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News School of the Americas protest ruling [11th Circuit]
School of the Americas protest ruling [11th Circuit]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 18, 2004 09:00:00 am

Bourgeois et al. v. Peters et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, October 15, 2004 . Excerpt: While the threat of terrorism...

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News Working mothers absentee voting ruling [7th Circuit]
Working mothers absentee voting ruling [7th Circuit]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 15, 2004 06:20:00 pm

United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, October 15, 2004 [affirming a lower court's dismissal of claims by working mothers who contended that voting in person is a hardship and that the US Constitution requires Illinois to...

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News Pryor judicial confirmation ruling [US 11th Circuit]
Pryor judicial confirmation ruling [US 11th Circuit]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 15, 2004 01:25:00 pm

Evans and Jordan v. Stephens, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, October 14, 2004 [holding that President Bush acted legally when he appointed William Pryor to the appeals court bench during a holiday recess of the...

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News Puerto Rico voting case [US 1st Circuit]
Puerto Rico voting case [US 1st Circuit]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 15, 2004 10:06:00 am

Iguarta de la Rosa v. US, United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, October 14, 2004 . Read the full text of...

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News Nader ballot ruling [PA Commonwealth Ct.]
Nader ballot ruling [PA Commonwealth Ct.]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 13, 2004 04:50:00 pm

In Re: Nomination Paper of Ralph Nader, Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court, October 13, 2004. Read the full text of the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....

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News Intellectual property task force report [US DOJ]
Intellectual property task force report [US DOJ]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 13, 2004 12:46:00 pm

Report of the Department of Justice's Task Force on Intellectual Property, October 12, 2004 . An accompany DOJ press release notes that in addition to recommendations regarding civil...

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News Spyware suit [Federal Trade Commission]
Spyware suit [Federal Trade Commission]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 12, 2004 03:38:00 pm

Federal Trade Commission, Plaintiff, v. Seismic Entertainment Productions, Inc., SmartBot.net, Inc., and Sanford Wallace, Defendants., United States District Court, District of New Hampshire, filed October 6, 2004. Read the full text of the complaint here and the memorandum in...

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News Kentucky Ten Commandments cert. petition [US Supreme Court]
Kentucky Ten Commandments cert. petition [US Supreme Court]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 12, 2004 02:00:00 pm

McCreary County v. ACLU of Kentucky, petition to the US Supreme Court for writ of certiorari . Read the petition here ,...

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News Civil rights record of the Bush administration [US Commission on Civil Rights]
Civil rights record of the Bush administration [US Commission on Civil Rights]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 11, 2004 09:37:00 am

US Commission on Civil Rights staff report released October 5, 2004 ....

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News American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 [US Senate]
American Jobs Creation Act of 2004 [US Senate]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 11, 2004 08:52:00 am

HR 4520, passed in the House Thursday on the basis of a conference committee report and awaiting approval in the Senate, October 11, 2004 [providing $136 billion in tax cuts for corporations and repealing a $5 billion annual subsidy for...

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Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court

On February 15, 1879, US President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879. Learn more about Belva Lockwood.

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