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News Order requiring Microsoft to release Java update [US DC]
Order requiring Microsoft to release Java update [US DC]
January 21, 2003 10:38:00 pm

Sun Microsystems v. Microsoft, United States District Court for the District of Maryland, January 21, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Criminal conspiracy ruling [US SC]
Criminal conspiracy ruling [US SC]
January 21, 2003 10:15:00 pm

United States v. Jimenez Recio, Supreme Court of the United States, January 21, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Verizon subscriber disclosure order [US DC]
Verizon subscriber disclosure order [US DC]
January 21, 2003 09:58:00 pm

RIAA v. Verizon, US District Court for the District of Columbia, January 21, 2003. Read the order here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Ruling against World War II enslavement suits [9th Circuit]
Ruling against World War II enslavement suits [9th Circuit]
January 21, 2003 09:33:00 pm

Deutsch v. Turner, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, January 21, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News First Amendment in adult entertainment context ruling [7th Circuit]
First Amendment in adult entertainment context ruling [7th Circuit]
January 17, 2003 10:55:00 pm

Ben's Bar v. Village of Somerset, United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit, January 17, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Antitrust extraterritoriality ruling [DC Circuit]
Antitrust extraterritoriality ruling [DC Circuit]
January 17, 2003 10:44:00 pm

Empagran v. F.Hoffman LaRoche, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 17, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Ruling on DOT decision to open US highways to Mexican trucks [9th Circuit]
Ruling on DOT decision to open US highways to Mexican trucks [9th Circuit]
January 16, 2003 11:07:00 pm

Public Citizen v. Dept. of Transportation, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, January 16, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Ruling on constitutionality of FL Sexual Predators Act [FL DCA]
Ruling on constitutionality of FL Sexual Predators Act [FL DCA]
January 15, 2003 05:30:00 pm

Espindola v. State, Florida 3rd Circuit Court of Appeal, January 15, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Eldred copyright extension ruling [US SC]
Eldred copyright extension ruling [US SC]
January 15, 2003 05:04:00 pm

Eldred v. Ashcroft, Supreme Court of the United States, January 15, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Effect of US government surveillance programs on privacy rights [ACLU]
Effect of US government surveillance programs on privacy rights [ACLU]
January 15, 2003 04:49:00 pm

Bigger Monster, Weaker Chains: The Growth of an American Surveillance Society, American Civil Liberties Union, January 15, 2003 . Read the full text of the report here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Puerto Ricans granted US Citizenship

On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting Puerto Rico status as a United States territory and granting all of its residents US citizenship. The Bill furthermore constructed a government and a bill of rights for the island and allowed its residents to serve in the US military. In 1952, the rights of Puerto Rico and its residents were further extended when the island promulgated its own constitution.

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