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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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News France court overturns ‘burkini’ swimsuit ban
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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News UN: Syria wracked by chemical warfare
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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News UN High Commissioner calls for creation of independent international body
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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News Vice President Biden expects Guantanamo to close before president leaves office
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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News Brazil Senate begins impeachment trial of president
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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News Colombia and FARC rebels finalize peace agreement
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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News Israel clears troops in deadly 2014 airstrike near UN school
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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News NLRB: student assistants are statutory employees
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

UK parliament rejected J.S. Mill's proposal to give women the vote

On May 20, 1867, the British Parliament rejected by 196-73 an amendment to the 1867 Reform Act presented by John Stuart Mill that would have permitted women to vote. Review Mill's 1869 work The Subjection of Women.

Supreme Court applies Free Exercise Clause to state governments

On May 20, 1940, the United States Supreme Court held that the Free Exercise Clause of the First Amendment applied to state governments in Cantwell v. Connecticut under the incorporation doctrine, which applied the protections of the Bill of Rights to state governments through the Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment. Learn more about the Incorporation Doctrine from the Cornell Law Schools' Legal Information Institute.

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