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News Supreme Court rules Hobbs Act applies to drug robbery
Supreme Court rules Hobbs Act applies to drug robbery
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 20, 2016 11:02:10 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-1 Monday in Taylor v. United States that the Hobbs Act applies to a drug robbery. The Hobbs Act makes it a crime for a person to...

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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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St. Ives, patron saint of lawyers, died

St. Ives, Paris student of the civil law, advocate of the poor, and patron saint of lawyers died on May 19, 1303.

Learn more about St. Ives in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

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