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News Senate blocks legislation allowing government to negotiate drug pricing
Senate blocks legislation allowing government to negotiate drug pricing
Stefanie Presley
April 18, 2007 02:55:00 pm

The US Senate voted Wednesday against a motion to advance legislation that would permit the Department of Health and Human Services or another federal government entity to intervene in Medicare drug pricing negotiations between...

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News Senate panel endorses bill for drug pricing negotiation by government
Senate panel endorses bill for drug pricing negotiation by government
Stefanie Presley
April 13, 2007 05:29:00 pm

The US Senate Committee on Finance has approved a bill which would provide the Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services the authority to negotiate drug prices on behalf of Medicare [JURIST news...

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News New Mexico first state to grant legal immunity for drug overdose reporting
New Mexico first state to grant legal immunity for drug overdose reporting
Stefanie Presley
April 6, 2007 02:28:00 pm

New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D) has signed into law a groundbreaking bill designed to promote drug overdose reporting by granting limited immunity from drug possession charges for those drug users, family...

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News Connecticut legislators propose near-universal health care plan
Connecticut legislators propose near-universal health care plan
Stefanie Presley
February 28, 2007 08:38:00 pm

Lawmakers in Connecticut's House of Representatives have introduced a health care reform bill aimed at providing coverage to the state's uninsured. The initiative introduced Tuesday positions Connecticut within the growing ranks of states that have recently...

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News Maryland asks federal appeals court to reinstate Wal-Mart health care law
Maryland asks federal appeals court to reinstate Wal-Mart health care law
Stefanie Presley
December 1, 2006 01:30:00 pm

Maryland's solicitor general urged the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Thursday to overturn a district court decision striking down Maryland's Fair Share Health Care Fund Act . The law...

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News New York high court rules social service groups must offer contraceptive coverage
New York high court rules social service groups must offer contraceptive coverage
Stefanie Presley
October 20, 2006 01:24:00 pm

New York's Court of Appeals , the state's highest court, handed down a 6-0 decision Thursday, banning Catholic Charities and nine other social service organizations from refusing to provide birth control insurance coverage for...

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News Maryland Supreme Court preserves Medicaid benefits to immigrants
Maryland Supreme Court preserves Medicaid benefits to immigrants
Stefanie Presley
October 13, 2006 08:10:00 pm

The Maryland Court of Appeals unanimously upheld a preliminary injunction this week barring the state from discontinuing Medicaid benefits to approximately 3,000 legal immigrant recipients, all of whom migrated to...

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News UN investigator says Syria cooperation with Hariri probe ‘generally satisfactory’
UN investigator says Syria cooperation with Hariri probe ‘generally satisfactory’
Stefanie Presley
June 10, 2006 03:22:00 pm

Serge Brammertz , deputy prosecutor of the International Criminal Court and head of the UN International Independent Investigation Commission probing the February 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafik Hariri [JURIST news...

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News US journalist convicted of torture in Afghanistan released from prison
US journalist convicted of torture in Afghanistan released from prison
Stefanie Presley
April 30, 2006 04:13:00 pm

US journalist Edward Caraballo, one of three US citizens jailed in 2004 on charges of running a private jail and torturing eight Afghan men, was released Sunday from Kabul's Pul-i-Charki prison by presidential decree. Caraballo, former US...

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News Egypt extends emergency law as crackdown on protesters continues
Egypt extends emergency law as crackdown on protesters continues
Stefanie Presley
April 30, 2006 03:11:00 pm

The Egyptian parliament on Sunday extended the country's emergency laws for two more years in order to allow more time for the government to draft anti-terrorism legislation. The emergency laws, which would have expired in June, were...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

US Senate passes Civil Rights Act of 1964

The US Senate passed the landmark Civil Rights Act of 1964 on June 19, 1964 following months of intense debate. The act mandated the end of racial segregation in businesses and public places across the US. Segregationists such as Senator Richard Russell vociferously opposed the legislation and began a filibuster in March that lasted until June. The Senate finally passed the bill with an amendment that month by a 73–27 margin. President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the bill on July 2, 1964 the day the House passed the version as amended by the Senate. Learn more about the Civil Rights Act's journey in the US Senate.

Rosenbergs executed for atomic espionage

On June 19, 1953, the execution of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in the electric chair at Sing Sing ended one of the most sensational cases of the McCarthy era. It was the first execution of civilians for espionage in US history. Learn more about the trial of the Rosenbergs.

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