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News Supreme Court hears arguments on claims against injury by generic drugs
Supreme Court hears arguments on claims against injury by generic drugs
Julia Zebley
March 20, 2013 09:08:46 am

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. v. Bartlett Tuesday to consider whether design defect claims can be brought when a generic drug does not present...

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News Supreme Court rules copyrighted works can be sold secondhand from abroad
Supreme Court rules copyrighted works can be sold secondhand from abroad
Julia Zebley
March 20, 2013 07:47:38 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 6-3 Tuesday in Kirtsaeng v. John Wiley & Sons, Inc. that the "first sale" doctrine applies to imported works. When Supap Kirtsaeng came to...

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News Supreme Court to hear age discrimination question, 2 other cases
Supreme Court to hear age discrimination question, 2 other cases
Julia Zebley
March 19, 2013 09:06:05 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in three new cases Monday. In Madigan v. Levin the court will consider whether age discrimination claimants can circumvent the Age Discrimination in Employment...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on voter citizenship requirements
Supreme Court hears arguments on voter citizenship requirements
Julia Zebley
March 19, 2013 07:52:37 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Arizona v. Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. to consider Arizona's 2004 Proposition 200 , which requires citizens to show "proof of citizenship" in...

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News Supreme Court rules government medical personnel can be sued for battery
Supreme Court rules government medical personnel can be sued for battery
Julia Zebley
March 5, 2013 09:20:50 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Levin v. United States that the intentional tort exception in the Gonzales Act does not immunize individual government medical...

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News Supreme Court to hear case on jurisdiction, venue
Supreme Court to hear case on jurisdiction, venue
Julia Zebley
March 5, 2013 08:32:17 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in one new case on Monday. In Walden v. Fiore the court will consider two questions of venue and jurisdiction . First,...

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News Supreme Court rules on securities fraud statute of limitations
Supreme Court rules on securities fraud statute of limitations
Julia Zebley
February 28, 2013 07:12:49 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Gabelli v. Securities and Exchange Commission that the statute of limitations under 28 USC § 2462 begins tolling when the fraud occurs, not when it...

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News Supreme Court rules aid workers lack standing to challenge wiretapping law
Supreme Court rules aid workers lack standing to challenge wiretapping law
Julia Zebley
February 27, 2013 11:50:07 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 Tuesday in Clapper v. Amnesty International that a coalition of attorneys, journalists and rights organizations do not have Article III standing to contest Section...

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News Supreme Court rules debt collection law allows attorney’s fees for good faith filing
Supreme Court rules debt collection law allows attorney’s fees for good faith filing
Julia Zebley
February 27, 2013 10:17:29 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 Tuesday in Marx v. General Revenue Corp. that Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 54(d)(1) allows fees to be awarded in Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) [PDF;...

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Supreme Court hears arguments on DNA collection, sentencing guidelines
Julia Zebley
February 27, 2013 09:09:21 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. In Maryland v. King the court heard arguments on whether the Fourth Amendment permits states to collect...

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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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