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News Supreme Court to rule on federal employee health insurance
Supreme Court to rule on federal employee health insurance
Miracle Jones
November 6, 2016 03:22:41 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in Coventry Health Care of Missouri, Inc. v. Nevils to determine if health care companies are precluded from recouping reimbursements under the Federal Employee...

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News Federal judge rules Title VII protections extend to sexual orientation
Federal judge rules Title VII protections extend to sexual orientation
Miracle Jones
November 6, 2016 02:51:22 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania ruled Friday that Title VII's protection from employment discrimination based on sex extends to sexual orientation. The ruling came as the court refused...

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News Federal judge declines to find GOP engaging in poll intimidation
Federal judge declines to find GOP engaging in poll intimidation
Mark Casper
November 6, 2016 01:15:39 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of New Jersey declined to rule Saturday that the Republican National Committee (RNC) has engaged in poll intimidation. The decision was spurred...

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News Supreme Court rules in favor of Arizona ban on ‘ballot harvesting’
Supreme Court rules in favor of Arizona ban on ‘ballot harvesting’
Mark Casper
November 6, 2016 10:00:00 am

Following an emergency application filed by the state of Arizona, the US Supreme Court issued an order Saturday allowing Arizona's "ballot harvesting" law to remain in effect, overturning a ruling by the US Court of Appeals for...

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News Ivory Coast court upholds constitutional referendum results
Ivory Coast court upholds constitutional referendum results
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 5, 2016 04:21:19 pm

The Ivory Coast Constitutional Council on Friday affirmed the results of a referendum backing a new constitution, rejecting requests from several political parties, including that of former president Laurent Gbagbo , who boycotted the vote that the referendum be...

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News Federal judge allows ‘ballot selfies’ in Colorado
Federal judge allows ‘ballot selfies’ in Colorado
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 5, 2016 02:00:40 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Colorado on Friday blocked Colorado officials from enforcing laws that prosecute or cite voters who take selfies at the ballots. Colorado Rev. Stat. § 1-13-712(1)...

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News Turkish government arrests opposition party leaders
Turkish government arrests opposition party leaders
Steven Wildberger
November 5, 2016 12:24:38 pm

The Turkish Government on Friday arrested eight pro-Kurdish political party members, including the party's two leaders Selahattin Demirtas and Figen Yuksekdag, then arrested an additional nine party members Saturday. All arrestees are members of the...

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News Kansas judge invalidates dual-registration voting system
Kansas judge invalidates dual-registration voting system
Steven Wildberger
November 5, 2016 12:01:04 pm

Kansas district court judge Larry Hendricks on Friday ordered a stop to Kansas' voting registration system that would have prevented more than 18,000 people from voting in federal elections for failing to follow particular registration...

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News Federal judge rejects challenge to New York ‘ballot selfie’ ban
Federal judge rejects challenge to New York ‘ballot selfie’ ban
Matthew Santiago
November 4, 2016 06:30:18 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday denied a motion for preliminary injunction challenging the New York law that makes it a misdemeanor...

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News Rights group urges EU to address Hungary’s attack on human rights
Rights group urges EU to address Hungary’s attack on human rights
Matthew Santiago
November 4, 2016 05:56:58 pm

The International Federation for Human Rights (FIDH) on Friday urged the EU to better address Hungary's "sustained attack" on human rights and democracy since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Slave trade abolished in Britain

A British bill abolishing the slave trade became law on March 25, 1807.

Learn more about slavery and the slave trade in Britain.

Scottsboro Boys arrested

On March 25, 1931, nine black teenagers were arrested in Paint Rock, Alabama for allegedly raping two white women. Twelve days later, the young men were put on trial in the nearby town of Scottsboro. After numerous the proceedings culminated in two landmark decisions by the US Supreme Court, Powell v. Alabama and Norris v. Alabama. Ultimately, the death sentences issued by the jury were overturned, but the defendants were nonetheless sent to prison. The trials of the Scottsboro Boys have come to symbolize the role of race in the criminal justice system of the Jim Crow South. Read a history of the trials of the Scottsboro Boys, as composed by Law Professor Douglas O. Linder of the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

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