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Wisconsin AG asks court to block order halting union bargaining law

Wisconsin AG asks court to block order halting union bargaining law

March 21, 2011 02:58:00 pm

Wisconsin Attorney General JB Van Hollen (R) asked the state's Court of Appeals on Monday to block an order issued last week temporarily halting a legislative measure designed to curb the collective bargaining...

Peru national first to be arrested under new UK genocide law

Peru national first to be arrested under new UK genocide law

March 17, 2011 01:46:37 pm

A spokesperson for the UK's Metropolitan Police Service on Thursday confirmed the arrest of a 46-year-old Peruvian national on suspicion of crimes against humanity and torture. He is suspected of involvement with the Shining Path , a...

Obama calls for gun law reforms to minimize violence

Obama calls for gun law reforms to minimize violence

March 14, 2011 03:26:02 pm

US President Barack Obama called Sunday for greater enforcement of gun laws in the wake of the January shootings in Arizona . In an opinion piece published by the Arizona Daily Star, Obama called for...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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.