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News Federal court refuses to alter Florida congressional district boundaries
Federal court refuses to alter Florida congressional district boundaries
Justin Cosgrove
April 20, 2016 08:00:34 am

A panel of federal judges on Monday rejected a motion by Representative Corrine Brown challenging the current congressional district boundaries in Florida. Brown has long argued that the current boundary system violates federal voting laws [AP...

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News Microsoft sues DOJ over customer email privacy
Microsoft sues DOJ over customer email privacy
Justin Cosgrove
April 15, 2016 10:43:41 am

Microsoft sued the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday regarding the privacy of their customers' emails. Microsoft filed the lawsuit in the US District Court for the Western District of Washington ...

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News ACLU attempts to block Kansas voter ID law
ACLU attempts to block Kansas voter ID law
Justin Cosgrove
April 15, 2016 07:55:21 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday asked a federal judge to issue an injunction pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed in February . The ACLU is attempting to block a...

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News Texas defends voter ID laws
Texas defends voter ID laws
Justin Cosgrove
April 12, 2016 05:20:07 pm

Texas urged the Supreme Court on Monday to alllow it's voter ID laws to remain in effect while under review by a federal appeals court. The Court is considering a plea by a group...

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News Tennesse Senate passes bill allowing counselors to turn away patients based on religious and personal beliefs
Tennesse Senate passes bill allowing counselors to turn away patients based on religious and personal beliefs
Justin Cosgrove
April 12, 2016 05:15:38 pm

A bill in Tennessee that will allow mental health counselors to turn away patients based on the counselors' religious beliefs passed on Monday. In February the Senate passed the bill that allowed counselors to...

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Pakistan militant group establishes new Islamic court
Justin Cosgrove
April 7, 2016 04:50:16 pm

Pakistani authorities opened a probe on Thursday into reports that a charity run by a militant group has established an Islamic court. The group Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) has reportedly established a court separate from the judiciary in Lahore. Legal...

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News Kansas governor signs law enacting new school funding program
Kansas governor signs law enacting new school funding program
Justin Cosgrove
April 7, 2016 04:30:18 pm

Kansas Governor Sam Brownback signed a bill (HB 2665) on Thursday enacting a new funding formula for schools. The bill replaces a formula that was found to be unconstitutional by the state Supreme Court...

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News ICC dismisses case against Kenya deputy president
ICC dismisses case against Kenya deputy president
Justin Cosgrove
April 5, 2016 02:26:34 pm

The International Criminal Court (ICC) on Tuesday threw out charges against Kenyan Deputy President William Ruto . Ruto and Joshua Sang were accused of supporting murderous inter-ethnic violence in Kenya after the 2007...

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News California top court rules employees entitled to a chair
California top court rules employees entitled to a chair
Justin Cosgrove
April 5, 2016 01:32:02 pm

The California Supreme Court ruled Monday that employees who can do their jobs while seated are entitled to a place to sit. The court held in a 7-0 ruling that "if the tasks being...

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Environmental groups sue FDA over GMOs
Justin Cosgrove
March 31, 2016 04:45:12 pm

Environmental groups filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) . The lawsuit challenged the FDA's authority to approve genetically modified animals for use as food. In November the FDA approved [WSJ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

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