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News Indonesia corruption group arrests constitutional judge
Indonesia corruption group arrests constitutional judge
Alexis Wheeler
January 26, 2017 01:10:55 pm

The Indonesian Corruption Eradication Commission (KPK) confirmed Thursday that it had arrested a Constitutional Court judge in an investigation involving three other suspects and as many as 10 other detainments. The investigation surrounds allegations...

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News Federal judge refuses to enforce $80 million penalty in Wal-Mart minimum wage suit
Federal judge refuses to enforce $80 million penalty in Wal-Mart minimum wage suit
Aaron Christenson
January 26, 2017 12:49:47 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California on Wednesday refused to force Wal-Mart to pay $80 million in a lawsuit where multiple former Wal-Mart truck drivers alleged the company owed them millions...

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News UK Parliament begins official process triggering Brexit
UK Parliament begins official process triggering Brexit
Jonathon Churchin
January 26, 2017 12:37:22 pm

The House of Commons of the UK Parliament completed its first reading of HC Bill 132 on Thursday in accordance with Article 50 of the Lisbon Treaty, which would empower the prime minister to trigger...

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News South Korea court allows stolen artifact to stay in country
South Korea court allows stolen artifact to stay in country
Alexis Wheeler
January 26, 2017 12:23:20 pm

A court in South Korea ruled Thursday that a Buddhist temple located in the nation may keep a statue taken from Japan in 2012. The statue of Buddha was one of two artifacts stolen from a Japanese temple...

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News Apple files lawsuits against Qualcomm in China
Apple files lawsuits against Qualcomm in China
Taylor Isaac
January 26, 2017 12:17:32 pm

Technology giant Apple on Wednesday announced two lawsuits against Qualcomm in Beijing's Intellectual Property Court. The lawsuits , similar to the one filed in a US district court last week, allege a violation...

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Greece top court rules against extradition of eight Turkish soldiers
Taylor Isaac
January 26, 2017 11:49:10 am

The Greek Court of Cassation on Thursday ruled against extradition of eight Turkish soldiers, a decision that cannot be overturned. The soldiers fled to Greece after being accused of playing a part in the attempted coup against Turkish...

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Italy high court paves way for new electoral system
Steven Wildberger
January 26, 2017 09:07:49 am

The Italian Supreme Court of Cassation on Wednesday issued an order making adjustments to former Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi's proposed parliamentary electoral reform law, making the law potentially immediately workable. The system...

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Trump issues executive orders on immigration
Steven Wildberger
January 25, 2017 08:45:33 pm

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday signed two executive orders on immigration, marking the beginning of Trump's efforts to fulfill his controversial immigration policy . The first order , titled "Enhancing Public Safety in the Interior of the...

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News Federal judge rules immigration officials, Rhode Island violated rights of detained citizen
Federal judge rules immigration officials, Rhode Island violated rights of detained citizen
Justin Cosgrove
January 25, 2017 06:02:35 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Rhode Island ruled Tuesday that immigration officials and the state of Rhode Island violated the Constitution in detaining a US citizen without probable cause. The American Civil...

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Federal judge blocks litigation endangering settlement for Bernie Madoff victims
Justin Cosgrove
January 25, 2017 05:34:47 pm

A federal judge blocked litigation on Wednesday dealing with Bernie Madoff's former Ponzi scheme customers. US District Judge Gregory Woods prevented A&G Goldman Partnership and Pamela Goldman from pursuing a lawsuit aimed...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Supreme Court ruled corporations due equal protection rights

On May 10, 1886, the US Supreme Court ruled in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company that corporations were "persons" within the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore were due rights of equal protection under state law.

Nelson Mandela became first black president of South Africa

On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of South Africa. Before becoming President, Mandela was an anti-Apartheid leader in segregated South Africa. He served twenty-seven years in prison before his release in 1990, after which he was elected president of the country. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

Read a biography of Nelson Mandela from the Nobel Foundation.

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