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News Ninth Circuit upholds injunction against third travel ban
Ninth Circuit upholds injunction against third travel ban
Lawrenz Fares
December 27, 2017 02:16:47 pm

The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction against President Trump's third travel ban last Friday. The three-judge panel stated that under the Immigration and Nationality Act , the...

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News Sessions rescinds protection against excessive fining by local courts
Sessions rescinds protection against excessive fining by local courts
Lawrenz Fares
December 26, 2017 01:17:24 pm

Over the course of the past week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has revoked a total of 25 Obama-era Department of Justice (DOJ) guidelines. Among them was a 2016 guideline that advised local...

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News Federal judge grants ACLUF access to American detained in Iraq
Federal judge grants ACLUF access to American detained in Iraq
Austin Koltonowski
December 26, 2017 11:53:42 am

US District Judge Tanya Chutkan on Saturday ruled that the US must allow the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation (ACLUF) access to an American citizen being held in US military custody in Iraq. On...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 December 2017
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 December 2017
JURISTbot
December 23, 2017 12:00:07 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The Ugandan parliament voted on Wednesday to eliminate the presidential age limit of 75 years. The International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Thursday...

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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 December 2017
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 23 December 2017
JURISTbot
December 23, 2017 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: US President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on Friday, making sweeping changes to US tax rates, exemptions and deductions. ...

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News Trump signs sweeping US tax bill into law
Trump signs sweeping US tax bill into law
Andrew Morgan
December 22, 2017 05:23:36 pm

US President Donald Trump signed the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act into law on Friday, making sweeping changes to US tax rates, exemptions and deductions. At the signing ceremony, Trump touted what he sees...

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News Second federal judge blocks Trump contraception coverage policy
Second federal judge blocks Trump contraception coverage policy
Austin Koltonowski
December 22, 2017 03:28:28 pm

The US District Court for the Northern District of California , on Thursday, granted a preliminary injunction to block the Trump Administration's policy allowing employers with religious or moral objections to deny women insurance coverage for contraceptives. In issuing...

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News Federal court dismisses lawsuit raising constitutional claims against President Trump
Federal court dismisses lawsuit raising constitutional claims against President Trump
Jennifer Suder
December 22, 2017 11:49:24 am

The US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Thursday dismissed a case against President Donald Trump, which accused him of violating the Constitution's emoluments clause . The plaintiffs argued that Trump failed to...

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News Federal court rejects government’s push to prevent transgender military recruits
Federal court rejects government’s push to prevent transgender military recruits
Jennifer Suder
December 22, 2017 10:47:15 am

US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on Thursday denied the Trump Administration's bid to forestall transgender recruits from military service. Thursday's order merely denied the administration's plea to suspend an order by a federal judge in...

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News UN General Assembly demands compliance with Jerusalem-related Security Council decisions
UN General Assembly demands compliance with Jerusalem-related Security Council decisions
Andrew Morgan
December 21, 2017 03:37:03 pm

The United Nations General Assembly on Thursday demanded that all member states comply with Resolutions issued by the Security Council regarding the status of Jerusalem. The General Assembly described city as "a final status...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody

On September 12, 1977, South African anti-apartheid activist Stephen Biko died in police custody after having suffered a massive head injury during interrogation following his arrest. The story of journalist Donald Woods' investigation into the circumstances of Biko's death was the basis of the 1987 film Cry Freedom. Read an address on Stephen Biko delivered by then-South African President Nelson Mandela on the 20th anniversary of Biko's death in 1997.

Supreme Court unanimously rejects state challenge Brown v. Board of Education

On September 12, 1958, the Supreme Court unanimously rejected a state government challenge to Brown vs. The Board of Education of Topeka Kansas, which had overturned segregation. In Cooper vs. Aaron, the State Government of Arkansas challenged the authority of the Court to implement desegregation. The Court responded by forcefully re-asserting its authority and the authority of the federal government over the states.

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