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News Kenya President calls on Supreme Court to dismiss election petitions
Kenya President calls on Supreme Court to dismiss election petitions
Jennifer Suder
November 13, 2017 02:32:39 pm

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta on Sunday asked the Supreme Court to dismiss two election petitions challenging the validity of his repeat election win. Kenyatta strongly rejected the claims made by two challengers, saying that the petitions...

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Syria agrees to join Paris Climate Accord
Jennifer Suder
November 9, 2017 06:13:50 am

Syria announced on Tuesday during UN Climate Change Conference (COP23) in Bonn, Germany, that the nation is poised to send its ratification of the Paris Climate Accord to the UN. The Syria People's Assembly voted to...

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News Spain constitutional court annuls Catalan independence declaration
Spain constitutional court annuls Catalan independence declaration
Jennifer Suder
November 8, 2017 02:51:21 pm

Spain's Constitutional Court on Wednesday declared the Catalan independence declaration to be unconstitutional. The court initially nullified the October 27 declaration of independence while it studied its legality. The...

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News Supreme Court allows execution of man who cannot remember crime
Supreme Court allows execution of man who cannot remember crime
Jennifer Suder
November 6, 2017 02:28:52 pm

The US Supreme Court unanimously concluded on Monday that Alabama may execute a death row inmate, Vernon Madison, who claims to be mentally incompetent and unfit to be executed under the Eighth Amendment due to...

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News Iraq top court concludes Kurdish secession attempt unconstitutional
Iraq top court concludes Kurdish secession attempt unconstitutional
Jennifer Suder
November 6, 2017 01:06:28 pm

Iraq's Supreme Federal Court ruled Monday that no region within the country may secede from the state. The ruling is in response to the disputed referendum by the northern Kurdish region who...

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Supreme Court considers meaning of ‘tolled’ under federal supplemental jurisdiction statute
Jennifer Suder
November 2, 2017 07:55:46 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Artis v. District of Columbia , involving the meaning of a provision of the federal supplemental jurisdiction statute , which allows plaintiffs to pursue state court...

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Supreme Court considers appropriate standard of review for determining ‘insider’ status in bankruptcy proceedings
Jennifer Suder
November 1, 2017 03:33:02 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral argument on Tuesday in US Bank National Association v. Village at Lakeridge , in which the justices were tasked with determining the appropriate standard of review for determining whether...

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Catalonia leaders face rebellion charges after declaring independence
Jennifer Suder
October 31, 2017 09:40:50 am

Spanish Attorney General José Manuel Maza on Monday charged the former president of Catalonia, Carles Puigdemont , and other top Catalan officials with rebellion, sedition, embezzlement and malfeasance related to the region's declaration of independence...

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Iowa Supreme Court blocks three-day waiting period for abortions
Jennifer Suder
October 25, 2017 04:19:01 pm

The Iowa Supreme Court on Monday temporarily blocked a law that enacted a 72-hour waiting period before a woman could get an abortion. The bill was passed in the Iowa house in April and signed...

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Senators introduce bill to reform warrantless internet surveillance program
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October 25, 2017 03:28:46 pm

A bipartisan group of US senators introduced the USA Rights Act on Tuesday that would overhaul aspects of the National Security Agency (NSA) warrantless internet surveillance program. Section 702 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act , which...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Kosovo declares independence from Serbia

On February 17, 2008 the Assembly of Kosovo declared independence from Serbia. While Serbia denounced the declaration as illegal, the international community has remained divided on this issue. Several nations including the United States, United Kingdom, France, Taiwan, and Turkey have recognized Kosovo's independence, but others such as Russia maintain that the declaration violates international law. The majority of countries and international organizations, including the UN, have yet to take a position on the legality of Kosovo's independence. The Constitution of the Republic of Kosovo went into effect on June 15, 2008. Read the Kosovo Declaration of Independence.

US Supreme Court ruled on equal Congressional districts

On February 17, 1964, the United States Supreme Court ruled in Wesberry v. Sanders that congressional districts within each state had to be roughly equal in population. Learn more about Congressional redistricting from the Brennan Center for Justice.

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