.

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