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News UK court: London minicab drivers must pass English test
UK court: London minicab drivers must pass English test
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 3, 2017 12:40:37 pm

A London high court judge ruled on Friday that all drivers applying for a minicab or private hire vehicle license must pass a English reading and writing test that includes a 120-word short essay. The case was taken...

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News Federal judge throws out SEC civil complaint against Texas AG
Federal judge throws out SEC civil complaint against Texas AG
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
March 3, 2017 11:01:43 am

A judge for the US District Court of the Eastern District of Texas on Thursday granted a motion to dismiss the civil fraud complaint against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton . The Securities and Exchange...

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News Supreme Court asks litigants to file opinion letters on Virginia transgender bathroom policy
Supreme Court asks litigants to file opinion letters on Virginia transgender bathroom policy
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 25, 2017 12:38:44 pm

The US Supreme Court asked both sides of the Gloucester County School Board v. G.G. case on Thursday to submit letters to the court discussing "how the case should proceed in light of" the...

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News UN rights experts urge international community to refer North Korea to ICC
UN rights experts urge international community to refer North Korea to ICC
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 24, 2017 11:09:32 am

The UN Special Rapporteur for North Korean human rights, Tomas Ojea Quintana , is urging the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) and the UN member states to bring human rights violations committed by North Korea before the International Criminal...

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News Samsung head arrested for corruption scandal involving South Korea president
Samsung head arrested for corruption scandal involving South Korea president
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 17, 2017 12:52:26 pm

Samsung's would be head Lee Jae-yong (Jay Y Lee) was arrested in Seoul on Friday on charges of bribery and undue influence in connection with a scandal involving South Korea President Park Geun-hye. In...

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News Netherlands proposes law empowering government to block telecommunications mergers
Netherlands proposes law empowering government to block telecommunications mergers
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 17, 2017 11:21:11 am

The Netherlands has proposed new legislation that will empower its government to block or undo mergers in the telecommunications sector. According to a statement from the Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs [official website, in...

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News Ohio governor postpones executions amid challenge to lethal injection procedure
Ohio governor postpones executions amid challenge to lethal injection procedure
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 11, 2017 11:58:33 am

Ohio Governor John Kasich on Friday put on hold eight executions after a magistrate for the US District Court of the Southern District of Ohio on Wednesday refused to lift a stay ...

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News Former AIG executives settle fraud charges with New York AG
Former AIG executives settle fraud charges with New York AG
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 11, 2017 10:32:23 am

Former American International Group (AIG) CEO Maurice Greenberg on Friday agreed to settle accounting fraud charges, first brought by then New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer in 2005. The current New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman...

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News Federal judge finds rules governing presidential debates ‘arbitrary and capricious’
Federal judge finds rules governing presidential debates ‘arbitrary and capricious’
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 3, 2017 12:54:32 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia ruled Wednesday that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) "acted 'arbitrarily and capriciously'" in enacting rules for presidential debates. Judge Tanya Chutkan granted...

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News House votes to overrule Obama-era gun restrictions on mentally ill
House votes to overrule Obama-era gun restrictions on mentally ill
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 3, 2017 11:30:43 am

The US House of Representatives on Thursday voted to repeal an Obama-era gun regulation that required mental health information to be shared with the national gun background check system. The Implementation of the NICS Improvement Amendments...

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McKinley assassin put on trial

On September 23, 1901, Leon Czolgosz was put on trial for assassinating US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Learn more about the legal aftermath of the McKinley assassination from the University of Buffalo Libraries.

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On September 23, 1905, negotiations on the Karlstad Treaty ended with an agreement to split the union of Sweden and Norway. The accord was then approved by Norway's parliament on October 9 and by Sweden's on October 13. Learn more about the former Union of Sweden and Norway.

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