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News Supreme Court rules narrowly on mootness of a class action claim
Supreme Court rules narrowly on mootness of a class action claim
Julia Zebley
April 17, 2013 07:21:40 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk that the claim was moot because respondent "had no personal interest in representing putative, unnamed claimants, nor...

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News Supreme Court agrees to hear ERISA case, rejects Boston College IRA research petition
Supreme Court agrees to hear ERISA case, rejects Boston College IRA research petition
Julia Zebley
April 16, 2013 08:52:21 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two new cases on Monday. In Heimeshoff v. Hartford Life & Accident Insurance Co. the court will hear arguments the deadline for filing...

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News Supreme Court to rule on contractual venue  agreements
Supreme Court to rule on contractual venue agreements
Julia Zebley
April 2, 2013 08:51:11 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in one new case on Monday. In Atlantic Marine Construction Co. v. United States District Court for the Western District of Texas the court...

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News Supreme Court rules for pro se prisoner in sovereign immunity case
Supreme Court rules for pro se prisoner in sovereign immunity case
Julia Zebley
March 28, 2013 09:32:38 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Millbrook v. US that the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA) and exceptions to it, waive the immunity...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on DOMA
Supreme Court hears arguments on DOMA
Julia Zebley
March 27, 2013 03:38:38 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in United States v. Windsor , the second of two cases the court heard this week on same-sex marriage . In Wednesday's argument, the...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in Proposition 8 case
Supreme Court hears arguments in Proposition 8 case
Julia Zebley
March 26, 2013 12:37:45 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in Hollingsworth v. Perry , the first of two cases the court will hear this week on same-sex marriage . In Tuesday's argument, the...

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News Supreme Court to rule on new affirmative action issue
Supreme Court to rule on new affirmative action issue
Julia Zebley
March 26, 2013 10:54:03 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday, including a new affirmative action case. The court will hear Schuette v. Coalition to Defend Affirmative Action on whether...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on forced arbitration clauses
Supreme Court hears arguments on forced arbitration clauses
Julia Zebley
March 26, 2013 08:23:01 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases . In Oxford Health Plans LLC v. Sutter the court is considering whether an arbitrator acts within his powers under the Federal Arbitration...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in California raisins case
Supreme Court hears arguments in California raisins case
Julia Zebley
March 21, 2013 10:33:30 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in Horne v. Department of Agriculture on whether a party can raise the Fifth Amendment takings clause as a defense when charged by the...

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News Supreme Court rules federal Medicaid statute pre-empts state law
Supreme Court rules federal Medicaid statute pre-empts state law
Julia Zebley
March 21, 2013 09:16:27 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6–3 Tuesday in Wos v. EMA , formerly Delia v. EMA , that the NC Gen. Stat. § 108A-57, which takes a third of medical malpractice settlements for Medicaid reimbursement,...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases. Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

Ozone Layer treaty opens for signatures

On September 16, 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature. It has since been signed by almost 200 nations. As a result, the Earth's Ozone Layer is expected to recover by the year 2050.

William O. Douglas born

On September 16, 1898, William O. Douglas was born in Maine Township, Minnesota. Douglas went on to become Chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission before being named to the US Supreme Court by President Franklin Roosevelt. Douglas would become an influential civil libertarian on the Warren Court and the longest-tenured Justice in history, serving for 36 years and 7 months.

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