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News Third Circuit rules media has no right to report from polling places
Third Circuit rules media has no right to report from polling places
Brandon Gatto
January 17, 2013 12:05:57 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled Wednesday that members of the media do not have the right to report from, or take photos or video within, Pennsylvania polling places. While PG...

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News Dutch court rules Samsung tablets do not infringe Apple design
Dutch court rules Samsung tablets do not infringe Apple design
Brandon Gatto
January 16, 2013 03:16:47 pm

The District Court of The Hague on Wednesday ruled that the designs of the Galaxy Tab 10.1, 8.9, and 7.7 produced by Samsung Electronics do not infringe designs patented by Apple . In deciding whether Samsung's...

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News Russia court denies sentencing deferral for imprisoned feminist rocker
Russia court denies sentencing deferral for imprisoned feminist rocker
Brandon Gatto
January 16, 2013 02:44:52 pm

The City Court of Berezniki, Russia on Wednesday denied the appeal of an imprisoned member of the feminist rock band Pussy Riot to defer serving her sentence for hooliganism until...

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News Civil rights groups challenge New Hampshire education tax program
Civil rights groups challenge New Hampshire education tax program
Brandon Gatto
January 10, 2013 12:15:31 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union of New Hampshire (ACLU) and Americans United for Separation of Church and State (AU) on Wednesday challenged the constitutionality of a tuition tax-credit program designed to divert taxpayer money to...

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News DOJ asks DC Circuit to reverse terrorism conviction of al Qaeda media director
DOJ asks DC Circuit to reverse terrorism conviction of al Qaeda media director
Brandon Gatto
January 10, 2013 11:43:57 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday asked the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit to reverse the terrorism conviction of Ali Hamza Ahmad Suliman Al Bahlul , the media...

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Supreme Court rules trademark challenge against Nike moot
Brandon Gatto
January 9, 2013 03:51:27 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in Already, LLC v. Nike, Inc. that Nike's covenant not to enforce a trademark against Already's existing products and any future "colorable imitations" moots Already's action to have the...

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News Federal judge declares NYPD ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy unconstitutional
Federal judge declares NYPD ‘stop-and-frisk’ policy unconstitutional
Brandon Gatto
January 9, 2013 02:56:53 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Tuesday ordered the New York Police Department (NYPD) to cease using a "stop-and-frisk" practice outside of apartment buildings in...

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News Ghana opposition party to challenge presidential election
Ghana opposition party to challenge presidential election
Brandon Gatto
December 12, 2012 04:27:50 pm

The New Patriotic Party of Ghana (NPP) on Tuesday announced its plan to challenge the country's presidential election results after alleging that the victory of incumbent president John Dramani Mahama was due to...

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News Seventh Circuit strikes down Illinois ban on concealed carry
Seventh Circuit strikes down Illinois ban on concealed carry
Brandon Gatto
December 12, 2012 09:10:18 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Tuesday invalidated a ban on carrying concealed weapons in Illinois, ultimately deciding that the law is unconstitutional. Relying on the US Supreme Court ...

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Mali PM forced to resign after arrest by junta forces
Brandon Gatto
December 11, 2012 02:57:50 pm

The prime minister of Mali , Cheick Modibo Diarra, was forced to resign on state television Tuesday after junta soldiers arrested him for attempting to leave the country in light of the ongoing humanitarian crisis threatening the...

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John Jay born

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745.

Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.

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On December 12, 1963, Kenya attained independence from the United Kingdom.

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