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News Ninth Circuit questions scope of travel ban
Ninth Circuit questions scope of travel ban
Jonathan Niznansky
August 29, 2017 01:14:32 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday questioned the Justice Department lawyer representing the Trump administration in a hearing over the executive order restricting immigration from certain countries....

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India president approves law banning discrimination against AIDS patients
Jonathan Niznansky
April 25, 2017 09:48:24 am

Indian President Shri Pranab Mukherjee on Monday approved the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (Prevention and Control) Bill . The law is intended to prevent discrimination against individuals with HIV and AIDS, and makes...

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News ICJ rejects Ukraine request for help identifying rebel supporters
ICJ rejects Ukraine request for help identifying rebel supporters
Jonathan Niznansky
April 20, 2017 10:14:14 am

The International Court of Justice on Wednesday rejected Ukraine's request for measures to prevent rebels in the country from receiving supplies over its Russian boarder. The court granted measures designed to protect ethnic discrimination in the...

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Justice Department seeks expedited review for travel ban
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March 23, 2017 09:58:44 am

The US Department of Justice petitioned Wednesday to have the travel ban executive order by President Donald Trump reviewed more quickly. US Attorney General Jeff Sessions commented on the proceedings earlier...

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US Senate votes to repeal Alaska wildlife protections
Jonathan Niznansky
March 23, 2017 09:00:12 am

The US Senate voted Tuesday to approve House Joint Resolution 69 , a bill to invalidate an August 2016 regulation protecting wildlife on federal lands from certain kinds of hunting. The "Non-Subsistence Take of Wildlife, and Public...

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UN rights expert urges safeguards for minority rights
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March 16, 2017 08:11:30 am

The UN Independent Expert on Minority Issues Rita Izsák-Ndiaye called release for action to preserve the progress made in the protection of minority rights. Speaking in her final address before the Human Rights Council ,...

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More than 170 organizations sign letter urging net neutrality
Jonathan Niznansky
March 9, 2017 09:42:22 am

More than 170 organizations urged acting Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Commissioner Ajit Pai Tuesday to preserve net neutrality . The letter , signed by organizations such as the American Civil Liberties Union, Greenpeace and...

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Trump nominates Noel Francisco as Solicitor General
Jonathan Niznansky
March 9, 2017 08:56:24 am

US President Donald Trump on Wednesday named acting Solicitor General Noel Francisco as his choice for the permanent position. Formerly a partner at large international law firm Jones Day , Francisco has spent a career...

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News UK House of Lords amends Brexit bill to protect residence for EU citizens
UK House of Lords amends Brexit bill to protect residence for EU citizens
Jonathan Niznansky
March 2, 2017 08:49:37 am

The UK House of Lords voted on Wednesday to amend HL 108 , also known as the Brexit bill to protect residence rights for EU citizens. With a vote of 358 to 256, the Lords voted...

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News Federal appeals court reverses $533M patent verdict against Apple
Federal appeals court reverses $533M patent verdict against Apple
Jonathan Niznansky
March 2, 2017 07:28:33 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit on Monday overturned a Texas District Court decision awarding Smartflash LLC a $533 million patent verdict against Apple . Smartflash asserted that Apple had...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an American Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all Native Americans born in the US made citizens.

Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.

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