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News Supreme Court declines to rule on Asian carp
Supreme Court declines to rule on Asian carp
Hillary Stemple
February 28, 2012 01:59:59 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to grant an injunction, and denied a petition for writ of certiorari in Michigan v. US Army Corp. of Engineers . Five states petitioned the court...

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News Germany high court rules eurozone stimulus oversight procedure unconstitutional
Germany high court rules eurozone stimulus oversight procedure unconstitutional
Hillary Stemple
February 28, 2012 12:59:01 pm

Germany's Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday ruled that use of a parliamentary subcommittee to fast-track decisions related to eurozone bailouts is unconstitutional, and that such decisions require full oversight of the...

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News Supreme Court clarifies ‘aggravated felony’ for immigrant removal purposes
Supreme Court clarifies ‘aggravated felony’ for immigrant removal purposes
Hillary Stemple
February 21, 2012 02:30:04 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on Tuesday in Kawashima v. Holder that, under the Immigration and Nationality Act , the making of false tax returns is a...

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News Supreme Court declines to expand definition of custodial for Miranda purposes
Supreme Court declines to expand definition of custodial for Miranda purposes
Hillary Stemple
February 21, 2012 01:21:52 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday in Howes v. Fields that a US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit categorical rule that all private questioning of prisoners about outside events is...

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News EU court limits privacy rights for public figures
EU court limits privacy rights for public figures
Hillary Stemple
February 7, 2012 02:46:41 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) issued two rulings on Tuesday upholding the right of the media to report on celebrities and limiting celebrities' right to privacy. In Axel Springer AG v. Germany ,...

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News Federal judge allows enforcement of Texas abortion law
Federal judge allows enforcement of Texas abortion law
Hillary Stemple
February 7, 2012 01:18:13 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled Monday that Texas can begin enforcing a state law that requires women to have a sonogram before undergoing...

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News Spain judge Garzon defends Franco-era probes
Spain judge Garzon defends Franco-era probes
Hillary Stemple
January 31, 2012 01:14:07 pm

Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon took the stand in his second trial before the Spanish Supreme Court on Tuesday and defended his investigation into war crimes allegedly committed under...

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Canada deports Rwanda war crimes suspect
Hillary Stemple
January 24, 2012 12:28:36 pm

The Canadian government on Monday deported Rwandan war crimes suspect Leon Mugesera, after a Quebec Superior Court judge ruled that the court did not have jurisdiction to rule on immigration cases. Mugesera, who has been fighting deportation...

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News Spain high court begins first trial of judge Garzon
Spain high court begins first trial of judge Garzon
Hillary Stemple
January 17, 2012 12:50:25 pm

The trial of Spanish Judge Baltasar Garzon , accused of ordering illegal wiretaps in jailhouses, began on Tuesday before a seven-judge panel of the Spanish Supreme Court . The court announced in...

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France judge requests access to Guantanamo to probe torture allegations
Hillary Stemple
January 17, 2012 11:43:46 am

A French judge has requested access to information from Guantanamo Bay in order to investigate allegations of torture being made by three French citizens. Judge Sophie Clement requested access to documents, as well as access to individuals...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Warren Commission report on the Kennedy assassination released

On September 27, 1964, the report of the Warren Commission chaired by Chief Justice Earl Warren on the Kennedy assassination was released. The report essentially concluded that Lee Harvey Oswald had acted alone. Review the Report of the President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy.

WWII Axis Powers formed

On September 27, 1940, Chancellor Adolf Hitler of Germany, Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano of Italy and Ambassador Saburo Kurusu of Japan signed the Tripartite Pact, creating the World War II alliance of the Axis Powers. The Pact was later assented to by other members of the Axis, including Hungary, Romania, Croatia, Slovakia, Bulgaria, and the Kingdom of Yugoslavia.

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