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California governor signs law prohibiting state assistance with indefinite detention
Samuel Franklin
October 3, 2013 12:48:49 pm

California Governor Jerry Brown on Tuesday signed into law a bill that prohibits state employees and agencies, as well as law enforcement and the California National Guard, from providing support for the indefinite detention of a...

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US Senators propose overhaul of surveillance laws
Samuel Franklin
September 26, 2013 02:28:01 pm

US Senators announced new legislation on Wednesday in a bipartisan effort to reform surveillance laws. In the wake of revealing disclosures from the National Security Agency (NSA) and Edward Snowden , Senator Ron Wyden (D-OR),...

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Japan court orders Apple to pay for patent infringement
Samuel Franklin
September 26, 2013 01:10:47 pm

The Tokyo District Court on Thursday ordered Apple to pay 330 million yen, (USD $3.35 million) for patent infringement involving the iPod music player's click wheel controller. The patent is disputed ...

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Texas appeals court overturns DeLay’s conviction
Samuel Franklin
September 19, 2013 01:36:13 pm

The Texas 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin overturned the conviction of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-TX) on Thursday, concluding that the state failed to prove proceeds of criminal activity...

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Samuel Franklin
September 19, 2013 12:51:53 pm

Arizona's Department of Transportation announced on Tuesday that the existing ban on driver's licenses for immigrants participating in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) would be extended to anyone whose deportation has been deferred. According...

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Former Bosnian prison camp guard extradited by US judge
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A US magistrate judge on Monday certified the extradition of former Bosnian prison guard Almaz Nezirovic to his native country to face war-crimes charges. Judge Robert Ballou, presiding over the US District Court for the Western District...

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Hungary constitution changes do not go far enough: HRW
Samuel Franklin
September 18, 2013 01:03:00 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) expressed concern on Wednesday over recent changes to the Hungarian constitution, highlighting a lack of resolve over issues surrounding weakened human rights protections in the country. After voting to adopt the amendments on...

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Samuel Franklin
September 12, 2013 12:48:01 pm

Legislators in the West African nation of Guinea-Bissau on Tuesday rejected a proposal extending amnesty to all military officials involved in the April 12 coup d'etat. With 40 votes in favor, the proposal fell short of the...

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ECJ advocate general argues against ban on short selling
Samuel Franklin
September 12, 2013 12:30:01 pm

The European Court of Justice (ECJ) advocate general on Thursday denounced the decision by the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) to ban the short selling of stocks. Affirmed on nearly 80 percent of final judgments [Telegraph...

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Exxon Mobil subsidiary charged for wastewater spill in Pennsylvania
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September 11, 2013 12:58:04 pm

Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed criminal charges on Tuesday against XTO Energy, an Exxon Mobil subsidiary based in Fort Worth, Texas, related to a spill of more than 50,000 gallons of chemical-laced wastewater in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

First meeting of the US Supreme Court

On February 1, 1790, the Supreme Court of the United States convened for the first time. The meeting was held at the Merchants' Exchange Building in New York City, then the national capital. Chief Justice John Jay presided over the first Court with five Associate Justices: James Wilson, John Blair, James Iredell, William Cushing, and John Rutledge. However, due to the limitations of 18th-century transportation technology, the meeting was postponed by Jay until the following day. The first meeting was held primarily to organize the Supreme Court. The Justices did not hear their first actual case, Chrisholm v. Georgia, until 1792.

Sir Edward Coke born

Sir Edward Coke, Chief Justice of the King's Bench and author of law reports and commentaries (including, most famously, Coke on Littleton), was born on February 1, 1552. Learn more about Sir Edward Coke.

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