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News Supreme Court hears arguments on binding arbitration agreements
Supreme Court hears arguments on binding arbitration agreements
Steven Wildberger
February 23, 2017 07:13:04 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday heard arguments in Kindred Nursing Centers Limited Partnership v. Clark , wherein the court will once again be asked to decide whether binding arbitration agreements are permissible. The Kentucky Supreme Court...

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News Former Hong Kong leader sentenced for corruption
Former Hong Kong leader sentenced for corruption
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 22, 2017 03:46:22 pm

A Hong Kong Court on Wednesday sentenced Donald Tsang, the former Chief Executive from 2005 to 2012, to 20 months in prison for his failure to disclose personal conflicts of interest when his cabinet was...

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News UK Supreme Court upholds minimum income policy for immigrant spouses
UK Supreme Court upholds minimum income policy for immigrant spouses
Akira Tomlinson
February 22, 2017 02:54:27 pm

The UK Supreme Court on Wednesday upheld immigration rules that require British citizens have a certain level of income to bring their foreign spouses into Britain. The Minimum Income Requirement rule mandates that a British...

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News Russia highest court releases political activist
Russia highest court releases political activist
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
February 22, 2017 02:35:38 pm

The Supreme Court of the Russian Federation annulled the 2.5 year prison sentence of Ildar Dadin, who was the first person to be convicted under a relatively new anti-protest law. Dadin was imprisoned in 2015 under...

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News Supreme Court rules in favor of death row inmate over racial bias
Supreme Court rules in favor of death row inmate over racial bias
Justin Cosgrove
February 22, 2017 02:18:36 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday Buck v. Davis in favor of a death row inmate seeking a new sentencing hearing. The inmate, Duane Buck, claims that his own lawyers stated during trial that he...

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News Supreme Court: supply of single component for manufacture abroad does not constitute patent infringement
Supreme Court: supply of single component for manufacture abroad does not constitute patent infringement
Justin Cosgrove
February 22, 2017 02:00:51 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled in Life Technologies Corporation v. Promega Corporation on Wednesday that the supply of a single component in a multi-component patented invention for manufacture overseas does not violate Section 271(f)(1)...

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News Federal appeals court upholds Maryland assault weapons ban
Federal appeals court upholds Maryland assault weapons ban
Akira Tomlinson
February 22, 2017 01:51:55 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday that Maryland's assault weapons ban is constitutional. A lower court ruling last year found that Maryland's Firearm Safety Act , violated the Second Amendment...

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News Lawsuit challenges political balance requirement for Delaware judicial appointments
Lawsuit challenges political balance requirement for Delaware judicial appointments
Justin Cosgrove
February 22, 2017 01:32:32 pm

A lawsuit was filed against Delaware Governor John Carney on Tuesday arguing that a provision in the state's constitution requiring a political balance of judges in the state's courts is unconstitutional. In the complaint,...

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News South Africa court denies government’s bid to withdraw from ICC
South Africa court denies government’s bid to withdraw from ICC
Autumn Callan
February 22, 2017 01:30:46 pm

South Africa's High Court on Wednesday blocked the government's attempt to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) . High Court Judge Phineas Mojapelo found that the "decision by the national executive to deliver the notice...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on cross-border shooting
Supreme Court hears arguments on cross-border shooting
Justin Cosgrove
February 22, 2017 01:04:28 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday on the cross-border shooting of a Mexican citizen by a US Border Patrol Agent. In Hernandez v. Mesa , the court is considering the extraterritorial application of the Fourth...

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'Wobblies' put on trial in Chicago

On March 23, 1918, 101 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World union ("The Wobblies") were put on trial in Chicago for conspiracy to obstruct America's participation in World War I. Learn more about the Wobblies from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

Pakistan becomes world's first Islamic republic

On March 23, 1956, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic. Unfortunately, democracy in Pakistan collapsed quickly after General Ayub Khan lead a successful coup d'etat. Since that time, Pakistan has vacillated between military and civilian government. Pakistan was governed by the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan, until it was superseded by the 1973 Constitution, which still serves as the country's basic law today.

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