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Federal appeals court rules searchable book database constitutes fair use

Federal appeals court rules searchable book database constitutes fair use

William Hibbitts | JURIST Deputy Editorial Director

June 11, 2014 11:04:09 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Tuesday that creating a searchable book database and giving full digital copies of books to disabled people constitutes fair use. The Authors Guild sued HathiTrust...

ACLU challenges Alabama same-sex marriage ban

ACLU challenges Alabama same-sex marriage ban

William Hibbitts | JURIST Deputy Editorial Director

June 10, 2014 03:36:59 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit Tuesday that challenges Alabama's same-sex marriage ban. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of April Aaron-Brush and Ginger Aaron Brush, a same-sex couple who...

Florida governor signs bill allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

Florida governor signs bill allowing in-state tuition for undocumented students

William Hibbitts | JURIST Deputy Editorial Director

June 10, 2014 11:34:01 am

Florida Governor Rick Scott signed a bill on Monday allowing undocumented students living in Florida to receive in-state college tuition rates. HB 851 will go into effect on July 1. Florida's House of...

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Supreme Court ordered dissolution of Standard Oil

On May 15, 1911, the US Supreme Court found Standard Oil in violation of the Sherman Act and ordered its dissolution.

Read Standard Oil Co. of New Jersey v. U.S.

Austrian State Treaty signed

On May 15, 1955, the Allied Powers of World War II and representatives of Austria signed the Österreichischer Staatsvertrag (Austrian State Treaty), which re-established Austria as an independent nation for the first time since it was annexed by Nazi Germany in 1938. The treaty explicitly forbade any future attempts to unify with Germany.