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News Federal judge rules against drilling moratorium
Federal judge rules against drilling moratorium
Erin Bock
September 2, 2010 08:03:53 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana on Wednesday denied the government's motion to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Hornbeck Offshore Services and several other drilling companies...

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Microsoft appeals patent infringement case to Supreme Court
Erin Bock
August 30, 2010 08:42:39 am

Microsoft Corporation on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to reconsider a ruling of the US District Court for the Eastern District of Texas finding that the...

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News Federal appeals court upholds decision finding no link between vaccines and autism
Federal appeals court upholds decision finding no link between vaccines and autism
Erin Bock
August 30, 2010 07:15:11 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Friday affirmed a decision issued last year by the US Court of Federal Claims finding insufficient evidence to establish a link...

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Croatia extradites convicted Djindjic assassin to Serbia
Erin Bock
August 26, 2010 08:19:48 am

Croatian authorities on Wednesday extradited a man to Serbia for his connection with the 2003 assassination of former Serbian prime minister Zoran Djindjic . Sretko Kalinic was discovered by authorities in Zagreb...

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Bangladesh court rules against mandatory religious clothing
Erin Bock
August 22, 2010 04:50:02 pm

The Bangladeshi Supreme Court ruled Sunday that workplaces and schools cannot force individuals to wear religious clothing such as veils and skull caps. The court found that wearing religious clothing is an individual choice and cannot be...

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Canadian lawyers oppose bill requiring Supreme Court justices to be bilingual
Erin Bock
August 15, 2010 01:25:10 pm

The Canadian Bar Association passed a resolution at its annual meeting Saturday opposing a federal bill that would require Supreme Court of Canada. justices to speak both French and English. The private member's...

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Florida AG proposes Arizona-style immigration law
Erin Bock
August 12, 2010 08:11:42 am

Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum (R) on Wednesday proposed tougher laws against illegal immigrants. McCollum unveiled a draft of the new legislation, which goes "one step further" than a controversial Arizona immigration law [SB 1070...

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Turkish court annuls arrest warrants for military coup plot suspects
Erin Bock
August 8, 2010 01:48:57 pm

A Turkish court on Friday annulled the arrest warrants issued for 102 Turkish military officers over an alleged 2003 coup plot. The officers, including 25 generals and admirals, were arrested last month for allegedly participating in a...

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August 8, 2010 12:40:06 pm

Elena Kagan was sworn in as the 112th justice of the US Supreme Court Saturday. Kagan, the former US Solicitor General and dean of Harvard Law School , took part...

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BP facing $10 billion class action lawsuit over chemical leak
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August 5, 2010 07:54:54 am

Oil company British Petroleum (BP) was sued Tuesday in a $10 billion class action lawsuit over a toxic chemical leak that lasted for 40 days at its refinery in Texas City, TX. The complaint was...

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UN replaces Republic of China with People's Republic of China

On October 25, 1971, the United Nations dismissed the Republic of China (Taiwan) and allowed the People's Republic of China to replace it in all UN bodies, including China's permanent seat on the Security Council. The Republic of Taiwan has sought to rejoin the UN in its own right, but these efforts have been consistently blocked by the People's Republic of China.

First trial televised in New York

On October 25, 1988, the murder trial of Joel Steinberg became the first trial to be televised in New York during an 18-month experiment with televised courtroom proceedings that eventually led to the founding of Court TV in July 1991.

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