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News Supreme Court rejects maritime piracy petitions
Supreme Court rejects maritime piracy petitions
Julia Zebley
January 23, 2013 09:42:00 am

The US Supreme Court denied certiorari in two cases Tuesday that dealt with federal maritime piracy law . The court denied Dire v. United States and Said v....

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News Supreme Court rules Medicare challenge was too late to gain repayment
Supreme Court rules Medicare challenge was too late to gain repayment
Julia Zebley
January 23, 2013 08:28:46 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center that 10-year-old final rulings for Medicare reimbursement cannot be appealed to the Department of...

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News Supreme Court agrees to hear four additional cases this term
Supreme Court agrees to hear four additional cases this term
Julia Zebley
January 19, 2013 12:26:04 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted what may be the final four cases it will hear this term. After being considered in conference eight times, the court granted Bond v. United States [cert....

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News Supreme Court rules houseboat not a vessel under maritime law
Supreme Court rules houseboat not a vessel under maritime law
Julia Zebley
January 16, 2013 08:20:12 am

The US Supreme Court ruled 7-2 in Lozman v. City of Riviera Beach that a houseboat permanently docked to land is not a vessel for purposes of 1 USC § 3 and...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on government immunity, takings
Supreme Court hears arguments on government immunity, takings
Julia Zebley
January 16, 2013 07:38:16 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases on Tuesday. The first, Levin v. United States concerned whether the Gonzales Act properly immunizes...

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News Supreme Court to rule on right to remain silent, 5 other cases
Supreme Court to rule on right to remain silent, 5 other cases
Julia Zebley
January 12, 2013 04:44:54 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in six new cases on Friday. In Salinas v. Texas the court will consider the boundaries of the Fifth Amendment right to remain...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on securities fraud, Medicaid
Supreme Court hears arguments on securities fraud, Medicaid
Julia Zebley
January 9, 2013 09:27:02 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases . In Gabelli v. Securities and Exchange Commission the court heard arguments on the statute of limitations under 28 USC § 2462 ...

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News Supreme Court rules habeas cases can proceed with lawyer, incompetent client
Supreme Court rules habeas cases can proceed with lawyer, incompetent client
Julia Zebley
January 9, 2013 08:55:38 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday in the combined cases Ryan v. Gonzales and Tibbals v. Carter that there is no right to stay a federal habeas corpus proceeding until an...

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News Supreme Court rules on pollutants under Clean Water Act
Supreme Court rules on pollutants under Clean Water Act
Julia Zebley
January 9, 2013 07:32:13 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Tuesday in Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Natural Resources Defense Council that water flowing through a concrete channel from different points in the river...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on class actions, federal and state laws
Supreme Court hears arguments on class actions, federal and state laws
Julia Zebley
January 8, 2013 08:30:21 am

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases on Monday. The first, Descamps v. United States , concerned whether Matthew Descamps' burglary conviction under California law can allow a conviction under federal burglary...

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President Lincoln offered amnesty to Confederates

On December 8, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation offering amnesty to all citizens of the Confederacy who swore an oath to uphold the US Constitution. Because of confusion over who was to administer the oath, Lincoln issued another proclamation on March 26, 1864, empowering "any commissioned officer, civil, military, or naval in the service of the United States", as well as those persons in the territories which were "not in insurrection who were by the laws therefore qualified for administering oaths." Both Proclamations specified that military prisoners and others held for crimes against the United States were ineligible for amnesty, although Confederate deserters could volunteer to take the oath.

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