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News Third Circuit rules FDA regulations do not bar state claim for mercury poisoning
Third Circuit rules FDA regulations do not bar state claim for mercury poisoning
Nick Fiske
August 20, 2008 11:47:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled on Tuesday that existing US Food and Drug Association (FDA) regulations do not preempt a New Jersey woman's state claim that she was...

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News Ninth Circuit upholds school policy on observation of special education children
Ninth Circuit upholds school policy on observation of special education children
Nick Fiske
August 20, 2008 07:41:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday upheld a California public school district's policy that parents may only observe their disabled children in the classroom for twenty minutes in order to...

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News DOJ preparing to charge Blackwater guards in Iraq killings: report
DOJ preparing to charge Blackwater guards in Iraq killings: report
Nick Fiske
August 17, 2008 02:54:00 pm

The US Justice Department has sent so-called target letters to six Blackwater USA guards involved in the September 16 killings of 17 Iraqi civilians , the Washington Post reported Sunday....

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News Coast Guard begins hearings on Mississippi River oil spill
Coast Guard begins hearings on Mississippi River oil spill
Nick Fiske
August 13, 2008 09:21:00 am

The US Coast Guard on Wednesday resumed its investigatory hearings into a collision between a barge and a tanker which caused the spilling of approximately 400,000 gallons of oil into the Mississippi River on...

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News US Homeland Security to settle suit alleging naturalization delays
US Homeland Security to settle suit alleging naturalization delays
Nick Fiske
August 13, 2008 08:32:00 am

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on Tuesday reached a settlement agreement in a federal class action suit brought by two pro-immigration advocacy groups seeking to force the government to rule on the naturalization...

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News Fourth Circuit dismisses Abu Ghraib contractor defamation suit
Fourth Circuit dismisses Abu Ghraib contractor defamation suit
Nick Fiske
August 6, 2008 08:47:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a radio talk-show host's inflammatory remarks about a company which conducted interrogations for the US military at Abu Ghraib prison were...

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News Spain court to hear suit against China officials for pro-Tibet protest violence
Spain court to hear suit against China officials for pro-Tibet protest violence
Nick Fiske
August 6, 2008 08:36:00 am

Spain's National Court agreed Tuesday to hear a suit filed by pro-Tibet advocacy groups alleging that seven Chinese officials committed acts of genocide in connection with China's attempts to suppress protests against Chinese rule in...

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News Two US soldiers charged in death of Iraqi detainee
Two US soldiers charged in death of Iraqi detainee
Nick Fiske
August 3, 2008 03:29:00 pm

The US-led Multi-National Force-Iraq announced Saturday that it has charged two US soldiers with premeditated murder, assault, making a false official statement and obstruction of justice in connection with the death of an Iraqi detainee....

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News Third Circuit rules on confiscation of materials used to file fraudulent liens
Third Circuit rules on confiscation of materials used to file fraudulent liens
Nick Fiske
August 1, 2008 08:31:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday affirmed a decision to dismiss claims filed by fifteen current and former inmates alleging that various employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC)...

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News Fifth Circuit denies emergency stay of execution pending civil challenge
Fifth Circuit denies emergency stay of execution pending civil challenge
Nick Fiske
July 23, 2008 07:52:00 am

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Tuesday denied an emergency stay for a Mississippi death row inmate challenging the state's lethal injection procedure. The court found that...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

American colonists throw tea into Boston harbor in protest of Britain-imposed tea tax

A group of American colonists known as the "Sons of Liberty" boarded an East India Company ship carrying tea disguised as Native Americans on December 16, 1773, throwing the cargo overboard in protest of the British Parliament's taxes on tea imported by Americans. The protest would result in five acts of Parliament known as the "Intolerable Acts," including the Boston Port Act, which closed Boston Harbor to all ships. Read an eyewitness account of the Boston Tea Party.

English Bill of Rights took effect

On December 16, 1689, the English "Bill of Rights" went into effect. Review An Act Declaring the Rights and Liberties of the Subject and Settling the Succession of the Crown.

President Truman proclaims state of emergency in response to China entry into Korea War

On December 16, 1950, US President Harry S. Truman proclaimed a national state of emergency during the Korean War in response to Chinese intervention.

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