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News Federal judge strikes down Guam same-sex marriage ban
Federal judge strikes down Guam same-sex marriage ban
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 5, 2015 02:53:08 pm

The chief judge for the US District Court of Guam on Friday struck down the territory's same-sex marriage ban. The ruling came in a lawsuit filed in April by same-sex couple Kathleen Aguero and Loretta Pangelinan...

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News UN rights expert presses Somalia government for further protections
UN rights expert presses Somalia government for further protections
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 2, 2015 04:03:46 pm

The UN Independent Expert on the situation of human rights in Somalia, Bahame Tom Mukirya Nyanduga, on Monday urged the government of Somalia to continue working to increase human rights protections . Bahame Nyanduga stressed the importance of protecting...

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News Supreme Court rules for immigrant in deportation case
Supreme Court rules for immigrant in deportation case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 1, 2015 02:39:58 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Mellouli v. Lynch that an immigrant's conviction for concealing unnamed pills in his sock did not trigger removal under under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA)...

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News Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy case
Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 1, 2015 12:45:58 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Bank of America, N.A. v. Caulkett that a debtor in a Chapter 7 bankruptcy proceeding may not void a junior mortgage lien under §506(d) when the debt...

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News Supreme Court rules for woman denied job over headscarf
Supreme Court rules for woman denied job over headscarf
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 1, 2015 11:44:20 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-1 Monday in Equal Employment Opportunity Commission v. Abercrombie & Fitch Stores, Inc. in favor of a Muslim woman who was denied a job at Abercrombie & Fitch [corporate...

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News Supreme Court limits convictions for online threats
Supreme Court limits convictions for online threats
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
June 1, 2015 10:52:50 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Monday in Elonis v. United States that negligence is not enough to support a conviction for communicating a threat. In this case the court was asked to consider...

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News Supreme Court to rule in voter equality case
Supreme Court to rule in voter equality case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 26, 2015 12:35:28 pm

The US Supreme Court agreed Tuesday to rule in a major voter equality case, noting jurisdiction in Evenwel v. Abbott . The question presented is: "whether the 'one-person, one-vote' principle of the...

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News Baltimore police officers indicted in Freddie Gray death
Baltimore police officers indicted in Freddie Gray death
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 22, 2015 08:23:39 am

The State's Attorney for Baltimore City on Thursday announced the indictment of six police officers on charges including murder and manslaughter over the death of Baltimore resident Freddie Gray while he was in police custody. Baltimore state attorney...

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News Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy case
Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 18, 2015 03:25:47 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Harris v. Viegelahn that a debtor who converts to Chapter 7 is entitled to return of any postpetition wages not yet distributed by the Chapter 13...

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News Supreme Court rules on ERISA claim
Supreme Court rules on ERISA claim
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
May 18, 2015 11:36:21 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Tibble v. Edison International that the timeliness of an Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) fiduciary duty claim over investments does not...

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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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