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News Former Panama president arrested in Florida following extradition request
Former Panama president arrested in Florida following extradition request
William Theisen
June 14, 2017 08:28:28 am

Ricardo Martinelli , the president of Panama from 2009 to 2014, was arrested in Coral Gables, Florida on Monday, according to the US Embassy in Panama . The arrest is the result of an...

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News Russia opposition leader detained ahead of mass protests
Russia opposition leader detained ahead of mass protests
William Theisen
June 14, 2017 07:26:37 am

Alexei Navalny, a Russian lawyer and activist known for establishing the Anti-Corruption Foundation , was arrested outside his home in Moscow on Monday, according to a state-media new report. His arrest, and almost immediate conviction...

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News Supreme Court strikes down gender inequality in citizenship law
Supreme Court strikes down gender inequality in citizenship law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 13, 2017 12:18:26 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 Monday in Sessions v. Morales-Santana that a gender-based differential in the US citizenship law concerning children born abroad violates the constitution. When a child is born abroad and...

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News Supreme Court rules on legal definition of debt collectors
Supreme Court rules on legal definition of debt collectors
Akira Tomlinson
June 13, 2017 10:31:49 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Monday Henson v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc that a company may collect debts that it purchased for its own account without triggering the statutory definition of "debt collector"...

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News Supreme Court adds patent case to docket
Supreme Court adds patent case to docket
Akira Tomlinson
June 13, 2017 09:59:54 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in a patent case on Monday. In Oil States Energy Services v. Greene's Energy Group , a case from the US Court of Appeals for the...

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News Supreme Court reverses circuit court decision for procedural error
Supreme Court reverses circuit court decision for procedural error
Lindsay Offutt
June 13, 2017 08:23:47 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned the Fourth Circuit's decision, concluding that the Virginia state court did not unreasonably apply the court's decision from Graham v. Florida . Under the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act...

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News Supreme Court strikes down premature appeal in class action lawsuit
Supreme Court strikes down premature appeal in class action lawsuit
Lindsay Offutt
June 13, 2017 07:28:41 am

The US Supreme Court overturned the Ninth Circuit's decision in Microsoft Corp. v. Baker on Monday, denying plaintiffs the opportunity to appeal a trial court's decision before a final judgment is rendered when the...

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News DC and Maryland AGs sue Trump for constitutional violations
DC and Maryland AGs sue Trump for constitutional violations
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 12, 2017 03:49:22 pm

The attorneys general of Maryland and Washington, DC, filed suit Monday against US President Donald Trump, alleging that he has violated the constitution by accepting payments and gifts from foreign governments while in office. The suit claims that...

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News Federal appeals court rules against revised ‘travel ban’
Federal appeals court rules against revised ‘travel ban’
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 12, 2017 02:45:52 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday ruled against the majority of President Donald Trump's revised executive order limiting travel from six Muslim-majority countries. The ruling affirmed the majority of...

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News Puerto Rico votes for statehood in referendum with low turnout
Puerto Rico votes for statehood in referendum with low turnout
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 12, 2017 11:28:24 am

In a non-binding referendum with only 23 percent turnout, 97 percent of Puerto Rico voters opted for statehood Sunday. Governor Ricardo Rosselló Nevares announced the results Sunday and said he will communicate the results with the...

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Dred Scott decided

On March 6, 1857, the US Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in Dred Scott v. Sanford, holding that black people—slaves as well as free—were not and could never become citizens of the United States and that the 1820 Missouri Compromise was unconstitutional. Learn more about the Dred Scott case from Washington University in St. Louis (the city where Dred Scott initially filed his suit for freedom and had his case first tried). Review a selection of contemporary newspaper editorials reacting to the decision.

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