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News Supreme Court refuses to hear Blagojevich appeal
Supreme Court refuses to hear Blagojevich appeal
Brittney Zeller
April 16, 2018 02:06:22 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of former Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich and left in place the 14-year sentence imposed by Judge James Zagel of the US District Court for...

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News Pakistan Supreme Court bans Nawaz Sharif from politics for life
Pakistan Supreme Court bans Nawaz Sharif from politics for life
Brittney Zeller
April 13, 2018 02:15:57 pm

The Supreme Court on Pakistan on Friday ruled that a person would be disqualified for life if the court found that they were not "honest" or "truthful" at any point in their career, effectively preventing former prime minister...

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Lawsuit challenges Mississippi abortion restrictions
Brittney Zeller
April 9, 2018 02:35:24 pm

Jackson Women's Health Organization and others filed a lawsuit on Monday challenging a number of Mississippi abortion restrictions. The lawsuit claims Mississippi's abortion restrictions have been "designed to choke off access to abortion in the state, primarily...

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News ICC takes Mali war crimes suspect into custody
ICC takes Mali war crimes suspect into custody
Brittney Zeller
April 2, 2018 03:22:07 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) announced Saturday that Mr Al Hassan was surrendered to the court's detention center in the Netherlands by Malian authorities. According to the arrest warrant , he is accused of crimes...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear Michigan cross case
Supreme Court declines to hear Michigan cross case
Brittney Zeller
April 2, 2018 02:38:36 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear an appeal in a dispute to determine whether a pole can be turned into a cross on public land in Michigan. More than 50 years ago, the "Dewey...

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Arkansas Supreme Court rules state must identify execution drug manufacturers
Brittney Zeller
March 30, 2018 04:02:15 pm

The Supreme Court of Arkansas ruled Thursday that the state prison system may be permitted to conceal information that could be used to identify third parties who obtain drugs for the state, but must continue to identify the manufacturers...

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Supreme Court declines to hear AIG bailout appeal
Brittney Zeller
March 26, 2018 02:54:49 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeal of Maurice Greenberg's Starr International Co. The appeal argued that the federal government illegally bailed out AIG during the financial crisis of 2008 at...

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News Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Arizona death penalty
Supreme Court declines to hear challenge to Arizona death penalty
Brittney Zeller
March 19, 2018 11:47:57 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a case challenging the constitutionality of the death penalty in Arizona under the Eighth Amendment. Abel Hidalgo was sentenced to death for two counts of first...

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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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Oregon senate passes net neutrality bill
Brittney Zeller
March 2, 2018 01:21:01 pm

Oregon senators on Thursday voted for a bill that seeks to preserve net neutrality protections for the internet. The Oregon house voted on and passed the bill earlier in the week. The bill does not require all...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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