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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday,  9 September 2017
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 9 September 2017
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September 9, 2017 12:00:05 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The US Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved $51.35 billion in funding on Thursday for state and foreign appropriations , including $10 million to help fund the UN...

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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 9 September 2017
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September 9, 2017 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The US Senate Appropriations Committee unanimously approved $51.35 billion in funding on Thursday for state and foreign appropriations , including $10 million to help fund the UN...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday,  2 September 2017
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 2 September 2017
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September 2, 2017 12:00:05 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Kenya's Supreme Court ruled 4-2 Friday to invalidate the recent presidential election. UN Special Rapporteur Yanghee Lee on Thursday expressed grave concern for...

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News US Legal News Round Up for Saturday,  2 September 2017
US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 2 September 2017
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September 2, 2017 12:00:04 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas granted a temporary restraining order Thursday, blocking Texas officials from enforcing a ban...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 26 August 2017
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 26 August 2017
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August 26, 2017 12:00:05 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: A South Korean court sentenced billionaire head of Samsung Lee Jae-yong to five years in jail for bribery on Friday. Former Thai prime minister Yingluck...

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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 26 August 2017
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August 26, 2017 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: US President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former Maricopa County, Arizona, Sheriff Joe Arpaio . A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 19 August 2017
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 19 August 2017
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August 19, 2017 12:00:05 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: Venezuela's new chief prosecutor announced plans on Thursday to pursue and imprison those responsible for leading violent protests that have plagued the country since April. The International Criminal Court (ICC)...

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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 19 August 2017
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August 19, 2017 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: A married same-sex couple filed a lawsuit against a former employer on Thursday in the US District Court for the Central District of California that alleges the...

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News World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 12 August 2017
World Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 12 August 2017
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August 12, 2017 12:00:04 pm

Here's the international legal news we covered this week: The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that Judge Scott Silliman should have recused himself in a case...

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US Legal News Round Up for Saturday, 12 August 2017
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August 12, 2017 12:00:03 pm

Here's the domestic legal news we covered this week: The Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled against a state cigarette tax on Thursday. The Washington Supreme Court upheld Seattle's tax on...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

McKinley assassin put on trial

On September 23, 1901, Leon Czolgosz was put on trial for assassinating US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Learn more about the legal aftermath of the McKinley assassination from the University of Buffalo Libraries.

Karlstad Treaty splits union of Norway and Sweden

On September 23, 1905, negotiations on the Karlstad Treaty ended with an agreement to split the union of Sweden and Norway. The accord was then approved by Norway's parliament on October 9 and by Sweden's on October 13. Learn more about the former Union of Sweden and Norway.

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