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News Federal court strikes down Texas ban on second trimester abortion procedure
Federal court strikes down Texas ban on second trimester abortion procedure
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 24, 2017 03:26:08 pm

The US District Court for the Western District of Texas struck down as unconstitutional Texas SB 8 , which effectively banned the country's most commonly used procedure of second trimester abortion known as "dilation and...

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News Cambodia Supreme Court dissolves nation’s primary opposition party
Cambodia Supreme Court dissolves nation’s primary opposition party
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 16, 2017 01:23:43 pm

The Cambodia Supreme Court dissolved the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) , the nation's primary opposition party, on Thursday, effectively opening the door for Prime Minister Hun Sen to extend his 30-year reign as leader...

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News Egypt court upholds life sentence of Muslim Brotherhood leader
Egypt court upholds life sentence of Muslim Brotherhood leader
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 16, 2017 11:35:23 am

An Egypt court on Wednesday upheld the life sentence of 74-year-old Mohamed Badie, leader of the Muslim Brotherhood , convicted in 2015 for his role in the 2013 attack on a Port Said police station that resulted...

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News Kurdistan pledges to respect Iraq Supreme Court decision on secession
Kurdistan pledges to respect Iraq Supreme Court decision on secession
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 15, 2017 09:38:38 am

Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) officials pledged Tuesday to respect the Iraq Federal Supreme Court's interpretation of Article I of the Iraq Constitution , effectively agreeing not to secede. The Iraq...

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News FBI report reveals an approximate 5% increase in hate crimes in 2016
FBI report reveals an approximate 5% increase in hate crimes in 2016
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 14, 2017 11:28:04 am

The FBI released the 2016 Hate Crime Statistics on Monday revealing 7,321 recorded criminal offenses motivated by bias toward race, ethnicity, ancestry, religion, sexual orientation, disability, gender and gender identity in comparison to 6,885 [press...

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News UN Security Council condemns violence in Myanmar
UN Security Council condemns violence in Myanmar
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 7, 2017 10:43:21 am

UN Security Council (UNSC) President Sebastiano Cardi on Monday condemned violence in Myanmar's state of Rakhine and urged the Myanmar government to stop using excessive military force and "work with Bangladesh and the United Nations to allow...

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News War crimes trial of former Ethiopia leader’s aide begins
War crimes trial of former Ethiopia leader’s aide begins
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 31, 2017 01:31:29 pm

The war crimes trial of Eshetu Alemu, an aide to Ethiopia's former communist ruler Mengistu Haile Mariam , began on Monday at a Dutch national court in the Hague. Alemu is alleged to have ordered the execution of 75...

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News Federal court partially blocks Trump’s transgender military ban
Federal court partially blocks Trump’s transgender military ban
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 31, 2017 11:47:23 am

The US District Court for the District of Columbia on Monday granted a preliminary injunction against portions of President Donald Trump's transgender military ban. The Court also granted portions of the government's motion to...

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News Quebec Ministry of Justice releases guidelines on face-covering ban
Quebec Ministry of Justice releases guidelines on face-covering ban
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 24, 2017 01:32:53 pm

Quebec Minister of Justice and Attorney General Stéphanie Vallée on Tuesday released guidelines for the implementation of Bill 62 , legislation requiring those who wear face veils to remove them when using public...

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News Microsoft drops suit against US Department of Justice
Microsoft drops suit against US Department of Justice
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
October 24, 2017 11:27:56 am

Microsoft announced plans to drop its lawsuit against the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Monday after the DOJ issued new guidelines in an effort to curb its practice of using secrecy orders to silence companies...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Berlin Airlift ends

The Berlin Airlift, a US-UK effort to circumvent a Soviet blockade of allied-occupied West Berlin, ended on September 30, 1949. After the Soviet Union cut off supply access to West Berlin, the US and UK sent necessities to the enclave by air. The effort ended four months after the Soviet Union ended the Berlin blockade. Learn more about the Berlin Airlift.

22 Nazi leaders convicted of war crimes at Nuremberg

On September 30, 1946, the international military tribunal constituted by the Allied powers in Nuremberg, Germany, found 22 Nazi leaders guilty of war crimes committed during World War II.

Merck pulls Vioxx from drug market and faces class actions suit

On September 30, 2004, the pharmaceutical company, Merck, pulled its arthritis drug, Vioxx from the worldwide market, due to strokes and heart attacks in patients, but the move did not stop over 45,000 former users and their families from suing Merck. The plaintiffs, however, have struggled to collect damages awarded to them in successful litigations. Learn more about the plaintiffs in these suits from the New York Times.

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