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News Arroyo impeachment hearings on verge of collapse
Arroyo impeachment hearings on verge of collapse
Liza Hall
August 30, 2005 05:42:00 pm

Impeachment proceedings in the Philippines House of Representatives tottered on the verge of collapse Tuesday when lawmakers stormed out of a committee hearing, claiming supporters of President Gloria Arroyo were trying to railroad...

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UK planning ban on possession of "extreme" pornography
Liza Hall
August 30, 2005 05:12:00 pm

In a move officials described as a first among western democracies, the British government Tuesday unveiled plans to outlaw the possession of "extreme pornographic material," described as graphic, sexually explicit material that "contains actual scenes or realistic depictions of...

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News Supreme Court takes death sentence case, other appeals
Supreme Court takes death sentence case, other appeals
Liza Hall
April 25, 2005 11:16:00 am

The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to hear Oregon v. Guzek (docket 04-928), a death sentence case involving a convicted murderer's efforts to bring evidence into his sentencing hearing that would cast doubt on the conviction. A ruling here...

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News Supreme Court to hear RFRA hallucinogenic tea case
Supreme Court to hear RFRA hallucinogenic tea case
Liza Hall
April 18, 2005 11:30:00 am

The US Supreme Court Monday agreed to consider whether a Brazil-based church can continue using a traditional Native American tea brewed from a hallucinogenic herb, hoasca, as a religious sacrament. The case is Gonzales v. O Centro Espirita Beneficiente...

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Microsoft settles with Gateway for $150 million
Liza Hall
April 11, 2005 11:56:00 am

Microsoft has agreed, after mediation, to pay computer manufacturer Gateway $150 million over four years to settle claims arising from the software giant's mid-1990s antitrust case, in which Gateway was specifically identified as having...

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Egypt human rights council confirms torture allegations
Liza Hall
April 11, 2005 11:22:00 am

In a strong move for a government-funded body, the first annual report of the Egyptian Supreme Council for Human Rights has confirmed the widespread belief that the country's security forces are involved in torture. The Council noted...

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News Supreme Court rules IRAs exempt from bankruptcy estate, creditors’ claims
Supreme Court rules IRAs exempt from bankruptcy estate, creditors’ claims
Liza Hall
April 4, 2005 11:20:00 am

The US Supreme Court Monday unanimously ruled in Rousey v. Jacoway that Individual Retirement Accounts (IRAs) can be exempted from a bankruptcy estate, allowing bankruptcy filers to retain their IRAs rather than forcing...

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Supreme Court declines First Amendment and abortion cases
Liza Hall
March 28, 2005 12:09:00 pm

The Supreme Court today declined to hear Troy Publishing v. Norton (docket 04-979), letting stand a ruling that appears to limit Constitutional protection of the press. Without comment, the Court denied the appeal of a 2004 ruling by...

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Australian police push for separate terrorism court
Liza Hall
March 21, 2005 11:33:00 am

Senior anti-terrorism experts in the Australian police are lobbying for the establishment of a court that would deal exclusively with terrorist trials and include such elements of a French-style civil law system [overview of French anti-terrorism law and procedure,...

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Iraqi tribunal takes first steps toward trial of Saddam aides
Liza Hall
February 28, 2005 11:53:00 am

The Iraqi Special Tribunal has finished preliminary investigations into some of the crimes allegedly committed by Saddam Hussein’s top aides and announced Monday that the first group of five will be sent to trial. The five include...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First meeting of the 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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