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News Supreme Court declines to hear tobacco class action suit
Supreme Court declines to hear tobacco class action suit
Maureen Cosgrove
June 28, 2011 10:17:12 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied certiorari in Philip Morris v. Jackson , declining to determine whether a state court erred in certifying a class of smokers...

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News Federal judge blocks Georgia immigration law
Federal judge blocks Georgia immigration law
Maureen Cosgrove
June 28, 2011 09:00:22 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia on Monday blocked two sections of the state's controversial immigration bill that was signed into law last month [JURIST...

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News Supreme Court rules sex offender registration suit moot
Supreme Court rules sex offender registration suit moot
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 03:50:08 pm

The US Supreme Court , ruled Monday in a per curiam opinion in US v. Juvenile Male that the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit had no authority to rule that the requirements of...

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News China rights activist released from prison after 3 years
China rights activist released from prison after 3 years
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 01:57:50 pm

Prominent Chinese human rights activist Hu Jia was released from prison on Sunday after serving three years for a subversion conviction. Hu was formally charged in February 2008 and subsequently sentenced to more than...

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News Ivory Coast authorities charge 15 Gbagbo subordinates with gang, economic crimes
Ivory Coast authorities charge 15 Gbagbo subordinates with gang, economic crimes
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 01:21:47 pm

Fifteen associates of former Ivory Coast president Laurent Gbagbo were charged on Sunday with crimes allegedly committed as a result of the country's post-election violence that has been ongoing since last November....

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News Supreme Court rules foreign subsidiary not subject to personal jurisdiction
Supreme Court rules foreign subsidiary not subject to personal jurisdiction
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 10:40:27 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled unanimously in Goodyear v. Brown that foreign subsidiaries of the American corporation Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company are...

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News Tunisia court upholds conviction of nephew of ex-president Ben Ali
Tunisia court upholds conviction of nephew of ex-president Ben Ali
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 09:47:15 am

A Tunisian appeals court on Saturday upheld the conviction of Imed Trabelsi, businessman and nephew of ousted former president Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali . The 14th Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of Appeal...

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News Cambodia genocide tribunal begins trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders
Cambodia genocide tribunal begins trial of former Khmer Rouge leaders
Maureen Cosgrove
June 27, 2011 08:50:47 am

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Monday began the initial hearings in the trial of four former leaders of the communist Khmer Rouge regime [JURIST news archive;...

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News UN applauds arrest of Guatemala genocide suspect
UN applauds arrest of Guatemala genocide suspect
Maureen Cosgrove
June 24, 2011 02:47:37 pm

The UN on Friday announced its approval of the arrest of a former top Guatemalan military figure accused of genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity. General Hector Mario Lopez Fuentes, former chief of staff of Guatemalan...

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News UN investigators to asses Yemen human rights situation
UN investigators to asses Yemen human rights situation
Maureen Cosgrove
June 24, 2011 01:47:25 pm

The UN Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) on Friday announced that it plans to send a panel to investigate the human rights situation in Yemen . Three OHCHR experts will travel...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

11th Amendent to US Constitution ratified

On February 7, 1795, the 11th Amendment to the United States Constitution took effect with ratification by North Carolina. Adopted in the aftermath of the US Supreme Court's ruling in Chisholm v. Georgia, the amendment limited the jurisdiction of the federal courts to automatically hear cases brought against a state by the citizens of another state. Learn more about the meaning and history of the 11th Amendment from the National Constitution Center.

Maastricht Treaty signed, creating EU

On February 7, 1992, the Maastricht Treaty was signed by the members of the European Community, creating the European Union. Officially called the Treaty on the European Union, the original Maastricht Treaty went into force on November 1, 1993. The current Maastricht Treaty includes amendments from later EU treaties.

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