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News UK appeals court rules electronically transmitted software not a ‘good’
UK appeals court rules electronically transmitted software not a ‘good’
Elizabeth Lowman
March 23, 2018 04:16:04 pm

The UK Court of Appeal ruled this week that software is not a good, overruling the lower court opinion. The issue on appeal was whether the sale of a license to use software counts as a...

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News Russia election monitors witness electoral fraud
Russia election monitors witness electoral fraud
Elizabeth Lowman
March 20, 2018 09:59:36 am

Golos , a Russian organization which advocates for fair elections, reported numerous, large-scale instances of electoral fraud at Sunday's election, in which Vladimir Putin was reelected. In addition to members monitoring the voting facilities in...

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News Arkansas governor announces work requirement for Medicaid recipients
Arkansas governor announces work requirement for Medicaid recipients
Elizabeth Lowman
March 6, 2018 10:29:35 am

Arkansas governor Asa Hutchinson announced on Monday that Arkansas will be implementing a work requirement for Medicaid recipients. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services approved the state's request on...

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News Washington governor signs first state law to protect net neutrality
Washington governor signs first state law to protect net neutrality
Elizabeth Lowman
March 6, 2018 07:42:15 am

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill on Monday to protect net neutrality, making Washington the first state to pass such a bill. The bill received bipartisan support in Washington's legistlature. The law reinstates the...

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News UK court rules former prostitutes should not have to reveal past charges
UK court rules former prostitutes should not have to reveal past charges
Elizabeth Lowman
March 2, 2018 09:14:14 pm

The UK High Court ruled Thursday that those convicted of prostitution do not have to reveal that conviction. The plaintiffs were three women who were "groomed, trafficked, and prostituted" as teenagers and were later convicted of...

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News Massachusetts judge rules AG can bring suit against student loan servicer
Massachusetts judge rules AG can bring suit against student loan servicer
Elizabeth Lowman
March 2, 2018 02:22:33 pm

A judge for the Superior Court of Massachusetts ruled that Massachusetts' attorney general Maura Healey will not be barred by sovereign immunity from bringing a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) [official...

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News UN group: detention for asylum seekers should be last resort
UN group: detention for asylum seekers should be last resort
Elizabeth Lowman
February 27, 2018 08:07:47 am

The UN Working Group on Arbitrary Detention said Monday that detaining migrants and asylum-seekers violated international law unless it is done as a last resort. In the Revised Deliberation Number 5 released at the...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in union case
Supreme Court hears arguments in union case
Elizabeth Lowman
February 27, 2018 07:16:29 am

The US Supreme Court heard two oral arguments on Monday. Janus v. American Federation of State, County, and Municipal Employees, Council 31s concerns whether mandatory agency fees violate the First Amendment. The petitioners...

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News Former Trump campaign official pleads guilty to conspiracy and false statements
Former Trump campaign official pleads guilty to conspiracy and false statements
Elizabeth Lowman
February 23, 2018 08:52:53 pm

Former Trump campaign official Richard Gates pleaded guilty on Friday to two counts: conspiracy against the US and making a false statement. The plea came as part of the case Special Counsel Robert Mueller is pursuing against...

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News Brazil top court rules pregnant woman will no longer serve pre-trial detention in jail
Brazil top court rules pregnant woman will no longer serve pre-trial detention in jail
Elizabeth Lowman
February 23, 2018 02:31:04 pm

Brazil's Supreme Federal Court ruled that defendants who are pregnant women, mothers with young children or people with disabilities, who are accused of non-violent crimes, will not be detained in jail...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).

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