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News Supreme Court hears arguments in two matters
Supreme Court hears arguments in two matters
Lawrenz Fares
March 28, 2018 08:47:40 am

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in two matters today; Hughes v. United States and Koons v. United States . Hughes asks how attorneys should determine the precedential effect of Supreme Court opinions...

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News Wisconsin governor ordered to hold special elections
Wisconsin governor ordered to hold special elections
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March 23, 2018 08:47:49 am

In a ruling from the bench on Thursday, Wisconsin Dane County Circuit Judge Josann Reynolds ordered the state's Governor Scott Walker to call special elections to fill two empty seats which were previously held by...

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News Washington governor signs law requiring coverage of abortion when insurers offer maternity care
Washington governor signs law requiring coverage of abortion when insurers offer maternity care
Lawrenz Fares
March 23, 2018 07:41:04 am

Washington Governor Jay Inslee signed a bill known as the Reproductive Parity Act (RPA) into law on Wednesday, which will require insurers in the state of Washington to provide coverage for elective abortions and contraception if...

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News France ex-president taken into custody on illegal campaign finance allegations
France ex-president taken into custody on illegal campaign finance allegations
Lawrenz Fares
March 21, 2018 10:28:56 am

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy was taken into custody Tuesday morning for questioning regarding allegations that he received millions of euros in illegal campaign financing from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi . The questioning...

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News UN condemns pervasive sexual and gender-based violence in Syria
UN condemns pervasive sexual and gender-based violence in Syria
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March 15, 2018 03:13:59 pm

The UN Commission of Inquiry on Syria released a report on Thursday condemning the pervasive sexual and gender-based violence that has occurred over the past six and a half years in the Syrian conflict. The...

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News Federal judge: Maryland transgender student may use facilities that align with gender identity
Federal judge: Maryland transgender student may use facilities that align with gender identity
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March 14, 2018 01:20:00 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Maryland on Monday ruled that a transgender student must be permitted to use both the restroom and locker room that is "in alignment with their...

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News Romania Constitutional Court strikes law allowing politicians to own businesses
Romania Constitutional Court strikes law allowing politicians to own businesses
Lawrenz Fares
March 7, 2018 09:04:55 am

The Romanian Constitutional Court on Tuesday struck down a law that would have allowed politicians to own their own private businesses. The bill, known as Law no. 161/2003 ,...

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News Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy case
Supreme Court rules in bankruptcy case
Lawrenz Fares
February 28, 2018 08:20:29 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Merit Management Group v. FTI Consulting , a case concerning bankruptcy courts' power to recover fraudulent property transfers. The matter originated with Merit Management Group's 30percent...

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News Group of law firms file complaint challenging winner-take-all approach to electoral college
Group of law firms file complaint challenging winner-take-all approach to electoral college
Lawrenz Fares
February 23, 2018 10:02:42 am

A large group of law firms and prominent law professors, led by David Boies of Boies Schiller Flexner, LLP, alongside the Leauge of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has filed four lawsuits challenging the...

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News UN expert voices concern of Israeli Supreme Court’s torture ruling
UN expert voices concern of Israeli Supreme Court’s torture ruling
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February 20, 2018 01:32:48 pm

Nils Melzer , the UN Special Rapporteur on torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment, voiced his concerns regarding the Israeli Supreme Court's December 2017 denial of a petition ...

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Mao Zedong widow sentenced to death in China

On January 25, 1981, Jiang Qing, the widow of Mao Zedong, was sentenced to death by a special court in China. The charges stemmed primarily from Jiang's role in the Cultural Revolution. Saying "I was Chairman Mao's dog. I bit whomever he asked me to bite," Qing unsuccessfully argued that she was merely acting at the direction of her late husband, who had died five years earlier. In 1983, Jiang's sentence was commuted to life in prison so that she would have "time to repent." Her official trial documents have still not been released.

Charles Manson and "family" convicted of Tate murders

On January 25, 1971, Charles Manson and three women of his "family" were convicted of murder and conspiracy for the 1969 slayings of seven people, including actress Sharon Tate. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law.

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