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News Moldova court throws out presidential election results
Moldova court throws out presidential election results
Michael Haggerson
January 13, 2012 02:15:55 pm

The Moldovan Constitutional Court on Thursday threw out the results of the recent presidential election and canceled the run off vote planned for January 15. The court ruled that many parliamentary...

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DOJ defends Obama’s recess appointments
Michael Haggerson
January 13, 2012 01:54:41 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has defended the use of recess appointments by President Barack Obama . Obama used recess appointments to install Richard Cordray as director of...

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News UN rights chief urges Yemen to deny amnesty for human rights violations
UN rights chief urges Yemen to deny amnesty for human rights violations
Michael Haggerson
January 7, 2012 03:10:59 pm

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Navi Pillay on Friday urged Yemen to accept the international prohibition against granting amnesty for human rights violations . Yemen is currently considering passing legislation which would grant amnesty for...

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News US government defends health care minimum coverage requirement
US government defends health care minimum coverage requirement
Michael Haggerson
January 7, 2012 11:20:16 am

The federal government filed a brief on Friday before the US Supreme Court arguing that the minimum coverage provision of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) , which requires almost...

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Michael Haggerson
January 6, 2012 03:44:09 pm

Retired Turkish general Ilker Basbug, formerly the leader of all of Turkey's armed forces, was arrested on Friday for his alleged involvement with the Ergenekon network. The group allegedly planned to assassinate prominent members...

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Federal jurisdiction and venue act takes effect
Michael Haggerson
January 6, 2012 12:20:28 pm

The Federal Courts Jurisdiction and Venue Clarification Act (JVCA) took effect Friday after being signed into law by US President Barack Obama last month. According to the House Judiciary Committee Report , the...

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US trade commission rules narrowly for Apple in HTC patent case
Michael Haggerson
December 20, 2011 03:46:10 pm

The US International Trade Commission (USITC) ruled on Monday for Apple on a patent complaint against HTC for infringing its "data tapping" patents. The USITC found that...

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Hungary court strikes down provisions of media law
Michael Haggerson
December 20, 2011 01:47:27 pm

Hungary's Constitutional Court on Monday struck down certain provisions of the country's recently passed media law as an unconstitutional restraint on press freedom. Rights groups had urged Hungary to amend [JURIST...

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US transfers final detainee to Iraq government
Michael Haggerson
December 18, 2011 02:53:29 pm

The US handed over the last detainee in Iraq, Ali Mussa Daqduq, to Iraqi authorities on Friday as part of the end of the Iraq War . Daqduq allegedly has links to Hezbollah and is...

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December 18, 2011 02:12:05 pm

The Indonesian parliament approved a bill on Friday that gives the government eminent domain powers to seize land from individuals without their consent, as long as compensation is provided. Proponents of the bill argue that it...

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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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