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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 10 March 2018
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 10 March 2018
JURISTbot
March 10, 2018 12:00:04 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday in two separate proclamations, one for imports of steel and one for aluminum . The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday...

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News Catalan leader denied release by Spain supreme court
Catalan leader denied release by Spain supreme court
Ashley Rundell
March 9, 2018 02:24:44 pm

Judge Pablo Llarena of Spain's Supreme Court denied on Friday the requested release of former president of the Catalan National Assembly (ANC) Jordi Sànchez. The request was filed to allow Sànchez to attend the investiture...

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News Mississippi legislature approves restrictive abortion bill
Mississippi legislature approves restrictive abortion bill
Ashley Rundell
March 9, 2018 01:25:04 pm

Lawmakers in Mississippi have passed a bill banning abortion after 15 weeks of gestation. The bill passed in the Senate 35-14 after lawmakers removed provisions imposing criminal penalties on physicians. The House then approved the...

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News Asia-Pacific countries sign trade deal without U.S.
Asia-Pacific countries sign trade deal without U.S.
Erin McCarthy Holliday
March 9, 2018 12:50:54 pm

Eleven countries including Japan, Australia, and Canada signed a trade agreement Thursday known as The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP) . The deal will span a market of nearly 500 million people, making it one of...

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News Trump imposes new steel, aluminum tariffs via proclamation
Trump imposes new steel, aluminum tariffs via proclamation
Erin McCarthy Holliday
March 9, 2018 12:18:23 pm

President Trump announced new tariffs Thursday in two separate proclamations, one for imports of steel and one for aluminum . Trump says the tariffs' main purposes are national security, as well as economic growth, and that they will take...

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News Supreme Court of India upholds passive euthanasia for terminally ill individuals
Supreme Court of India upholds passive euthanasia for terminally ill individuals
Brittney Zeller
March 9, 2018 11:31:51 am

The Supreme Court of India on Friday upheld the verdict of the Constitutional Bench which upheld the removal of life-support for individuals who are terminally ill or in incurable comas, otherwise known as passive euthanasia. The...

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News High commissioner criticizes political leadership in report about global human rights concerns
High commissioner criticizes political leadership in report about global human rights concerns
Lindsay Offutt
March 8, 2018 04:02:19 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein on Wednesday released his annual report concerning global human rights in which he criticized global politicians for acting to further their own political ambitions "at the expense...

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News Florida lawmakers send revised gun control bill to the governor
Florida lawmakers send revised gun control bill to the governor
Kylee Clark
March 8, 2018 03:48:13 pm

The Florida House of Representatives on Wednesday approved Bill 7026 , the "Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act," 67-50 in order to to provide stricter guidelines on firearms safety. The bill, approved ...

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News Federal appeals court rules for fired transgender funeral director
Federal appeals court rules for fired transgender funeral director
Lindsay Offutt
March 8, 2018 02:56:17 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Wednesday struck down an employee termination based on the employee's transgender identity, despite the employer's strong religious beliefs. The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) pursued the...

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News UK court refuses to compel release of Brexit analysis
UK court refuses to compel release of Brexit analysis
Christopher Anderson
March 8, 2018 12:15:01 pm

The UK's High Court of Justice on Tuesday declined a request to force publication of Brexit economic impact studies. Following the referendum to leave the EU, British ministries compiled data and analyzed Brexit's impact on 58 sectors...

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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