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Supreme Court rules federal law preempts state slaughterhouse regulation
Andrea Bottorff
January 23, 2012 11:47:17 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in National Meat Association v. Harris that the Federal Meat Inspection Act (FMIA) , which requires observation of animals that are unable to walk for possible...

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Supreme Court upholds emergency aid exception to Fourth Amendment
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January 23, 2012 10:41:40 am

The US Supreme Court issued a per curiam opinion Monday in Ryburn v. Huff allowing police officers to enter a private residence without a warrant if they have a reason to anticipate violence....

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Supreme Court to rule on federal liability for credit card information leak
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January 17, 2012 10:15:00 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in US v. Bormes to determine whether the federal government has sovereign immunity for damages arising from the Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)...

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Israel approves new law to deter illegal migrants
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January 10, 2012 11:26:51 am

The Israeli Knesset Tuesday passed a bill that imposes harsher penalties on illegal migrants in Israel, as well as on Israelis who help illegal migrants. The bill amends the Prevention of Infiltration Law of 1954 , broadening...

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan Tuesday issued an order warning Prime Minister Yousuf Reza Gilani that continued failure to comply with court rulings could result in contempt of court proceedings or his removal from office...

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Supreme Court to rule on federal payment for American Indian tribes
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January 9, 2012 11:23:54 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in Salazar v. Ramah Navajo Chapter to determine whether the federal government must pay American Indian tribes all contract-related costs incurred under the...

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January 9, 2012 09:49:30 am

The Kuala Lumpur High Court on Monday acquitted Malaysian opposition leader and former deputy prime minister Anwar Ibrahim of charges that he sodomized a former male political aide. High Court Judge Mohamad...

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Mayo Collaborative Services v. Prometheus Laboratories, Inc. , the court heard arguments on the ability to patent under 35...

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Libyan transitional Prime Minister Mahmoud Jibril on Sunday declared the country's official liberation from the regime of former leader Muammar Gaddafi and set a schedule for establishing a new government. Jibril made...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Nuremberg race laws went into effect in Nazi Germany

On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany became effective, racially defining German citizenship and making Jews outcasts. The Reich Health Office issued the following chart in 1936 to assist in ascertaining the "admissibility of marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans." White circles represented on the chart are "pure Germans" while the circles with black indicate the proportion of Jewish heritage. Review the Nuremberg Laws on Citizenship, German Blood and German Honor, and Hereditary Health.

KKK bombs Alabama Church

On September 15, 1963, members of the Klu Klux Klan bombed a predominantly African-American church in Birmingham, Alabama during the Civil Rights Movement. The blast at the 16th Street Baptist Church killed four young girls and injured twenty other people. Despite an investigation by the FBI, no one was charged with responsibility for the crime until Robert Chambliss was convicted of murder in 1977. His accomplices, Thomas Blaton, Jr. and Bobby Frank Cherry, were not tried and convicted until about twenty-five years later. Learn more about the 16th Street Baptist Church bombing and the trials of Blanton and Cherry from NPR.

Nuremberg Laws went into effect in Nazi Germany

On September 15, 1935, the Nuremberg Laws of Nazi Germany became effective, racially defining German citizenship and making Jews outcasts. The Reich Health Office issued the following chart in 1936 to assist in ascertaining the "admissibility of marriage between Aryans and non-Aryans": white circles represent on the chart are "pure Germans", while the circles with black indicate the proportion of Jewish blood.

Review the Laws for Protection of the German Race on Citizenship, German Blood and German Honor, and Hereditary Health.

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