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News Sixth Circuit resurrects blind voter discrimination suit
Sixth Circuit resurrects blind voter discrimination suit
Kenneth Hall
November 13, 2017 03:07:23 pm

The Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals on Sunday held that a lawsuit brought by blind voters in Ohio against Secretary of State Jon Husted can proceed. The suit arises out of a claim that...

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News Supreme Court finds appellate procedure timing rules non-jurisdictional
Supreme Court finds appellate procedure timing rules non-jurisdictional
Kenneth Hall
November 8, 2017 04:14:52 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Wednesday in Hamer v. Neighborhood Housing Services of Chicago that a court-made time limitation rule was not jurisdictional. The issue was whether the US Court of Appeals for the...

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News Netherlands to hold referendum on surveillance law
Netherlands to hold referendum on surveillance law
Kenneth Hall
November 1, 2017 02:41:52 pm

The Netherlands Electoral Council announced Wednesday that a referendum will be held next year on a controversial surveillance law . The surveillance bill was passed in...

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News Saudi Arabia to allow women to attend stadium sporting events
Saudi Arabia to allow women to attend stadium sporting events
Kenneth Hall
October 30, 2017 01:41:53 pm

Saudi Princess Reema Bandar bint Al-Saud, vice president for women's affairs of the General Sports Authority , tweeted Sunday that the country will begin to allow women to attend sporting events in 2018. Sport stadiums...

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News UN report claims US drone strikes have killed more than publicly stated
UN report claims US drone strikes have killed more than publicly stated
Kenneth Hall
October 18, 2013 11:19:04 am

A recent report made public by the UN Friday indicates that the US is under-reporting the number of civilian deaths resulting from anti-terrorism drone strikes . In his investigation, UN Special Rapporteur Ben Emmerson ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Chief Justice Taft resigned

On February 3, 1930, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, resigned from the United States Supreme Court for health reasons. He died 5 weeks later. Learn more about the life and career(s) of William Howard Taft and review his complex medical history.

Last execution in Australia

On February 3, 1967, Ronald Ryan became the last person executed in Australia. He was hanged in Pentridge Prison in Melbourne for killing a guard during an escape attempt. Belief in Ryan's innocence led to protests across the country, culminating in the Death Penalty Abolition Act of 1973. The Last Man Hanged, a documentary about the execution of Ronald Ryan, was released in 1993.

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