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News Ninth Circuit reinstates Montana campaign finance law
Ninth Circuit reinstates Montana campaign finance law
Jerry Votava
October 10, 2012 02:46:25 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday issued an order temporarily staying an injunction blocking Montana's campaign finance law. Montana's campaign finance law law limits the...

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News Egypt president announces general pardon for crimes committed during revolution
Egypt president announces general pardon for crimes committed during revolution
Jerry Votava
October 9, 2012 02:04:31 pm

Egypt President Mohammed Morsi announced on Tuesday a general pardon issued in August for most people detained or convicted for crimes committed during and in support of the Egyptian Revolution ....

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News Sixth Circuit upholds Ohio law limiting ‘abortion pill’
Sixth Circuit upholds Ohio law limiting ‘abortion pill’
Jerry Votava
October 3, 2012 03:45:03 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Tuesday affirmed a lower court ruling that permitted an Ohio law limiting the use of the "abortion pill." The law requires that the...

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News Former Congo militia leader appeals ICC sentence
Former Congo militia leader appeals ICC sentence
Jerry Votava
October 3, 2012 02:22:12 pm

Former Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) militia leader Thomas Lubanga Dyilo on Wednesday appealed his conviction and sentence from the International Criminal Court . Lubanga was convicted in March...

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News UK court halts extradition of Abu Hamza to US
UK court halts extradition of Abu Hamza to US
Jerry Votava
September 26, 2012 03:18:55 pm

The High Court of England and Wales on Tuesday ordered an injunction against the extradition of Egyptian-born Muslim cleric Abu Hamza al-Masri and Saudi-born Khaled Al-Fawwaz to the US until a formal hearing can...

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News Maldives court restricts ex-president to capital
Maldives court restricts ex-president to capital
Jerry Votava
September 26, 2012 02:14:29 pm

The Hulhumale Magistrate Court in the Maldives has issued an order preventing ex-president Mohamed Nasheed from leaving the capital of Male without official permission. Nasheed was also served with unnamed criminal proceedings. Nasheed supporters claimed that this...

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ACLU requests Supreme Court review of validity of two cancer gene patents
Jerry Votava
September 26, 2012 07:12:01 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Public Patent Foundation (PUBPAT) on Tuesday asked the US Supreme Court to review the validity of patents on two genes associated with...

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News ACLU files suit for information on automatic license plate readers
ACLU files suit for information on automatic license plate readers
Jerry Votava
September 25, 2012 02:18:10 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the ACLU of Massachusetts (ACLUM) on Tuesday filed suit to obtain records and information regarding the use of automatic license plate readers (ALPRs) by federal law...

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News DC Circuit reverses ruling allowing campaign donor disclosure regulations
DC Circuit reverses ruling allowing campaign donor disclosure regulations
Jerry Votava
September 20, 2012 06:23:55 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday reversed a district court ruling in favor of the Federal Election Commission (FEC) which had permitted regulations requiring the disclosure...

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News Italy high court upholds sentences of 23 former CIA agents in rendition case
Italy high court upholds sentences of 23 former CIA agents in rendition case
Jerry Votava
September 19, 2012 03:55:00 pm

The Italian Court of Cassation on Wednesday upheld the convictions of 23 former CIA officers for the 2003 kidnapping and rendition of Egyptian terror suspect Osama Moustafa Hassan Nasr. Former Milan CIA...

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Justice Brennan retired from US Supreme Court

On July 20, 1990, Justice William J. Brennan retired from the US Supreme Court after 34 years of service. Learn more about Justice Brennan from Oyez.

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On July 20, 1987, the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 598, which condemned the Iran-Iraq War. The resolution further called on both parties to move for an immediate cease-fire and a return to the borders that existed before the conflict.

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