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News Retrial ordered in Apple, Samsung patent dispute
Retrial ordered in Apple, Samsung patent dispute
Jennifer Suder
October 23, 2017 01:56:46 pm

A US district court judge in San Jose, California, on Sunday ordered a retrial to determine how much Samsung owes Apple for infringing three iPhone 3Gs patents: "black rectangular front face of a phone with rounded corners," "the rectangular...

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News ACLU asks court to reconsider teen immigrant abortion case
ACLU asks court to reconsider teen immigrant abortion case
Jennifer Suder
October 23, 2017 12:40:22 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) asked the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Monday to reconsider the denial of an abortion for a pregnant 17-year-old, identified as Jane...

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News Federal judge orders DACA materials be made public
Federal judge orders DACA materials be made public
Jennifer Suder
October 18, 2017 03:39:14 pm

US District Judge William Alsup in California on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to turn over emails, letters, memoranda, notes, media items, opinions and other materials directly or indirectly considered in the final agency decision to rescind ...

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News EU top court rules height requirements for police discriminate against women
EU top court rules height requirements for police discriminate against women
Jennifer Suder
October 18, 2017 02:40:48 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that Greek police cannot enforce a blanket height requirement for police recruits because such a policy discriminates against women. Prior to Wednesday's ruling, Greece enforced a minimum height requirement...

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News Switzerland voters to decide on burqa ban
Switzerland voters to decide on burqa ban
Jennifer Suder
October 16, 2017 01:52:01 pm

The Swiss government said Friday that voters will decide whether to ban the burqa and other full-face coverings after a successful petition by far-right groups, who cited the "dignity of women." Activists, including the Swiss Peoples Party (SVP) ,...

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News Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion, misbehavior before enemy
Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl pleads guilty to desertion, misbehavior before enemy
Jennifer Suder
October 16, 2017 01:07:54 pm

Sergeant Bowe Bergdahl pleaded guilty on Monday to desertion and misbehavior before the enemy. Appearing before a military judge in Fort Bragg, North Carolina, Bergdahl said that understood that his actions violated the law. Bergdahl walked off his...

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News Canada settles with indigenous ‘Sixties Scoop’ victims
Canada settles with indigenous ‘Sixties Scoop’ victims
Jennifer Suder
October 9, 2017 01:46:53 pm

Canada reached a major settlement on Friday with indigenous victims of the so-called Sixties Scoop , agreeing to pay C$800 million ($635m; £488m) to some 20,000 victims, $50 million of which will be used for reconciliation initiatives....

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News EPA announces plans to repeal Obama-era Clean Power Plan
EPA announces plans to repeal Obama-era Clean Power Plan
Jennifer Suder
October 9, 2017 01:35:10 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Monday its intention to repeal the Clean Power Plan , an Obama-era policy that worked to curb greenhouse gas emissions from coal-fired power plants. EPA Administrator, Scott Pruitt...

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News Former Germany AfD leader charged with perjury
Former Germany AfD leader charged with perjury
Jennifer Suder
October 4, 2017 03:25:23 pm

The German public prosecutor accusesd nationalist Alternative for Germany party (AfD) leader, Frauke Petry Wednesday, of giving false statements about campaign finance under oath. Petry is accused of lying to a committee of the regional...

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Spain high court investigating Catalonia officials for sedition
Jennifer Suder
October 4, 2017 02:41:57 pm

Spain's High Court announced on Wednesday that Calalonia's police and organizers are under investigation for sedition, most notably Catalonia's regional police, Josep Lluis Trapero. Trapero is being called to testify in relation to arrests of high-ranking...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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