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News Supreme Court rules for DC police in house party case
Supreme Court rules for DC police in house party case
Kenneth Hall
January 22, 2018 11:48:29 am

The US Supreme Court held Monday in District of Columbia v. Wesby that DC police officers acted reasonably when they arrested 21 people for unlawful entry during a house party in 2008, given that...

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News Trump lawyer sues Buzzfeed for publication of Steele dossier
Trump lawyer sues Buzzfeed for publication of Steele dossier
Kenneth Hall
January 10, 2018 12:17:01 pm

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump's personal attorney, filed two defamation lawsuits on Monday regarding BuzzFeed's publication of the Steele Dossier , a condemning but unsubstantiated report indicating collusion between the Trump campaign and Russian agents. The first...

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News Trump administration asks Supreme Court to approve third version of ‘travel ban’
Trump administration asks Supreme Court to approve third version of ‘travel ban’
Kenneth Hall
January 8, 2018 12:32:42 pm

The Trump administration asked the US Supreme Court Friday to uphold the third version of the administration's travel ban . This petition comes just over a week after the US Court...

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News European high court rules Uber must comply with taxi regulations
European high court rules Uber must comply with taxi regulations
Kenneth Hall
December 20, 2017 11:57:19 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Wednesday that Uber must comply with existing transportation regulations. In doing so, the ECJ found that Uber operates more like a transportation company than an online platform that merely connects...

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News Detroit and other Michigan municipalities file suits against opioid manufacturers
Detroit and other Michigan municipalities file suits against opioid manufacturers
Kenneth Hall
December 19, 2017 02:46:21 pm

The city of Detroit filed suit on Monday in the United States District Court Eastern District of Michigan against a number of pharmaceutical companies in relation to the distribution of prescription opioid drugs. Following the lead...

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News DHS sued for not disclosing memo recommending detention center closing
DHS sued for not disclosing memo recommending detention center closing
Kenneth Hall
December 6, 2017 02:16:26 pm

Several immigration and civil rights organizations filed suit Wednesday against the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and its Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties (CRCL) division for illegally withholding a memo recommending the closure of...

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News Supreme Court agrees to hear case on scope of collateral-order doctrine
Supreme Court agrees to hear case on scope of collateral-order doctrine
Kenneth Hall
December 4, 2017 02:13:57 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Friday in Salt River Project Agricultural Improvement and Power District v. SolarCity Corporation where it will determine 'hether orders denying state-action immunity to public entities are immediately appealable under the 'collateral-order...

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News Bolivia high court allows president to run for fourth consecutive term
Bolivia high court allows president to run for fourth consecutive term
Kenneth Hall
November 29, 2017 04:20:15 pm

Bolivia's Plurinational Constitutional Tribunal (TCP) on Wednesday ruled that President Evo Morales may seek a fourth consecutive term as the country's president in the 2019 election. This decision comes almost two years after Morales campaigned...

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News Bangladesh court upholds 139 death sentences in 2009 mutiny case
Bangladesh court upholds 139 death sentences in 2009 mutiny case
Kenneth Hall
November 27, 2017 02:15:50 pm

A three-judge panel of the Bangladesh High Court on Monday upheld 139 death sentences and 146 life imprisonments relating to the 2009 mutiny that resulted in the death of 74 people including 54...

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News Sessions denies misleading congress on Russia probe
Sessions denies misleading congress on Russia probe
Kenneth Hall
November 16, 2017 07:06:33 am

US Attorney General Jeff Sessions testified on Tuesday before the House Judiciary Committee , denying claims that he had misled Congress during his previous testimonies regarding ties between the Trump campaign and Russian officials. In Sessions' last...

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Justice Louis Brandeis died

On October 5, 1941, US Supreme Court Justice Louis Brandeis died at the age of 84. Brandeis had become the first Jewish justice on the United States Supreme Court in 1916 after a hotly-contested nomination battle. Learn more about Louis Brandeis from Oyez.

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