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News Georgia appeals court overturns denial of transgender name changes
Georgia appeals court overturns denial of transgender name changes
Erik Slobe
January 20, 2017 01:39:59 pm

The Court of Appeals of Georgia on Friday overturned the Columbia County trial court's denial of name change petitions of two transgender individuals. Rowan Elijah Feldhaus, born Rebecca Elizabeth Feldhaus, filed a petition for a name change in...

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Brazil Supreme Court justice dies in plane crash
Autumn Callan
January 20, 2017 01:24:04 pm

Brazilian Supreme Court justice Teori Zavascki died in a small plane crash Thursday. Also aboard the plane were Alberto Filgueiras, a longtime friend of Zavascki and owner of the aircraft, as well as the pilot, a...

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Uber ordered to pay $20 million for misleading recruitment information
William Theisen
January 20, 2017 01:18:36 pm

The US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced on Thursday that Uber Technologies agreed to pay $20 million to settle a claim that the ride-hailing company had engaged in misleading tactics to recruit new drivers....

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Largest servicer of US student loans facing lawsuits
Elizabeth Lowman
January 20, 2017 12:44:33 pm

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing Navient , the largest servicer of US student loans. The CFPB alleged that Navient "fail borrowers at every stage of repayment" in a press release on Wednesday....

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Four Guantanamo detainees transferred on Obama’s final day in office
William Theisen
January 20, 2017 12:29:56 pm

The US Department of Defense announced the transfer of four Guantanamo prisoners Thursday. Jabran al Qahtani will be sent to Saudi Arabia , while Ravil Mingazov, Haji Wali Muhammed, and Yassim Qasim Mohammed Ismail Qasim will be...

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Mexico drug lord ‘El Chapo’ extradited to US
Elizabeth Lowman
January 20, 2017 12:09:45 pm

The Mexican drug lord Joaquín "El Chapo" Guzmán was extradited to the US on Thursday night after his appeal to prevent extradition was denied by a Mexican court. Guzmán , who ran the largest drug cartel in Mexico, previously...

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ACLU seeks Trump records in connection with potential conflicts of interest
Lawrenz Fares
January 20, 2017 11:57:50 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a request under the Freedom of Information Act for "records pertaining to financial and other ethical conflicts of interest in connection with the presidential transition of President-Elect Donald...

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Obama grants final 330 commutations
Lawrenz Fares
January 20, 2017 11:24:30 am

Outgoing US President Barack Obama commuted the prison sentences of 330 federal inmates on Thursday. A majority of the sentences commuted were for non-violent drug offenses. These most recent commutations were the most ever granted...

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Supreme Court adds 2 cases to docket
Justin Cosgrove
January 20, 2017 10:26:30 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases Thursday. The court granted the petition for a writ of certiorari in District of Columbia, et al. v. Wesby, Theodore, et al. and...

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Western Union pays $586 million and admits to knowing about fraudulent actions
Justin Cosgrove
January 20, 2017 10:06:54 am

Western Union Co. on Thursday agreed to pay $586 million after admitting to turning a blind eye to criminals who used their service for fraud and money laundering. The US Department of Justice (DOJ) [official...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Congress set minimum federal sentences for drug offenders

On November 2, 1951, President Harry Truman signed the "Boggs Act" into law, setting minimum federal sentences for drug offenders.

Read Richard J. Bonnie and Charles Whitebread, The Forbidden Fruit and the Tree of Knowledge: An Inquiry Into the Legal History of American Marijuana Prohibition, 56 Virginia Law Review (1970).

Balfour Declaration issued

On November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the United Kingdom's formal statement regarding Jewish people in Palestine. The Balfour Declaration was later endorsed by the World War I Allied Powers. It stated the British intention to support a national homeland for Jewish people and became a cornerstone of the Zionist movement.

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