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News ECJ finds no law preventing Sweden ISPs from turning over user data
ECJ finds no law preventing Sweden ISPs from turning over user data
Michael Haggerson
April 20, 2012 12:00:52 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) found Thursday that Sweden has no law preventing Swedish internet service providers (ISPs) from disclosing user data of individuals suspected of pirating copyrighted material. Five book publishers brought suit against...

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News Tunisia appeals court upholds conviction against ex-president for torture
Tunisia appeals court upholds conviction against ex-president for torture
Michael Haggerson
April 7, 2012 02:45:33 pm

A Tunisian military appeals court upheld the convictions against ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Saturday for torturing military officers over an alleged coup plot in 1991. The appeals court reduced the four-year...

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News UN SG condemns attacks by Syria government
UN SG condemns attacks by Syria government
Michael Haggerson
April 7, 2012 02:29:32 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Friday condemned recent attacks by troops loyal to the Syrian government against innocent civilians. On Monday the Syrian government promised to completely withdraw its troops by April 10, but Ban...

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News Federal appeals court reinstates Viacom copyright infringement case against YouTube
Federal appeals court reinstates Viacom copyright infringement case against YouTube
Michael Haggerson
April 6, 2012 10:07:04 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Thursday overturned an order dismissing a $1 billion copyright infringement suit against Google, by Viacom , for Google's YouTube ...

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News DOJ responds to judge’s order to explain Obama statements on health care rulings
DOJ responds to judge’s order to explain Obama statements on health care rulings
Michael Haggerson
April 6, 2012 09:13:32 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) responded to a request by the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to explain whether federal courts could overturn laws passed by Congress. The federal...

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News Supreme Court rules government grand jury witnesses have absolute immunity
Supreme Court rules government grand jury witnesses have absolute immunity
Michael Haggerson
April 3, 2012 08:06:33 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Rehberg v. Paulk that government officials have the same immunity for grand jury testimony under a 42 USC § 1983 action as they do...

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News Oracle, Google set to head to court over Android OS
Oracle, Google set to head to court over Android OS
Michael Haggerson
April 3, 2012 07:15:19 am

Settlement negotiations between Oracle and Google mediated by the US District Court for the Northern District of California broke down on Friday. The case is now set to head for trial [IDG News...

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News Human rights court agrees to hear Guantanamo detainee case
Human rights court agrees to hear Guantanamo detainee case
Michael Haggerson
March 31, 2012 03:27:13 pm

The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) on Friday agreed to hear the case of Guantanamo detainee and Algerian national Djamel Ameziane. The Center for Constitutional Rights (CCR) and the Center for Justice and International...

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News Federal judge strikes down parts of Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Federal judge strikes down parts of Wisconsin collective bargaining law
Michael Haggerson
March 31, 2012 02:00:58 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin ruled on Friday that certain portions of Wiscosin's Budget Repair Bill , which limits the rights of...

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SEC files subpoena enforcement action against Wells Fargo
Michael Haggerson
March 24, 2012 01:15:00 pm

The Securities Exchange Commission (SEC) announced on Friday that it filed a subpoena enforcement action in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California against Wells Fargo & Company ...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 signed into law

US President Millard Filmore signed the Fugitive Slave Act of 1850 on September 18 of that year, obliging law enforcement to arrest escaped slaves in all US states, including those where slavery was not legal. Free black men and women were endangered by the act's passage as they were at risk of being falsely identified as escaped slaves. The act heightened tensions between abolitionists in the North and slaveholders in the South, contributing to what would become the Civil War eleven years later. Learn more about the Fugitive Slave Act from the National Constitution Center.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born in Marblehead, Massachusetts. West Virginia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet; learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

Anti-Corn Law League created in UK

On September 18, 1838, the Anti-Corn Law League was created in the United Kingdom. As the name suggests, the purpose of the association was to press for the abolition of British Corn Laws, which were indeed repealed in 1846. After the repeal, the organization worked to oppose other protectionist measures in the UK. The weekly news publication, The Economist, was founded as part of the anti-corn law movement.

Jurist Joseph Story born

On September 18, 1797, future US Supreme Court Justice, Harvard law professor, and legal author Joseph Story was born at Marblehead, Massachusetts.

West Virginiia University law professor James Elkins notes that Story was also a poet - learn more about Story and read a couple of his poems here.

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