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News Federal judge dismisses California ‘ballot selfie’ ban challenge
Federal judge dismisses California ‘ballot selfie’ ban challenge
Emelina Perez
November 3, 2016 01:41:14 pm

A federal judge on Wednesday denied a legal challenge to the state's ban on taking personal photos at polling locations, known as "ballot selfies" on election day. The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Northern California ...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on applying federal jurisdiction over foreign governments
Supreme Court hears arguments on applying federal jurisdiction over foreign governments
Ashley Hogan
November 3, 2016 12:59:37 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard oral arguments in the case of Venezuela v. Helmerich & Payne International . The court granted certiorari in June to determine whether the pleading standard for...

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News South Africa court orders release of Zuma corruption report
South Africa court orders release of Zuma corruption report
Ashley Hogan
November 3, 2016 12:31:10 pm

The High Court of South Africa on Wednesday ordered the release of a report on corruption allegations against President Jacob Zuma. The country's former Public Protector, Thuli Madonsela, concluded the report into the possibly corrupt relationship between Zuma and an...

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News UK court rules parliament must vote to leave EU
UK court rules parliament must vote to leave EU
Emelina Perez
November 3, 2016 11:38:57 am

The UK High Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that the UK government cannot make the decision to enact Article 50 to leave the EU without the approval of Parliament, although the court did not give an...

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News UN: France and UK failing to protect rights of children in Calais camp
UN: France and UK failing to protect rights of children in Calais camp
Miracle Jones
November 3, 2016 10:24:32 am

The UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said Tuesday that the governments of France and the UK are failing in their obligation to protect refugee children in the Calais "Jungle" refugee camp. The UNHCR accused the governments of...

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News Iran court sentences former prosecutor to 135 lashes for corruption
Iran court sentences former prosecutor to 135 lashes for corruption
Miracle Jones
November 3, 2016 09:48:52 am

A court in Iran on Tuesday sentenced former prosecutor general Saeed Mortazavi to 135 lashes for corruption, according to the state run media . Mortazavi was a prosecutor who was accused of human rights abuses during the Arab Spring...

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News African Union urged to draft statute for South Sudan hybrid court
African Union urged to draft statute for South Sudan hybrid court
Brittany Felder
November 3, 2016 08:29:53 am

Several South Sudanese organizations co-authored a letter to the African Union Commission (AUC) Tuesday concerning the creation of the Hybrid Court for South Sudan. The letter asked Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, Chairperson of the AUC, to draft a...

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News HRW: intimidation of opposition leaders threatens fair election in Gambia
HRW: intimidation of opposition leaders threatens fair election in Gambia
Brittany Felder
November 3, 2016 07:16:49 am

There is "o hope" for a fair election in Gambia due to widespread intimidation and violence towards the opposition, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said Wednesday. The report, titled "More Fear than Fair," details the increase of...

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Federal appeals court rejects RJ Reynolds appeal over corrective warning statements
Justin Cosgrove
November 2, 2016 01:58:05 pm

A federal appeals court ruled Tuesday against RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co.'s appeal citing that they waited too long. Reynolds appealed a decision by a federal judge who rules that Reynolds was required to...

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Venezuela national assembly suspends trial against president
Alexis Wheeler
November 2, 2016 12:29:01 pm

The National Assembly of Venezuela has postponed a symbolic trial of President Nicolás Maduro in an effort to ease political tension in the nation. Maduro welcomed the decision saying he...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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