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News Egypt prosecutors order Mubarak sent back to prison
Egypt prosecutors order Mubarak sent back to prison
Michael Haggerson
April 17, 2013 03:05:57 pm

Former Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak was ordered by the prosecutor's office on Wednesday to return to prison from the military hospital where he was staying after he appeared healthy at a hearing [JURIST...

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Supreme Court hears oral arguments on gene patent case
Michael Haggerson
April 15, 2013 02:07:03 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in Association for Molecular Pathology v. Myriad Genetics, Inc. , which deals with the issue of whether human genes are patentable. Myriad Genetics...

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Federal appeals court rejects Madoff victims’ suit against SEC
Michael Haggerson
April 10, 2013 04:03:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Wednesday affirmed the dismissal of a suit by victims of the Bernie Madoff Ponzi scheme against the US Securities and Exchange Commission...

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UN rights experts criticize Hungary law criminalizing homelessness
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April 3, 2013 02:54:53 pm

Two UN human rights experts were critical of the Hungarian Parliament on Wednesday for passing an amendment to the Hungarian Fundamental Law that criminalizes homelessness. Hungary is estimated to currently have 30,000 homeless...

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Apple seeks new trial on damages in Samsung patent infringement case
Michael Haggerson
March 27, 2013 03:10:14 pm

Apple on Tuesday requested that the US District Court for the Northern District of California grant a new trial on damages in its ongoing patent infringement dispute against Samsung Electronics . Judge...

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Ban urges restoration of constitutional order following Central African Republic coup
Michael Haggerson
March 25, 2013 01:39:18 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Sunday condemned a coup by Central African Republic (CAR) Seleka rebels after they seized the country's capital of Bangui, causing President...

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UN: Nepal must withdraw civil war commission’s amnesty power
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March 20, 2013 02:45:30 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay called Wednesday on Nepal to withdraw a decree creating a truth and reconciliation with the power to grant amnesties for human rights violations...

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Kenya PM Raila Odinga appeals election results
Michael Haggerson
March 17, 2013 11:41:25 am

Kenyan Prime Minister Raila Odinga on Friday appealed the results of Kenya's 2013 election to Kenya's Supreme Court. Kenya's election commission declared Uhuru Kenyatta , son of Kenya's...

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Federal judge rules national security security letters unconstitutional
Michael Haggerson
March 17, 2013 10:13:12 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Thursday that the use of national security letters under 18 USC § 2709 is unconstitutional....

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Mali rebels call for ICC investigation
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March 7, 2013 06:59:06 am

Malian Tuareg rebels on Tuesday called on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate alleged war crimes committed by Malian government forces during the recent conflict. Azawad National Liberation Movement (MNLA) announced that it has asked the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

19th Amendment adopted

On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted, granting women full suffrage. The Amendment states that "[t]he right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Learn more about the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment from the National Archives.

Declaration of the Rights of Man adopted

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