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News 20 states file suit against Mylan for price-fixing conspiracy
20 states file suit against Mylan for price-fixing conspiracy
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 16, 2016 04:32:24 pm

Attorneys general from 20 states filed an antitrust suit on Thursday alleging price fixing conspiracy against drug giant Mylan NV and five other drugmakers. The complaint alleges that the anti-competitive practices of Mylan and the other...

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News HRW: Turkish government silencing media on a massive scale
HRW: Turkish government silencing media on a massive scale
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 16, 2016 02:15:55 pm

The Turkish government has been silencing the media on a massive scale to prevent it from reporting on or criticizing the government's "ruthless crackdown" on its enemies, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in a 69-page report ...

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News Supreme Court hears argument on Promega patent infringement suit
Supreme Court hears argument on Promega patent infringement suit
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 7, 2016 08:35:50 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments on Wednesday in Life Technologies v. Promega to decide whether 1) a corporation can be held liable for actively encouraging the assembly of components of a patented invention when...

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News Supreme Court upholds Hurricane Katrina fraud ruling against State Farm
Supreme Court upholds Hurricane Katrina fraud ruling against State Farm
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 7, 2016 07:50:47 am

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday that violation of a seal under which a relator's complaint has been filed does not require dismissal of the entire complaint, upholding a fraud verdict against State Farm Fire...

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News Uber indicted in Denmark for violating taxi laws
Uber indicted in Denmark for violating taxi laws
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 2, 2016 12:57:26 pm

The European wing of Uber was indicted in Denmark on Friday on charges of assisting drivers in their violation of taxi laws, although Copenhagen prosecutor Vibeke Thorkil-Jensen stated that this is just a test...

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News China suspends law license of prominent human rights lawyer
China suspends law license of prominent human rights lawyer
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
December 2, 2016 11:23:08 am

Chinese officials on Friday suspended the law license of prominent human rights lawyer Li Jinxing. The Justice Bureau of the city of Jinan, where Li's license is apparently registered, made the announcement in an official notice. The bureau...

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News Turkey significantly restricts activities of NGOs and rights organizations
Turkey significantly restricts activities of NGOs and rights organizations
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 12, 2016 02:28:43 pm

Turkey significantly halted the activities of 370 non-governmental organizations (NGOs) including human rights and children's groups to investigate the groups' alleged terror connections. The groups affected include bar associations and bodies representing lawyers who have stated their intention...

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News Cincinnati judge declares mistrial in officer-involved shooting of unarmed man
Cincinnati judge declares mistrial in officer-involved shooting of unarmed man
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 12, 2016 12:45:05 pm

Cincinnati trial judge Megan Shanahan declared a mistrial on Saturday after the jury declared that it was unable to reach a unanimous verdict on murder and manslaughter charges in a case involving the shooting of the unarmed Samuel DuBose, a...

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News Google rejects EU allegations concerning unfair market dominance
Google rejects EU allegations concerning unfair market dominance
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 11, 2016 12:52:36 pm

Google's Senior Vice President and General Counsel Kent Walker rejected EU allegations on Thursday that it abused its market dominance of its Android mobile phone operating system. Terming EU's concerns over how the company manages Android compatibility and distribute...

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News Ousted Brazil president accuses current leader of taking large bribe
Ousted Brazil president accuses current leader of taking large bribe
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
November 11, 2016 11:06:15 am

Lawyers for ousted former Brazil president Dilma Rousseff filed documents with the Superior Electoral Court in Brazil on Thursday alleging that her former vice president and current President Michel Temer took a large bribe. Specifically, the...

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African Union established

On July 9, 2002, the African Union (AU) was established in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Read the Constitutive Act of the African Union.

Eight states ratify Articles of Confederation

On July 9, 1778, eight states - New Hampshire, Massachusetts Bay, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania, Virginia and South Carolina - signed and ratified the Articles of Confederation, the first American constitution. The Articles took formal effect after ratification by Maryland on March 1, 1781.

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