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News Switzerland claims suit seeking UBS customer data violates sovereignty
Switzerland claims suit seeking UBS customer data violates sovereignty
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 1, 2009 04:33:00 pm

The Swiss Federal Office of Justice on Friday announced that it has filed a brief in the US District Court for the Southern District of Florida arguing that a lawsuit filed by the US Department of Justice...

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News Sixth Circuit denies stay of deportion for accused Nazi guard
Sixth Circuit denies stay of deportion for accused Nazi guard
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 1, 2009 02:44:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday denied a stay of deportation for accused Nazi prison guard John Demjanjuk . Last month, the court granted [order, PDF;...

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News Maine Senate passes same-sex marriage bill
Maine Senate passes same-sex marriage bill
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 1, 2009 01:47:00 pm

The Maine Senate voted 21-14 in favor of a bill that would allow same-sex marriage in the state. The vote split mainly along party lines, with only one Democrat voting against the measure....

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News Souter to retire from US Supreme Court: reports
Souter to retire from US Supreme Court: reports
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 1, 2009 12:56:00 pm

Justice David Souter of the US Supreme Court will retire at the end of the 2008 term in June, according to Thursday reports . Souter has not...

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News US trade office adds Canada to list of countries with ‘inadequate’ IP protections
US trade office adds Canada to list of countries with ‘inadequate’ IP protections
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 1, 2009 11:37:00 am

The Office of the US Trade Representative (USTR) on Thursday added Canada to its Priority Watch List of 12 countries that are not adequately protecting intellectual property rights . In...

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News Brazil high court rules press censorship law unconstitutional
Brazil high court rules press censorship law unconstitutional
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 1, 2009 10:10:00 am

The Brazilian Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a law restricting the press as unconstitutional. The court ruled 7-4 that the Press Law , which was enacted...

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News Senate judiciary committee chair asks Bybee to testify on interrogation memos
Senate judiciary committee chair asks Bybee to testify on interrogation memos
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 30, 2009 01:46:00 pm

Chairman of the US Senate Judiciary Committee Patrick Leahy (D-VT) on Wednesday invited former head of the Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) and federal judge Jay...

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News Rights group urges Mexico to hold soldiers accountable for human rights abuses
Rights group urges Mexico to hold soldiers accountable for human rights abuses
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 30, 2009 11:51:00 am

The Mexican military is failing to hold its members accountable for human rights abuses, according to a report released Wednesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) . According to the report, the use of the...

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Last chance to vote for JURIST in the 2009 Webby Awards!
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 30, 2009 11:30:00 am

JURIST has been nominated in New York for a prestigious Webby Award as the best Law website of 2009. By virtue of being a nominee, JURIST is eligible for the Webby People's Voice award in addition to the judge's...

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News Obama affirms position that waterboarding is torture, defends banning technique
Obama affirms position that waterboarding is torture, defends banning technique
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
April 30, 2009 10:27:00 am

US President Barack Obama reaffirmed Wednesday his position that the controversial interrogation technique known as waterboarding amounts to torture and defended his decision to ban use of the technique ....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

English legal historian Frederic Maitland born

Frederic Maitland, legal historian and co-author of the History of English Law, was born on May 28, 1850.

Learn more about Frederic Maitland.

Indian Removal Act passed

On May 28, 1830, President Andrew Jackson signed into law the Indian Removal Act. The act authorized Johnson to exchange federal lands in the West for Indian lands in the American Southeast. While some tribes gave up their lands peacefully, others resisted. The "Trail of Tears" killed approximately 4,000 Cherokees in a forced march into the West. Learn more about the Indian Removal Act from the US Library of Congress.

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