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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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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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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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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
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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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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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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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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

Organization of American States established

On April 30, 1948, the Organization of American States (OAS) was established in Bogota, Colombia with the signing of the Charter of the Organization of American States at the Ninth International Conference of American States.

Louisiana Purchase Treaty signed

On April 30, 1803, the United States and France signed the Louisiana Purchase Treaty in Paris, by which France ceded its Louisiana Territory to the US for $15 million.

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