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News Wisconsin judge clarifies ruling blocking union bargaining law
Wisconsin judge clarifies ruling blocking union bargaining law
Matt Glenn
March 30, 2011 09:06:01 am

A judge for Wisconsin's Dane County Circuit Court issued an order Tuesday prohibiting implementation of the state's new Budget Repair Bill . The order emphasizes that a temporary restraining order [JURIST...

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Israel parliament gives courts power to revoke citizenship
Matt Glenn
March 29, 2011 09:55:47 am

Israel's Knesset passed a law Monday giving courts the power to revoke the citizenship of those convicted of treason, spying, aiding the enemy or terrorism. The law, initiated by members of nationalist party Israel Beytenu...

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Yemen parliament approves emergency laws
Matt Glenn
March 23, 2011 09:11:02 am

The Yemeni Parliament enacted several emergency measures Wednesday at the request of President Ali Abdullah Saleh in an effort to end anti-government protests. The new laws give the government greater power to arrest...

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News Israel ex-president sentenced to 7 years on rape conviction
Israel ex-president sentenced to 7 years on rape conviction
Matt Glenn
March 22, 2011 09:08:35 am

The Tel Aviv District Court sentenced former Israeli president Moshe Katsav to seven years in prison Tuesday for sexually assaulting three women. The court convicted Katsav in December,...

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Fifth Circuit gives government more time to decide on offshore drilling permits
Matt Glenn
March 16, 2011 09:42:22 am

A panel of judges for the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit stayed a ruling Tuesday that would have forced the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, Regulation and Enforcement (BOEMRE) to...

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Obama administration urges Supreme Court to reject expedited health care review
Matt Glenn
March 15, 2011 09:21:41 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief with the Supreme Court Monday urging the court not to take a case challenging the constitutionality of the 2010 health care reform law [HR...

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Malaysia court agrees to hear indigenous land rights suit
Matt Glenn
March 2, 2011 11:15:17 am

The Malaysian Federal Court refused to dismiss a lawsuit Tuesday brought on behalf of indigenous peoples of Borneo who claim the Sarawat state government unconstitutionally took their land and sold it to businesses....

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Europe court rules insurance companies may not set rates based on gender
Matt Glenn
March 2, 2011 09:13:49 am

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) ruled Tuesday that an EU directive allowing insurance companies to charge men and women different rates in some countries violates the Charter of Fundamental European Rights and must...

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Obama administration challenges health care ruling
Matt Glenn
March 1, 2011 09:37:11 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a brief with the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Tuesday asking the court to overturn a December decision by...

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Matt Glenn
February 23, 2011 09:31:29 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Tuesday that Congress acted within its constitutional powers in passing the health care reform law and that the law...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Western Allies approve new Germany constitution

On May 12, 1949, the Western allied powers, the United Kingdom, United States, and France, approved the Grundgesetz (Basic Law) as the legal foundation for the Federal Republic of Germany (West Germany). The document served as the constitution of West Germany during the Cold War and remains the governing law for the unified Germany today. Learn more about the legal framework of the German government from the Bundestag (Parliament of Germany).

Justice Harry A. Blackmun confirmed

On May 12, 1970, the Senate unanimously confirmed the appointment of Harry A. Blackmun to the United States Supreme Court. Justice Blackmun died in 1999, and was remembered on JURIST by several of his former law clerks. The Harry A. Blackmun Papers were released in 2004 by the Library of Congress.

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