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News Supreme Court declines to rule on assault weapons bans
Supreme Court declines to rule on assault weapons bans
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 20, 2016 10:06:40 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in two separate cases challenging bans on assault-style weapons. The court denied the appeals without comment, letting stand lower court rulings that had upheld the bans [JURIST...

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News Supreme Court rules on contractor liability under False Claims Act
Supreme Court rules on contractor liability under False Claims Act
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 16, 2016 03:32:51 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Universal Health Services v. United States ex rel. Escobar , a case dealing with fraud claims against federal contractors. The question before the court was whether the...

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News Supreme Court rules for veteran-owned business
Supreme Court rules for veteran-owned business
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 16, 2016 01:24:16 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Kingdomware Technologies, Inc. v. United States in favor of a veteran-owned business in a challenge against the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) . In 2006...

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News Supreme Court rules on attorney’s fees in copyright case
Supreme Court rules on attorney’s fees in copyright case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 16, 2016 11:56:13 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Thursday in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. on the standard for awarding attorney's fees under § 505 of the Copyright Act . Under the act, the...

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News Virginia felon voting rights challenged
Virginia felon voting rights challenged
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 14, 2016 03:52:33 pm

Judicial Watch filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging an executive order by Virginia Governor Terry McAuliffe restoring the voting rights of certain felons. McAuliffe signed an executive order in April restoring the voting rights...

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News Romania court reopens probe into 1989 revolution
Romania court reopens probe into 1989 revolution
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 13, 2016 02:04:03 pm

Romania's High Court of Cassation and Justice ruled Monday that an investigation into the country's 1989 revolution can reopened. The prosecutor general's office said in October that the investigation into the events of December...

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News Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rico on debt restructuring
Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rico on debt restructuring
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 13, 2016 11:35:56 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-2 Monday in Puerto Rico v. Franklin California Tax-Free Trust that Section 903(1) of the Bankruptcy Code preempts Puerto Rico's Recovery Act. The federal bankruptcy code preempts state...

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News Supreme Court rules Pennsylvania judge should have recused himself in death penalty case
Supreme Court rules Pennsylvania judge should have recused himself in death penalty case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 9, 2016 03:01:55 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-3 Thursday in Williams v. Pennsylvania that Pennsylvania's Chief Justice should have recused himself from a death penalty case in which he formerly served as prosecutor. Terrance Williams was...

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News Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rico in double jeopardy case
Supreme Court rules against Puerto Rico in double jeopardy case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 9, 2016 01:10:20 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-2 Thursday in Puerto Rico v. Sanchez Valle that the double jeopardy clause bars Puerto Rico and the US from successively prosecuting a single person for...

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News Supreme Court allows inmate’s lawsuit to proceed
Supreme Court allows inmate’s lawsuit to proceed
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 6, 2016 01:09:36 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Simmons v. Himmelreich that an inmate's lawsuit against a prison guard may proceed. The court held that the dismissal of the inmate's claim under the Federal...

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Gandhi sentenced for sedition after civil disobedience campaign

On March 18, 1922, a court in British-ruled India sentenced Mohandas Gandhi to six years in prison for sedition in connection with his civil disobedience campaign for Indian home rule. Read Gandhi's famous statement to the trial court. Gandhi served two years of his sentence and was then released.

Supreme Court requires states to provide counsel for indigent defendants

On March 18, 1963, the US Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright held that the Constitution requires states to provide counsel for indigent criminal defendants. For a unanimous Court, Justice Hugo Black wrote, "Any person haled into court, who is too poor to hire a lawyer, cannot be assured a fair trial unless counsel is provided for him." Counsel had been required for indigent federal defendants since 1938.

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