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Guatemala Congress rejects calls to lift president’s immunity
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
September 12, 2017 12:18:01 pm

The Congress of Guatemala voted Monday against lifting immunity for President Jimmy Morales over allegations of illegal campaign financing.This development comes just after a Guatemala congressional committee recommended that Morales' immunity be voided to...

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UN Security Council adopts fresh sanctions against North Korea
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
September 12, 2017 10:47:03 am

The UN Security Council reached a unanimous decision on Monday to adopt a US-drafted resolution imposing a series of fresh new sanctions on North Korea. Among other things, these sanctions include a ban on the supply,...

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News India court sentences two to death in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
India court sentences two to death in 1993 Mumbai blasts case
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
September 7, 2017 12:51:33 pm

An administrative court under the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities (Prevention) Act (TADA court) in Mumbai on Thursday sentenced Feroz Abdul Rashid Khan and Taher Merchant to death and Abu Salem and Karimullah Khan to life imprisonment for...

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News Australia High Court allows same-sex marriage survey vote
Australia High Court allows same-sex marriage survey vote
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
September 7, 2017 10:54:33 am

The Australia High Court on Thursday unanimously dismissed a legal challenge to a same-sex marriage postal survey, thereby allowing the general public to vote directly on whether same-sex marriage should be legalized. The focus of the...

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News Europe rights court restricts employer ability to monitor employee communication
Europe rights court restricts employer ability to monitor employee communication
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
September 5, 2017 02:10:42 pm

The European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on Wednesday ruled 11-6 that unrestricted monitoring of an employee's communication by his or her employer constitutes a violation of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights (Article...

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New UN report urges investigation into human rights violations in Yemen
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September 5, 2017 10:45:56 am

UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein appealed to the international community Tuesday to conduct an investigation into allegations of human rights abuses and violations of international humanitarian law in Yemen, after a...

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Federal judge temporarily blocks Texas anti-sanctuary cities bill
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August 31, 2017 05:34:38 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday temporarily blocked the implementation and enforcement of Texas Senate Bill 4 (SB4) , which sought to ban so-called "sanctuary cities." Judge Orlando...

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Former Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf declared a fugitive
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August 31, 2017 11:01:04 am

A Pakistan anti-terrorism court declared former president and army general Pervez Musharraf a fugitive from the law on Thursday concerning the assassination of former prime minister, and first female leader in the Muslim world, Benazir Bhutto...

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South America rights groups file war crimes suits against former Sri Lanka army general
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August 29, 2017 01:33:08 pm

Human rights groups on Monday filed suits against Jagath Jayasuriya, a former Sri Lanka army general, for alleged war crimes and human rights violations he committed during the 2009 civil war in Sri Lanka. The suits are based on his...

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Supreme Court stays lower court order on Texas redistricting
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August 29, 2017 11:45:12 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday stayed a lower federal court order invalidating two congressional districts. The US District Court for the Western District of Texas had found Districts 27 and 35...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Bakke affirmative action case argued

On October 12, 1977, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in the "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, a white student denied admission to University of California Davis Medical School. The court ruled the following year that that the Davis affirmative action plan was unconstitutional; Bakke was admitted to UC Davis Medical School and eventually graduated from there with his MD. Listen to the oral arguments and the reading of opinions by Chief Justice Burger, Justice Powell and others on Oyez.

Bakke affirmative action case argued

On October 12, 1977, the US Supreme Court heard arguments in the "reverse discrimination" case of Allan Bakke, a white student denied admission to University of California Davis Medical School.

The Court ruled the following year that that the Davis affirmative action plan was unconstitutional; Bakke was admitted to UC Davis Medical School and eventually graduated from there with his MD. Listen to the oral arguments and the reading of opinions by Chief Justice Burger, Justice Powell and others on Oyez, the Supreme Court multimedia site at Northwestern University.

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