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Dodd-Frank: Discretion in an Age of Uncertainty

January 11, 2013 01:55:00 pm

Louise Bennetts, Cato Institute

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The Invisible Problem of Immigration Detention

January 4, 2013 03:00:00 pm

Christina Fiahlo, Community Initiatives for Visiting Immigrants in Confinement (CIVIC)

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The Danger of Unanimity in the Supreme Court's Recent FAA Decision

December 31, 2012 09:00:00 am

Rochelle Bobroff, Constitutional Accountability Center

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Same-Sex Marriage To Be 'Illegal' in the Church of England and Church in Wales

December 18, 2012 09:50:00 am

Paul Johnson, University of York

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Kabul Execution Spree Bodes Ill for Human Rights

December 17, 2012 03:15:00 pm

Heather Barr, Human Rights Watch

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Vance v. Rumsfeld: An Erosion of Torture Protection

December 13, 2012 10:45:00 am

Susan Hu, Center for Constitutional Rights

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Henderson v. US and the Plain Error Rule: Metaphysics, Unicorns and Injustice

December 11, 2012 09:00:00 am

Norman Reimer, National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers

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Homosexual Offenses and Human Rights in Isle of Man

December 8, 2012 12:50:00 pm

Paul Johnson, University of York

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Chafin v. Chafin: Defining a Court's Ability to Hear Appeals on Child Abduction Cases

December 5, 2012 01:30:00 pm

Preston Findlay, National Center for Missing and Exploited Children

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The Ghost of Torkel Opsahl

December 3, 2012 09:00:00 am

Allison Jernow, International Commission of Jurists

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Arkansas governor Faubus attempted to stop integration of Little Rock high school

On September 4, 1957, Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus called out state National Guard troops to prevent federal court-ordered integration of black students into Central High School in Little Rock. President Eisenhower subsequently sent the US 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to enforce the ruling. Pay a virtual visit to the Little Rock High School National Historic Site.

UK ends New South Wales prisoner transportation policy

On September 4, 1884, the United Kingdom ended its policy of shipping convicted prisoners to the colony of New Sales Wales.
Learn more about the lives of convicts in New South Wales from the State Library.