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News 22 state AGs to challenge net-neutrality repeal in federal court
22 state AGs to challenge net-neutrality repeal in federal court
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January 17, 2018 09:41:35 am

Attorneys general from 21 states and the District of Columbia filed a Protective Petition for Review in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday asking the court to review...

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DOJ to appeal DACA decision directly to Supreme Court
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The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that it plans to seek Supreme Court review of a trial court's decision to block the rescinding of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) ...

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Wisconsin school district settles transgender discrimination case
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The Kenosha Unified School District (KUSD) agreed Tuesday to settle a lawsuit filed by a former transgender student who said the district discriminated against him by not allowing him to use the men's restroom...

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Eight states file brief arguing undocumented minor has no right to abortion
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Eight states have filed an amicus brief in a case concerning a 17-year-old undocumented immigrant's attempt to obtain an abortion without parental consent while in government custody. Arkansas, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Ohio, Oklahoma, Texas and South Carolina...

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The Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit upheld an injunction against President Trump's third travel ban last Friday. The three-judge panel stated that under the Immigration and Nationality Act , the...

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Over the course of the past week, Attorney General Jeff Sessions has revoked a total of 25 Obama-era Department of Justice (DOJ) guidelines. Among them was a 2016 guideline that advised local...

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Argentinian Judge Carlos Bonadio ordered the arrest of current senator and former president Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner on Thursday for her alleged involvement in a cover-up of...

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In a ruling from the bench Tuesday, US District Judge Timothy Kelly of the District Court for the District of Columbia refused a request for a temporary restraining order that would have prohibited Mick Mulvaney...

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The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two economic related cases on Tuesday. The first case, Cyan v. Beaver County Employees Retirement Fund , examines whether a state court has subject matter jurisdiction to hear...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First meeting of the US Supreme Court

On February 1, 1790, the Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time. The meeting was held at the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City, then the national capital. Chief Justice John Jay presided over the first Court with five Associate Justices: James Wilson, John Blair, James Iredell, William Cushing, and John Rutledge. However, due to the limitations of 18th-century transportation technology, the meeting was postponed by Jay until the following day. The first meeting was held primarily to organize the Supreme Court. The Justices did not hear their first actual case, Chrisholm v. Georgia, until 1792.

Sir Edward Coke born

Sir Edward Coke, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and author of law reports and commentaries (including, most famously, Coke on Littleton), was born on February 1, 1552. Learn more about Sir Edward Coke.

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