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News Pennsylvania AG files lawsuit against Navient over student loan practices
Pennsylvania AG files lawsuit against Navient over student loan practices
Erik Slobe
October 6, 2017 09:00:16 am

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro filed a lawsuit Thursday in the Middle District of Pennsylvania against Navient Corporation over unlawful student loan origination and servicing practices. The lawsuit alleges that Navient violated Pennsylvania's Unfair...

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News Pennsylvania AG, Senator call on FCC to help stop unlawful robocalls
Pennsylvania AG, Senator call on FCC to help stop unlawful robocalls
Erik Slobe
October 6, 2017 08:26:06 am

Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro and Senator Bob Casey sent a letter to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Wednesday requesting that the FCC implement rules to target and eliminate unlawful robocalls. The FCC has previously...

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News Supreme Court hears oral arguments related to qualified immunity, rights waived by guilty plea
Supreme Court hears oral arguments related to qualified immunity, rights waived by guilty plea
Erik Slobe
October 4, 2017 02:26:42 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments for two cases Wednesday. In District of Columbia v. Wesby , police arrested trespassers in a vacant house. The trespassers stated that they were invited by someone else...

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News ACLU files lawsuit against FDA over restrictions on abortion pill
ACLU files lawsuit against FDA over restrictions on abortion pill
Erik Slobe
October 4, 2017 11:31:51 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Hawaii Tuesday against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) related to regulations for the...

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News European Commission releases guidelines for detecting and removing illegal content online
European Commission releases guidelines for detecting and removing illegal content online
Erik Slobe
September 29, 2017 11:16:08 am

The European Commission on Thursday released a set of guidelines and principles for online platforms to detect and remove illegal content online. The guidelines consider a variety of illegal online content, including terrorism-related material, illegal hate...

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News Illinois governor signs bill increasing funding for abortions
Illinois governor signs bill increasing funding for abortions
Erik Slobe
September 29, 2017 09:52:41 am

Illinois Governor Bruce Rauner signed HB 0040 into law Thursday, which removes many restrictions on the funding of abortions. The law adds language to the State Employees Group Insurance Act, which states "reproductive health care that is...

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News Kurdistan votes ‘yes’ in independence referendum
Kurdistan votes ‘yes’ in independence referendum
Erik Slobe
September 27, 2017 04:07:23 pm

The Independent High Elections and Referendum Commission (IHERC) of Kurdistan announced the results of Monday's independence referendum vote Wednesday. In total, 92 percent of the voters voted "Yes" to secede from Iraq and create an independent Kurdistan. About...

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News EPA announces launch of Smart Sectors program to reduce unnecessary regulations
EPA announces launch of Smart Sectors program to reduce unnecessary regulations
Erik Slobe
September 27, 2017 03:16:03 pm

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced the creation of the Smart Sectors program to "re-examine how the EPA engages with industry in order to reduce unnecessary regulatory burden, create certainty and predictability, and...

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News London revokes Uber’s license to operate
London revokes Uber’s license to operate
Erik Slobe
September 22, 2017 04:17:44 pm

Transport for London (TfL) on Friday announced that it will not issue a private hire operator license to Uber London Limited to operate in London. Uber's current license is set to expire September 30. However, Uber...

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News San Francisco sues fossil fuel companies over global warming
San Francisco sues fossil fuel companies over global warming
Erik Slobe
September 22, 2017 10:56:53 am

San Francisco filed a nuisance lawsuit against five fossil fuel companies due to expected expenses the city will incur from global warming. The companies that were named in the law suit include BP P.L.C., Chevron Corporation, ConocoPhillips Company,...

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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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