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News Egypt top court halts Red Sea decisions
Egypt top court halts Red Sea decisions
Autumn Callan
June 21, 2017 01:47:35 pm

Egypt's Supreme Constitutional Court has temporarily halted decisions regarding a deal to transfer two Red Sea islands to Saudi Arabia until it can establish who has jurisdiction over them. The Egyptian government transferred the two islands, Tiran and...

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News EU Court: vaccines can be blamed for illnesses without scientific proof
EU Court: vaccines can be blamed for illnesses without scientific proof
Autumn Callan
June 21, 2017 11:15:53 am

The European Court of Justice ruled Wednesday that vaccines can be blamed for causing illnesses even if there is no scientific proof. In a press release , the court explained:In today's judgment, the Court holds that...

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News Britain charges Barclays and top executives with fraud and conspiracy
Britain charges Barclays and top executives with fraud and conspiracy
Autumn Callan
June 21, 2017 07:52:27 am

Britain's Serious Fraud Office (SFO) charged Barclays and four of its former executives on Tuesday with conspiracy to commit fraud and violation of the Companies Act of 1985 by providing unlawful financial assistance. The...

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News Europe rights court rules Russia ‘gay propaganda law’ discriminatory
Europe rights court rules Russia ‘gay propaganda law’ discriminatory
Autumn Callan
June 20, 2017 10:57:51 am

The European Court of Human Rights ruled Tuesday that a Russian law prohibiting the promotion of homosexuality is discriminatory and violates the European Convention on Human Rights . The suit was brought by three...

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News Federal judge rules cross in Florida park unconstitutional
Federal judge rules cross in Florida park unconstitutional
Autumn Callan
June 20, 2017 07:44:00 am

A judge for the US District Court of the Northern District of Florida ruled Monday that a large cross erected in a Pensacola park is in violation of the First Amendment , specifically the Establishment Clause....

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News Supreme Court agrees to hear Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case
Supreme Court agrees to hear Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case
Autumn Callan
June 19, 2017 02:57:36 pm

The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to review Gill v. Whitford , a partisan-gerrymandering case from Wisconsin. The state is appealing the decision of a three-judge panel for the US District Court for the Western District...

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News Supreme Court rules California courts lack jurisidction in pharmaceutical mass action case
Supreme Court rules California courts lack jurisidction in pharmaceutical mass action case
Autumn Callan
June 19, 2017 01:43:44 pm

The US Supreme Court held on Monday that California courts lack specific jurisdiction to hear the claims brought against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. (BMS) . BMS manufactures and sells Plavix, a prescription drug that prevents blood...

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News Supreme Court rules North Carolina sex offender social media restrictions unconstitutional
Supreme Court rules North Carolina sex offender social media restrictions unconstitutional
Autumn Callan
June 19, 2017 11:26:22 am

The US Supreme Court held on Monday in Packingham v. North Carolina that North Carolina's statute § 14-202.5 , which banned sex offenders from using commercial websites accessed by minors, violates the First Amendment...

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News Trump administration to keep DACA in place but rescind DAPA
Trump administration to keep DACA in place but rescind DAPA
Autumn Callan
June 16, 2017 05:12:34 pm

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) announced in a memorandum on Thursday that it will keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program in place for the foreseeable future. DACA allows for immigrants who...

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News Canada approves landmark law protecting transgender citizens
Canada approves landmark law protecting transgender citizens
Autumn Callan
June 16, 2017 04:53:33 pm

The Canadian Senate on Friday approved Bill C-16 , adding "gender identity" and "gender expression" to the list of federally prohibited grounds for discrimination under Canada's Human Rights Act. In an official statement from the Justice...

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Women lawyers allowed to practice before US Supreme Court

On February 15, 1879, President Rutherford B. Hayes signed legislation allowing women to be admitted to practice before the United States Supreme Court. Belva Lockwood became the first woman admitted to practice under the new law on March 3, 1879.

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