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News Former DOJ official pleads guilty to Abramoff conflict of interest
Former DOJ official pleads guilty to Abramoff conflict of interest
Jeannie Shawl
April 23, 2008 09:46:00 am

Former US Justice Department official Robert Coughlin II pleaded guilty Tuesday to one count of criminal conflict of interest in connection to his relationship with disgraced former lobbyist Jack Abramoff . Coughlin, charged ...

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News Former China Communist Party official convicted of corruption drops appeal
Former China Communist Party official convicted of corruption drops appeal
Jeannie Shawl
April 22, 2008 11:14:00 am

Convicted former top Chinese Communist Party official Chen Liangyu has decided not to appeal his corruption conviction , Chinese media reported Tuesday. Chen was found guilty earlier this month of accepting bribes and abuse of...

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News Federal judge dismisses Hurricane Katrina fraud claim against State Farm
Federal judge dismisses Hurricane Katrina fraud claim against State Farm
Jeannie Shawl
April 22, 2008 10:31:00 am

A federal judge on Monday dismissed claims of fraud against State Farm Insurance by a Mississippi couple who claimed that the company denied their insurance claim for damage from Hurricane Katrina based on bad...

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News No agreement yet on restoring Pakistan judges: coalition party leader
No agreement yet on restoring Pakistan judges: coalition party leader
Jeannie Shawl
April 22, 2008 09:31:00 am

Pakistan's coalition government has not yet reached a specific agreement on restoring judges ousted by President Pervez Musharraf last year after he declared emergency rule , former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif said Tuesday. Sharif's Pakistan Muslim...

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News Supreme Court upholds Kentucky lethal injection protocol
Supreme Court upholds Kentucky lethal injection protocol
Jeannie Shawl
April 16, 2008 10:19:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that lethal injection does not violate the Eighth Amendment's prohibition on cruel and unusual punishment. The ruling came in Baze v. Rees [Duke Law case...

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Supreme Court rules in sentencing enhancement cases
Jeannie Shawl
April 16, 2008 10:10:00 am

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in three cases Wednesday, including Burgess v. US , where the Court held that a defendant's federal drug sentence can be enhanced...

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News Supreme Court rules in tax cases
Supreme Court rules in tax cases
Jeannie Shawl
April 15, 2008 10:17:00 am

The US Supreme Court handed down decisions in two tax cases Tuesday, including MeadWestvaco Corp. v. Illinois Department of Revenue , where the Court overturned an Illinois state court decision...

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News China court finds former Communist Party official guilty of corruption
China court finds former Communist Party official guilty of corruption
Jeannie Shawl
April 11, 2008 10:22:00 am

A former top Chinese Communist Party official was convicted Friday of corruption and was sentenced to 18 years in prison. Chen Liangyu was found guilty of accepting bribes and abuse of power, making Chen the highest...

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April 8, 2008 12:51:00 pm

JURIST was nominated Tuesday for a prestigious Webby Award as the best Law website of 2008. Called the "Oscars of the Internet" by the New York Times and presented by the International Academy of Digital Arts...

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Supreme Court rules for Delaware in state water boundary dispute
Jeannie Shawl
March 31, 2008 10:04:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that New Jersey and Delaware have "overlapping authority" to control "extraordinary" construction projects along the Delaware River. The Court's decision came in New Jersey v. Delaware [Medill case...

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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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