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Federal judges: Texas guilty of illegally drawing voting districts
Lawrenz Fares
March 13, 2017 01:03:04 pm

A three-judge panel of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled Friday that the boundaries of three voting districts violated the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause of the...

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Scotland leader calls for independence referendum ahead of Brexit
William Theisen
March 13, 2017 12:40:44 pm

Nicola Sturgeon, the First Minister of Scotland , said Monday that she will seek a referendum to allow Scottish citizen to vote on independence from the UK ahead of the British exit from the EU ,...

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EU: Moldova needs to improve judiciary and business environment
Meena Ansari
March 13, 2017 12:39:19 pm

The EU said Monday that Moldova needs to do more to encourage an independent judiciary and investigate bank fraud in a released Monday. The report follows the EU-Moldova Association Agreement , which fully entered force in...

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Germany and Italy deport suspected terrorists to Tunisia
Mark Casper
March 12, 2017 07:47:11 pm

German Interior Minister Thomas de Maiziere confirmed on Sunday that a Tunisian man responsible for a deadly museum attack in Tunisia in 2015 will be deported. Maiziere said, "I can confirm that the talks between us and the Tunisian side...

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Wisconsin federal judge blocks application of revised Trump immigration order
Mark Casper
March 11, 2017 08:41:19 pm

A federal judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin granted a temporary restraining order against President Donald Trump's revised immigration ban on Friday to a Syrian asylum seeker and his family. The...

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Volkswagen pleads guilty to DOJ diesel emissions charges
Mark Casper
March 11, 2017 08:19:48 pm

Volkswagen (corporate website) plead guilty to fraud, obstruction of justice, and falsifying statements on Friday as required by the $4.3 billion settlement agreement between the German auto manufacturer and the US Department of Justice Department (DOJ)...

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SEC denies request to create ETF tied to Bitcoin
Steven Wildberger
March 11, 2017 01:31:21 pm

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) on Friday announced its decision to reject an application to create an exchange-traded fund (ETF) tied to the value of Bitcoin , a virtually currency. The fund, proposed by...

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AG Sessions asks 46 federal prosecutors to resign
Steven Wildberger
March 11, 2017 12:51:46 pm

Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Friday requested the resignation of 46 Obama-era federal prosecutors, including Manhattan US Attorney Preet Bharara , who had been asked to stay on by then president-elect Donald Trump in November. Although federal...

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Massachusetts to join lawsuit against revised travel ban
Matthew Santiago
March 10, 2017 03:58:03 pm

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey declared on Thursday that Massachusetts will be joining fellow states in suing President Donald Trump to block his new travel ban executed on Monday. Trump's new executive order has removed Iraq...

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UN reports recent human rights violations in southern Turkey
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March 10, 2017 02:06:17 pm

The UN Human Rights Office (OHCHR) published a report on Friday describing a plethora of human rights violations committed by the Turkish government between July 2015 and December 2016. Satellite imagery analysis has revealed [OHCHR...

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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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