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News Iran Guardian Council certifies contested election results
Iran Guardian Council certifies contested election results
Andrew Morgan
June 29, 2009 02:21:00 pm

Iran's Guardian Council of the Constitution on Monday certified the results of the controversial June 12 presidential election , officially sanctioning the re-election of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad [BBC profile; JURIST...

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News Re-arguments ordered in Supreme Court campaign finance case
Re-arguments ordered in Supreme Court campaign finance case
Andrew Morgan
June 29, 2009 01:05:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday ordered re-argument in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission on whether Austin v. Michigan Chamber of Commerce and McConnell v. Federal Election Commission...

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News National Bank Act does not prevent state enforcement: Supreme Court
National Bank Act does not prevent state enforcement: Supreme Court
Andrew Morgan
June 29, 2009 11:51:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled 5-4 in Cuomo v. Clearing House Association that the National Bank Act (NBA) and 12...

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News High court finds Title VII violation in firefighter reverse discrimination case
High court finds Title VII violation in firefighter reverse discrimination case
Andrew Morgan
June 29, 2009 10:13:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday overturned a lower court ruling dismissing racial discrimination challenges to the promotion criteria used by the fire department of New Haven, CT. The Court ruled 5-4...

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News DOJ says Guantanamo detainees have some constitutional protections: report
DOJ says Guantanamo detainees have some constitutional protections: report
Andrew Morgan
June 29, 2009 08:58:00 am

The US Justice Department's Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) has cautioned that Guantanamo Bay detainees tried by military commission in the US have some constitutional protections , the Wall Street Journal ...

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News Rights group condemns closed Thailand royal defamation trial
Rights group condemns closed Thailand royal defamation trial
Andrew Morgan
June 26, 2009 02:18:00 pm

Amnesty International (AI) on Friday called for a public trial for a Thai political activist accused of insulting the royal family. Judge Prommat Toosang on Wednesday ordered that the trial of Darunee Charnchoengsilpakul...

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News Brazil president signs controversial Amazon land privatization bill
Brazil president signs controversial Amazon land privatization bill
Andrew Morgan
June 26, 2009 01:34:00 pm

Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva on Friday approved a controversial bill that would allow legal privatization of publicly held Amazon land. The measure is aimed at stabilizing...

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News Senate committee defense budget includes military commission reforms
Senate committee defense budget includes military commission reforms
Andrew Morgan
June 26, 2009 11:42:00 am

The US Senate Armed Services Committee announced Friday the approval an appropriations bill that would alter the rules of evidence used in military commission trials. The version of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal...

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News Impeached federal judge to resign at end of month
Impeached federal judge to resign at end of month
Andrew Morgan
June 26, 2009 09:53:00 am

Impeached federal judge Samuel Kent on Thursday resigned from his seat on the US District Court for the Southern District of Texas effective at the end of June. Kent's resignation comes a...

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News Spain lower house votes to limit reach of universal jurisdiction statute
Spain lower house votes to limit reach of universal jurisdiction statute
Andrew Morgan
June 25, 2009 02:40:00 pm

The Spanish Congress of Deputies voted 341-2 Thursday to limit use of the country's universal jurisdiction statute to those offenses committed by or against Spaniards, or...

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Denmark constitution signed

On June 5, 1849, Denmark became a constitutional monarchy with the signing of its first constitution. Prior to the promulgation of its constitution, Denmark was an absolute monarchy. The Danish constitution protected civil liberties, limited the power of the king, and created a bicameral legislature called the Rigstag, consisting of the Folketing and the Landsting. Today, Constitution Day is celebrated as a national holiday in Denmark every year on June 5. Learn more about Denmark's system of government from the country's official website.

US Supreme Court ordered U. Texas law school to admit black students

On June 5, 1950, in Sweatt v. Painter, the US Supreme Court ordered the University of Texas Law School to admit black students because a law school founded for blacks could not be equal to the established and prestigious white law school. Learn more about Sweatt v. Painter.

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