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News Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting document recovered in US raid
Islamic State sanctioned organ harvesting document recovered in US raid
Kasey Tuttle
December 26, 2015 12:34:26 pm

U.S. special forces obtained a document during a raid in eastern Syria sanctioning the harvesting of human organs. The document permits the harvesting of a captive's organs to save a Muslim's life, even if it is fatal for...

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NAACP files lawsuit challenging Alabama voter ID law
Kasey Tuttle
December 3, 2015 11:56:43 am

The NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund (LDF) filed a lawsuit Wednesday asking Alabama to loosen the discriminatory burdens resulting from their voter photo identification law. The law's purported purpose is to prevent voter fraud by...

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News Supreme Court rules California woman injured in Austria cannot sue in US
Supreme Court rules California woman injured in Austria cannot sue in US
Kasey Tuttle
December 2, 2015 08:43:42 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in OBB Personenverkehr AG v. Sachs that a California woman injured in a train accident in Austria fell outside the commercial activity exception of the Foreign Sovereign...

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Obama administration appeals immigration ruling to Supreme Court
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November 20, 2015 02:05:56 pm

Lawyers for the Obama administration on Friday asked the US Supreme Court to uphold the president's changes to US immigration policy. Earlier this month the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ...

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HRW: US should stop approved arms sale to Saudi Arabia
Kasey Tuttle
November 19, 2015 11:59:49 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the US Wednesday to halt the sale of weapons to the government of Saudi Arabia . The call comes days after the US Department of Defense (DOD) ...

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Senate approves bill to legalize space mining
Kasey Tuttle
November 13, 2015 02:31:34 pm

The US Senate approved the US Commercial Space Launch Competitiveness Act on Tuesday, granting US citizens the right to legally claim natural resources mined in space. The Act is intended to facilitate a pro-growth environment for the developing...

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Amnesty: China legal reforms have failed to prevent torture
Kasey Tuttle
November 12, 2015 12:03:22 pm

Recent state-drive reforms within China's judicial system have failed to cease the practice of torturing suspects in order to force confessions, according to a report released Wednesday by Amnesty International (AI) . Since 2010, the Chinese government...

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Germany lawmakers approve assisted suicide bill
Kasey Tuttle
November 6, 2015 02:47:31 pm

German lawmakers approved a bill Friday allowing assisted suicide for "altruistic motives" but banning the practice in cases where it is being conducted on a "business" basis. Lawmakers voted in favor of...

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Amnesty: Syria crimes against humanity fueling black market
Kasey Tuttle
November 5, 2015 12:14:54 pm

The Syrian government's widespread and murky policies of disappearances have spawned a thriving market of bribery and exploitation, according to a report released Thursday by Amnesty International (AI) . AI explained that tens of thousands of people...

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Hague court to rule in South China Sea dispute
Kasey Tuttle
October 30, 2015 03:36:47 pm

The Permanent Court of Arbitration (PCA) in The Hague ruled Thursday that it has jurisdiction to hear a dispute between the Philippines and China over parts of the South China Sea. At issue...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 signed into law

US President Millard Filmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on September 18 of that year, obliging law enforcement to arrest escaped slaves in all US states, including those where slavery was not legal. Free black men and women were endangered by the act's passage as they were at risk of being falsely identified as escaped slaves. The act heightened tensions between abolitionists in the North and slaveholders in the South, contributing to what would become the Civil War eleven years later. Learn more about the Fugitive Slave Act from the National Constitution Center.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. West Virginia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet; learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

Anti-Corn Law League created in UK

On September 18, 1838, the Anti-Corn Law League was created in the United Kingdom. As the name suggests, the purpose of the association was to press for the abolition of British Corn Laws, which were indeed repealed in 1846. After the repeal, the organization worked to oppose other protectionist measures in the UK. The weekly news publication, The Economist, was founded as part of the anti-corn law movement.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born at Marblehead, Massachusetts.

West Virginiia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet - learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

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