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News Federal court begins Puerto Rico debt hearings
Federal court begins Puerto Rico debt hearings
Rachel Gerber
May 17, 2017 07:15:12 pm

The US District Court of the Southern District of New York on Wednesday began hearings on the restructuring of Puerto Rico's debt. The hearing stems from Puerto Rico filing for bankruptcy protection under Article 3 of PROMESA...

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News NRA files challenge to California gun control legislation
NRA files challenge to California gun control legislation
Rachel Gerber
April 25, 2017 12:14:56 pm

The National Rifle Association (NRA) on Monday filed the first complaint in a planned series of challenges to new California gun control laws put in place following the San Bernardino attack [LA...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two jurisdiction cases
Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two jurisdiction cases
Rachel Gerber
April 25, 2017 10:50:09 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday heard oral arguments in two civil procedure cases: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. v. Superior Court of California, San Francisco County, and BNSF Railway Co. v. Tyrrell . Bristol-Myers Squibb...

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News Pakistan Supreme Court rejects calls for removing prime minister
Pakistan Supreme Court rejects calls for removing prime minister
Rachel Gerber
April 20, 2017 02:17:27 pm

The Pakistan Supreme Court rejected calls on Thursday to disqualify Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from office stating that there was insufficient evidence concerning the corruption allegations against Sharif and his family to constitutionally...

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News Supreme court unanimously rules to limit sanctions on bad-faith conduct
Supreme court unanimously rules to limit sanctions on bad-faith conduct
Rachel Gerber
April 18, 2017 12:50:46 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday held unanimously in Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co. v. Haeger that a monetary sanction of bad faith conduct is limited to the fees the innocent party incurred...

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News Russia businessman sues critic for bribery allegations
Russia businessman sues critic for bribery allegations
Rachel Gerber
April 13, 2017 11:31:57 am

Russian businessman Alisher Usmanov filed a slander lawsuit Wednesday against Kremlin critic Alexei Navalny in Moscow's Lyublinksy district court, according to court documents and the court press secretary. In a statement , court service...

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News EY report: fraud remains common in international business
EY report: fraud remains common in international business
Rachel Gerber
April 7, 2017 11:51:36 am

There are still persistent levels of unethical business conduct around the world as there has been great political change and increased economic uncertainty, stated Ernst & Young's Fraud Investigation & Dispute Services in their 2017 Fraud Survey...

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News Nunes steps down from House investigation on Russia
Nunes steps down from House investigation on Russia
Rachel Gerber
April 7, 2017 10:21:47 am

Republic chairman of the Intelligence Committee Devin Nunes announced Thursday that he would temporarily step aside on committee's investigation into possible Russian interference into the 2016 presidential election.The House Ethics Committee announced it...

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News UN group investigating possible India-Pakistan ceasefire violations
UN group investigating possible India-Pakistan ceasefire violations
Rachel Gerber
April 4, 2017 02:20:14 pm

The United Nations Military Observer Group in India and Pakistan (UNMOGIP) said Tuesday that it is monitoring alleged ceasefire violations in the neutral zone between Pakistan and India (the LOC). UN Secretary General’s spokesman Stephane Dujarric [official...

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News Supreme Court adds corporate liability, appeal funding cases to docket
Supreme Court adds corporate liability, appeal funding cases to docket
Rachel Gerber
April 4, 2017 12:49:26 pm

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari in two cases on Monday. Jesner v. Arab Bank, PLC focuses on a corporate liability issue. The plaintiffs in the case are victims of...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Rosenbergs convicted of espionage

On March 29, 1951, Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were convicted of passing US atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. The couple was sentenced to death on April 3 under the Espionage Act of 1917, 18 U.S.C 794. They were then executed two years later on June 19, 1953 in New York State's Sing Sing Prison. View the FBI's files on the Rosenbergs.

British parliament passed act creating Canada

On March 29, 1867, the British Parliament passed the British North America Act, a constitutional document creating a united Dominion of Canada. It went into effect on July 1 that year.

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