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News ICTY orders retrial for 2 Serbs acquitted of war crimes
ICTY orders retrial for 2 Serbs acquitted of war crimes
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 15, 2015 02:59:50 pm

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday ordered a retrial for two senior Serbian officials acquitted of war crimes during the 1990s Balkans conflict. Jovica...

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News Supreme Court to rule in Indian rights case
Supreme Court to rule in Indian rights case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 14, 2015 04:22:56 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday granted certiorari in United States v. Bryant , a case concerning Indian rights to counsel. 18 USC §117(a) makes it a federal crime for any...

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News Supreme Court upholds binding arbitration clause in DIRECTV case
Supreme Court upholds binding arbitration clause in DIRECTV case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 14, 2015 02:16:35 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Monday in DIRECTV, Inc. v. Imburgia that the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA) preempts a California court's refusal to enforce an arbitration clause in a contract. In 2008 Amy...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on racial preference in university admissions
Supreme Court hears arguments on racial preference in university admissions
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 9, 2015 02:48:43 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday on the use of racial preference in undergraduate university admissions. In Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin the court must decide whether the University...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction of Indian tribal courts
Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction of Indian tribal courts
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 7, 2015 02:04:10 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday. In Dollar General Corporation v. Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians the court heard arguments on whether tribal courts can hear civil cases...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on ERISA preemption of state statute
Supreme Court hears arguments on ERISA preemption of state statute
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 2, 2015 02:29:33 pm

The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments Wednesday in Gobeille v. Liberty Mutual Insurance Company to determine whether the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) preempts a Vermont statute in setting...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on state court securities litigation
Supreme Court hears arguments on state court securities litigation
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 1, 2015 05:01:47 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. v. Manning the court will resolve the circuit split on whether Section 27 of...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in employment discrimination case
Supreme Court hears arguments in employment discrimination case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 30, 2015 05:12:42 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday. In Green v. Brennan the court heard arguments to determine whether, under federal employment discrimination law, the filing period for a constructive...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on three-judge rule for redistricting cases
Supreme Court hears arguments on three-judge rule for redistricting cases
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 5, 2015 08:44:26 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday. In Shapiro v. McManus the court is hearing a challenge to the Three Judge Court Act ,...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on racial discrimination in jury selection
Supreme Court hears arguments on racial discrimination in jury selection
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
November 2, 2015 02:32:58 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on racial discrimination in the jury selection process. In Foster v. Chatman , the court must decide whether the "Georgia courts err in failing to...

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Copyright infringement made US crime

On March 4, 1909, the Copyright Act of 1909 became law, making infringement of a copyright a federal crime for the first time. Review a brief history of copyright in the United States.

First woman appointed to the Canada Supreme Court

On March 4, 1982, Bertha Wilson became the first woman appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada.

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The International Criminal Court issued its first arrest warrant for a sitting head of state when it sought Sudanese dictator Omar al-Bashir on March 4, 2009 for allegedly directing attacks against civilians and being an indirect participant in murder, rape, and torture during the conflict in Darfur. Al-Bashir was removed from power in 2019. The former president remains in a Sudanese prison. Learn more about the case against al-Bashir and read the arrest warrant.

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