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News Maryland Senate approves bill allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Maryland Senate approves bill allowing driver’s licenses for undocumented immigrants
Jerry Votava
March 27, 2013 06:59:46 am

The Maryland Senate on Monday voted 29-18 to approve a bill that would substantially expand the availability of driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants residing in the state. To be eligible to receive...

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News Supreme Court rules stormwater pollution case can proceed
Supreme Court rules stormwater pollution case can proceed
Jerry Votava
March 21, 2013 06:52:21 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 8-0 Wednesday in Decker v. Northwest Environmental Defense Center (NDEC) that 33 USC § 1369 of the Clean Water Act (CWA) is not a jurisdictional bar...

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News Oklahoma AG petitions Supreme Court review abortion laws
Oklahoma AG petitions Supreme Court review abortion laws
Jerry Votava
March 7, 2013 08:19:45 am

Oklahoma Attorney General E Scott Pruitt on Tuesday filed a petition asking the US Supreme Court to review a decision by the Oklahoma Supreme Court which struck down two...

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News Guantanamo detainees face harsh conditions, hunger strike: defense lawyers
Guantanamo detainees face harsh conditions, hunger strike: defense lawyers
Jerry Votava
March 7, 2013 07:17:42 am

Defense lawyers for terrorism detainees held at Guantanamo Bay and the Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) sent a letter to Rear Admiral John Smith Jr. describing harsh conditions faced by the...

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News UN rights office expresses concern over unrest in Guinea
UN rights office expresses concern over unrest in Guinea
Jerry Votava
March 5, 2013 04:15:10 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Tuesday highlighted their concern over violence and turmoil in Guinea . The OHCHR discussed reports of injuries and death following...

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News Chile court orders suspension of hydroelectric dam construction
Chile court orders suspension of hydroelectric dam construction
Jerry Votava
March 5, 2013 02:28:47 pm

A Chilean appeals court on Tuesday ordered the suspension of the Punta Alcalde hydroelectric dam project based on environmental concerns. The project is under the management of Endesa , an energy company based in...

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News Supreme Court permits shareholder class action lawsuit
Supreme Court permits shareholder class action lawsuit
Jerry Votava
February 27, 2013 03:18:40 pm

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday decided in Amgen, Inc. v. Connecticut Retirement Plans and Trust Funds to permit a class action lawsuit by shareholders against Amgen , a biotechnology company. The...

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News Military judge rejects Wikileaks defendant’s request to dismiss charges
Military judge rejects Wikileaks defendant’s request to dismiss charges
Jerry Votava
February 27, 2013 08:28:51 am

US Army Colonel Denise Lind, who is presiding over the prosecution of Bradley Manning , on Tuesday dismissed a defense motion arguing that Manning should be released based on a lack of a speedy...

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News Federal appeals court upholds order blocking Florida welfare drug testing law
Federal appeals court upholds order blocking Florida welfare drug testing law
Jerry Votava
February 27, 2013 07:55:50 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Tuesday ruled that a lower court was correct in blocking a Florida law that had required welfare applicants to pass a...

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Supreme Court rules parent can appeal in international child custody dispute
Jerry Votava
February 20, 2013 06:22:20 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Chafin v. Chafin that a parent can appeal a custody ruling when a district court has determined the child's habitual residence is another country...

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International Jurist Louise Arbour born

On February 10, 1947, the Honourable Louise Arbour was born in Montreal, Canada. Arbour became a distinguished Canadian and International Jurist, serving as a Justice on the Supreme Court of Canada, as Chief Prosecutor for War Crimes with the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY), and as the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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