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News Supreme Court rules for inmate in pre-trial excessive force case
Supreme Court rules for inmate in pre-trial excessive force case
Devin Montgomery
June 22, 2015 01:13:49 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 in Kingsley v. Hendrickson that force used against pre-trial detainees must be "objectively reasonable," the same standard used outside of prisons. The plaintiff in the case brought an...

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News Supreme Court rules for farmers in California raisins case
Supreme Court rules for farmers in California raisins case
Devin Montgomery
June 22, 2015 11:11:14 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Horne v. Department of Agriculture that a program requiring California raisin growers to hand over a percentage of their harvest to the government violated the takings...

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News Supreme Court rules states can restrict license plate messages
Supreme Court rules states can restrict license plate messages
Devin Montgomery
June 18, 2015 10:54:01 am

The US Supreme Court on Thursday ruled 5-4 in Walker v. Sons of Confederate Veterans that state governments can restrict the kinds of messages printed on specialty licence plates. The Sons of Confederate Veterans...

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News Sudan president leaves South Africa despite court order
Sudan president leaves South Africa despite court order
Devin Montgomery
June 15, 2015 04:25:38 pm

Sudan President Omar al-Bashir was allowed to leave South Africa on Monday, despite a ruling by the North Gauteng High Court that he should be kept in the country because of International Criminal Court...

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News Supreme Court to hear cases involving tribal courts, prisoners’ court fees
Supreme Court to hear cases involving tribal courts, prisoners’ court fees
Devin Montgomery
June 15, 2015 02:02:48 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in Dollar General v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians on whether tribal courts can hear civil cases involving non-Indian businesses that have contractual agreements...

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Supreme court rules in bankruptcy fee defense case
Devin Montgomery
June 15, 2015 11:24:18 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Monday in Baker Botts v. ASARCO that law firms representing those undergoing bankruptcy proceedings cannot recoup fees incurred when defending the fees they originally charged their client....

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News UN Watch: Military group finds Israel acted defensively, reasonably in Gaza conflict
UN Watch: Military group finds Israel acted defensively, reasonably in Gaza conflict
Devin Montgomery
June 15, 2015 09:44:04 am

An international group of high-ranking military officials and diplomats has found that Israel met or exceeded international standards during its 2014 conflict with Hamas in the Gaza Strip, according to a report from the group published by UN Watch...

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News Michigan governor signs bill allowing adoption agencies to reject same-sex couples
Michigan governor signs bill allowing adoption agencies to reject same-sex couples
Devin Montgomery
June 12, 2015 02:54:15 pm

Michigan governor Rick Snyder on Thursday signed into law a bill that allows private adoption agencies to deny placements they object to for religious reasons, including placements with same-sex couples. Snyder said the law reflects existing practices...

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News Canada top court lifts ban on alternative forms of medical marijuana
Canada top court lifts ban on alternative forms of medical marijuana
Devin Montgomery
June 11, 2015 03:53:45 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada unanimously ruled Thursday that a law restricting the medical use of marijuana to smoking the dried plant was unconstitutional. Under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act , smoking marijuana for medical purposes...

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Privacy software company files EU antitrust complaint against Google
Devin Montgomery
June 3, 2015 01:26:02 pm

Privacy software company Disconnect announced Tuesday that it has filed an antitrust complaint against Google with the European Commission's Directorate-General for Competition . Disconnect is the maker of an anti-tracking app that runs on Google's Android...

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