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News Trump administration seeks to rescind Obama-era water rule
Trump administration seeks to rescind Obama-era water rule
Autumn Callan
June 28, 2017 11:09:21 am

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Army Corps of Engineers on Tuesday released a proposal that will rescind the 2015 Clean Water Rule implemented by the Obama administration. The so-called Water of the United States...

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News EU fines Google €2.42 billion for antitrust violation
EU fines Google €2.42 billion for antitrust violation
Alexis Wheeler
June 28, 2017 10:32:26 am

The European Commission fined Google and its parent company, Alphabet, € 2.42 billion Tuesday for violating EU antitrust restrictions. The decision focused on Google's comparative shopping service, which premiered as "Froogle" in 2004, and is known...

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News Michigan federal judge blocks immediate deportation of more than 1,400 Iraq immigrants
Michigan federal judge blocks immediate deportation of more than 1,400 Iraq immigrants
Lindsay Offutt
June 28, 2017 08:57:42 am

US District Judge Mark Goldsmith issued a nationwide temporary stay on Monday to protect 1,444 Iraqi immigrants from deportation, extending an order issued last Thursday that applied only to immigrants in the Detroit metro area. Goldsmith's order on Thursday...

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News Supreme Court to rule in New Jersey sports betting case
Supreme Court to rule in New Jersey sports betting case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 27, 2017 03:26:14 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in six cases Tuesday. In the consolidated cases of Christie v. NCAA and National Thoroughbred Horsemen's Association v. NCAA , the court will consider whether a New Jersey...

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News Supreme Court remands, orders reargument in several cases
Supreme Court remands, orders reargument in several cases
Gwenyth Gamble Jarvi
June 27, 2017 10:27:51 am

The US Supreme Court closed its 2016 term Monday with orders in several pending cases. The court ordered reargument in Jennings v. Rodrigues , in which the court must determine three issues concerning whether...

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News China dissident Liu Xiaobo released from prison after cancer diagnosis
China dissident Liu Xiaobo released from prison after cancer diagnosis
Rachel Gerber
June 27, 2017 09:12:10 am

Human Rights Nobel Peace Prize winner Liu Xiaobo was released on medical parole as he was diagnosed with late-stage liver cancer, Liu's lawyer and prison officials [press release, in...

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News Supreme Court: ineffective postconviction counsel does not excuse default of claim
Supreme Court: ineffective postconviction counsel does not excuse default of claim
Autumn Callan
June 27, 2017 08:40:44 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday held in Davila v. Davis that the procedural default of ineffective-assistance-of-appellate-counsel claims are not excused by the ineffective assistance of postconviction counsel. Petitioner Erik Davila confessed to accidentally...

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News Supreme Court to hear case of bakery that refused to make wedding cake for same-sex couple
Supreme Court to hear case of bakery that refused to make wedding cake for same-sex couple
Autumn Callan
June 27, 2017 07:34:51 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear arguments in Masterpiece Cakeshop, Ltd. v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission, a case concerning a bakery that refused to make a wedding cake for a same-sex couple,...

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News Supreme Court rules on deadline for opting out of class actions
Supreme Court rules on deadline for opting out of class actions
Rachel Gerber
June 26, 2017 08:35:26 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in California Public Employees' Retirement System v. Anz Securities, Inc., et al. that a member of a class action suit cannot file a new suit separately past the...

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News Supreme Court allows use of public funds for religious school playground
Supreme Court allows use of public funds for religious school playground
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 26, 2017 04:01:23 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer that the Missouri Department of Natural Resources policy of excluding religious organizations from receiving grants violates the First...

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Bruno Hauptmann indicted for murdering Lindbergh baby

On October 8, 1934, undocumented German immigrant Bruno Hauptmann was indicted for the murder of flying pioneer Charles Lindbergh's infant son. Learn more about the case against Hauptmann.

Future Argentina President Juan Peron born

On October 8, 1895, the future President of Argentina, Juan Peron was born. He would serve two terms before being deposed in a coup in 1955. He was then returned to power in 1973, serving until his death the next year. His policies and personality became the inspiration for the Argentine political movement Peronism. Learn more about the legacy of Juan Peron.

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