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NCAA and conferences agree to $208.7 million settlement in antitrust suit
Mark Casper
February 4, 2017 01:32:00 pm

The National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) and 11 conferences agreed Friday to a $208.7 million settlement in a class action suit brought by former college athletes alleging their scholarships were illegally capped. The lawsuit ...

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Federal judge orders national halt on immigration restrictions
Steven Wildberger
February 4, 2017 11:11:24 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ruled Friday in favor of Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson in issuing a stay of President Donald Trump's controversial immigration restrictions. The...

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News Federal judge allows Savannah River Site to accept liquid radioactive waste from Canada
Federal judge allows Savannah River Site to accept liquid radioactive waste from Canada
Erik Slobe
February 3, 2017 03:17:07 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Thursday that the Department of Energy had completed the required investigations for the delivery of liquid radioactive waste from Chalk River in Ontario, Canada, to...

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News 50 ACLU affiliates seek information on immigration order’s enforcement
50 ACLU affiliates seek information on immigration order’s enforcement
Akira Tomlinson
February 3, 2017 02:32:13 pm

Fifty American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) affiliates filed 18 Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) requests on Thursday with US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) to find out how administration officials are interpreting...

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News Congress votes to overturn SEC rule requiring more transparency in natural resources industry
Congress votes to overturn SEC rule requiring more transparency in natural resources industry
William Theisen
February 3, 2017 02:14:18 pm

The US Senate voted 52-48 to approve a resolution Thursday that would repeal a Securities and Exchange Commission rule requiring oil, gas and mineral companies to disclose payments made to foreign governments. The rule, officially...

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UN rights expert urges Security Council to act on Israel settlements
Akira Tomlinson
February 3, 2017 01:55:27 pm

UN Special Rapporteur Michael Lynk recommended on Friday that the UN Security Council and the General Assembly act to ensure Israel complies with Security Council resolution 2234 , which confirms that Israeli settlements in already...

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Egypt extends detention of Al Jazeera journalist
Erik Slobe
February 3, 2017 01:47:47 pm

Egyptian authorities on Wednesday extended the detention of Al Jazeera journalist Mahmoud Hussein by four days. Hussein was arrested on December 20. His detention was originally supposed to expire on January 4 and January 19, but his...

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Federal judge: executive order on immigration does not restrict legal residents
William Theisen
February 3, 2017 01:39:25 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan issued an order on Thursday that enjoins two subsections of President Donald Trump's executive order restricting immigration from seven Muslim-majority countries. The...

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Treasury Department places sanctions on Iran
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 3, 2017 01:37:02 pm

The Department of the Treasury placed sanctions on 25 individuals and companies connected to Iran's ballistic missile program and those providing support to Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps' Qods Force on Friday....

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DOJ releases memo approving of immigration order
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 3, 2017 01:17:57 pm

The US Department of Justice Office of Legal Counsel released a memorandum Thursday approving of President Donald Trump's executive order to restrict immigration refugee entry into the US. The document outlines the actions the Department...

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Benjamin Cardozo, future US Supreme Court Justice, was born on May 24, 1870. Learn more about Justice Benjamin Cardozo from the Oyez project at Northwestern University.

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