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News Supreme Court hears arguments in software patent case
Supreme Court hears arguments in software patent case
Daniel Mullen
March 31, 2014 02:41:40 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Monday in Alice Corp. v. CLS Bank International , which raises the issue of whether certain types of computer software are patent eligible under the Patent...

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News Bin Laden’s son-in-law found guilty of conspiring to kill Americans
Bin Laden’s son-in-law found guilty of conspiring to kill Americans
Daniel Mullen
March 26, 2014 02:58:44 pm

Sulaiman Abu Ghaith, the son-in-law of Osama bin Laden , was found guilty on Wednesday of both conspiring to kill Americans and providing terrorists with material support, following a jury trial in the US District Court for...

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News Venezuela president announces arrest of generals accused of plotting coup
Venezuela president announces arrest of generals accused of plotting coup
Daniel Mullen
March 26, 2014 02:40:01 pm

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro announced on Wednesday that three air force generals were arrested and brought before a military tribunal for plotting a coup. In his remarks on Venezuela's state run broadcast, Maduro stated [CNN...

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News UN rights expert calls on ICJ to assess legality of Israel occupation of Palestine
UN rights expert calls on ICJ to assess legality of Israel occupation of Palestine
Daniel Mullen
March 24, 2014 02:06:28 pm

Richard Falk , the UN Special Rapporteur on Palestinian human rights, on Friday called on the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to assess the legal status of Israel's prolonged occupation of Palestine. Falk...

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News DOJ announces $1.2 billion settlement with Toyota
DOJ announces $1.2 billion settlement with Toyota
Daniel Mullen
March 19, 2014 03:11:24 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday announced a $1.2 billion settlement agreement with Toyota for misleading customers and US regulators. The criminal complaint against Toyota alleges that...

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Federal judge decides not to combine Google privacy lawsuits
Daniel Mullen
March 19, 2014 02:21:51 pm

Judge Lucy Koh of the US District Court for the Northern District of California decided on Tuesday not to combine several lawsuits against Google for violating the privacy rights of its Gmail users into a...

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Greenpeace sues Russia in Europe rights court
Daniel Mullen
March 17, 2014 02:47:12 pm

The environmental advocacy organization Greenpeace International on Monday filed a lawsuit against Russia in the European Court of Human Rights on behalf of the Arctic 30 , a group of Greenpeace activists who spent...

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News UK court rejects challenge to legal aid cuts
UK court rejects challenge to legal aid cuts
Daniel Mullen
March 17, 2014 02:16:45 pm

The England and Wales High Court on Monday rejected a lawsuit by the Howard League for Penal Reform and the Prisoners' Advice Service (PAS) challenging planned government cuts to legal aid for prisoners. The...

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News Mississippi Senate approves ban on abortions after 18 weeks
Mississippi Senate approves ban on abortions after 18 weeks
Daniel Mullen
March 12, 2014 01:25:52 pm

The Mississippi Senate voted unanimously on Tuesday to approve a bill that would ban abortions as early as 18 weeks. The House version of the bill that was passed last month would ban...

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Guantanamo detainee challenges force-feeding practices
Daniel Mullen
March 12, 2014 12:31:05 pm

Emad Abdullah Hassan filed a federal lawsuit on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia that challenges the force-feeding procedures at the Guantanamo Bay military prison. Hassan, who has been held...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Jamaica achieves full independence

On February 9, 1962, Jamaica left the Federation of the West Indies, becoming a fully-independent nation for the first time in its history. The country did, however, remain a member of the British Commonwealth of Nations.

Read the Constitution of Jamaica from the Georgetown University archives.

First US federal anti-narcotics legislation passed

On February 9, 1909, Congress passed the first federal legislation prohibiting narcotics. The "Act to Prohibit Importation and Use Of Opium" barred the importation of opium at other than specified ports and for other than medicinal use.

US House elects John Quincy Adams President

The US House of Representatives elected John Quincy Adams as President of the United States on February 9, 1825 after no candidate won a majority of electors in the 1824 presidential election. Adams prevailed by a 13-7-4 vote even though future President Andrew Jackson won more electors than him the previous November. The Twelfth Amendment to the US Constitution requires the House to determine the president if nobody secures a majority of electors. Learn more about the Election of 1824.

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