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News Supreme Court hears arguments on class certification, sentencing laws
Supreme Court hears arguments on class certification, sentencing laws
Ann Riley
April 25, 2011 02:37:46 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Erica P John Fund v. Halliburton . The court will determine whether investor losses need...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on prison sentences, patents
Supreme Court hears arguments on prison sentences, patents
Ann Riley
April 18, 2011 03:59:10 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Tapia v. United States to determine whether a district court may impose a longer prison sentence...

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News Italy lower house approves bill effectively cutting Berlusconi bribery trial short
Italy lower house approves bill effectively cutting Berlusconi bribery trial short
Ann Riley
April 14, 2011 08:58:36 am

The Italian Chamber of Deputies approved legislation by a vote of 314-296 Wednesday to shorten the statute of limitations for criminal trials of defendants who do not have prior convictions. The...

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News Berlusconi calls tax fraud hearing ‘waste of time’
Berlusconi calls tax fraud hearing ‘waste of time’
Ann Riley
April 11, 2011 02:25:49 pm

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi attended a hearing in Milan on Monday to defend himself against charges of tax fraud. After just two-and-a-half hours, Berlusconi left the trial saying the...

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News Alabama House approves Arizona-style immigration bill
Alabama House approves Arizona-style immigration bill
Ann Riley
April 7, 2011 08:35:11 am

The Alabama State House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill to create an illegal immigration policy comparable to the controversial Arizona law . The bill, approved...

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News Holder announces 9/11 conspirators to face military trials
Holder announces 9/11 conspirators to face military trials
Ann Riley
April 4, 2011 02:23:45 pm

US Attorney General Eric Holder announced Monday that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed and four other co-conspirators will be tried before a military commission for their roles in the 9/11 terrorist attacks. Holder,...

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News US to seek second term on UN rights council
US to seek second term on UN rights council
Ann Riley
March 31, 2011 08:24:43 am

The US Department of State announced on Wednesday that it would pursue a second term on the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) . In continuing its membership, the US intends to further its stand...

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News FTC settles with Google on charges of ‘Buzz’ privacy violations
FTC settles with Google on charges of ‘Buzz’ privacy violations
Ann Riley
March 31, 2011 07:49:49 am

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced Wednesday that it has reached a settlement with Google over charges that the Internet giant breached consumer privacy rights and was misleading during the...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on Arizona campaign finance scheme
Supreme Court hears arguments on Arizona campaign finance scheme
Ann Riley
March 28, 2011 04:54:57 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two consolidated cases concerning campaign financing . In Arizona Free Enterprise Club's Freedom Club PAC v. Bennett [oral arguments transcript,...

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News Ninth Circuit refuses to lift same-sex marriage ban
Ninth Circuit refuses to lift same-sex marriage ban
Ann Riley
March 24, 2011 08:49:38 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday denied a motion to lift the stay order prohibiting gay couples from marrying while an appeal of the invalidation of Proposition 8...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

India sues Union Carbide over Bhopal industrial disaster

On April 8, 1985, the government of India filed a lawsuit against the Union Carbide Corporation for the Bhopal industrial disaster in which forty-two tons of methyl isocyanate gas was released from the pesticide plant of a Union Carbide subsidiary in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India. The disaster initially killed 2,000 Indians and injured another 200,000. These injuries led to another 16,000 deaths as a result of exposure to the gas. In 1989, the parties reached a $470 million settlement out of court. Learn more about the Bhopal industrial disaster from the Bhopal Gas Tragedy Relief and Rehabilitation Department of the government of Madhya Pradesh.

Seventeenth Amendment ratified

On April 8, 1913, the Seventeenth Amendment to the US Constitution, providing for the election of senators by popular vote rather than selection by state legislatures, was ratified. Learn more about the Seventeenth Amendment.

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