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News Supreme Court upholds federal jurisdiction in telecommunications case
Supreme Court upholds federal jurisdiction in telecommunications case
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 11, 2013 09:34:11 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Sprint Communications, Inc. v. Jacobs that the federal court did not have to delay proceedings while a similar state court proceeding was ongoing. The...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on airline immunity, damages claims
Supreme Court hears arguments on airline immunity, damages claims
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 9, 2013 04:59:06 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Air Wisconsin Airlines Corp. v. Hoeper the court heard arguments on "Whether Aviation and Transportation Security Act (ATSA)...

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News Supreme Court to rule on software patents
Supreme Court to rule on software patents
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 6, 2013 01:05:24 pm

The US Supreme Court agreed Friday to rule on a a key software patent case. The question before the court in Alice Corporation Pty. Ltd. v. CLS Bank International is:...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on frequent flyer miles, false advertising
Supreme Court hears arguments on frequent flyer miles, false advertising
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 3, 2013 03:53:06 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg the court must decide on the scope of preemption under the Airline Deregulation Act...

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News Supreme Court rules in tax shelter case
Supreme Court rules in tax shelter case
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 3, 2013 10:43:36 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in United States v. Woods , a case concerning an offsetting-option tax shelter, marketed to high-income taxpayers in the 1990s. The court was asked to determine...

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Supreme Court hears arguments in American Indian casino case
Jaclyn Belczyk
December 2, 2013 02:03:24 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Michigan v. Bay Mills Indian Community the court was asked to consider whether tribal sovereign immunity bars a...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on aiding and abetting liability, drugs causing death
Supreme Court hears arguments on aiding and abetting liability, drugs causing death
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 12, 2013 02:01:29 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in three cases. In Rosemond v. United States the court heard arguments on whether the offense of aiding and abetting the use...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction, labor law
Supreme Court hears arguments on jurisdiction, labor law
Jaclyn Belczyk
November 4, 2013 02:18:06 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Walden v. Fiore the court heard arguments on two questions of venue and jurisdiction . Gina...

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News Supreme Court hears criminal procedure arguments
Supreme Court hears criminal procedure arguments
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 16, 2013 04:10:46 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday. In Kansas v. Cheever the court heard arguments on whether it violates the Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on affirmative action, suing foreign corporations
Supreme Court hears arguments on affirmative action, suing foreign corporations
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 15, 2013 03:49:14 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in three cases Tuesday, including an affirmative action case and a case on suing foreign corporations in US courts. In Daimler AG v. Bauman [transcript, PDF; JURIST...

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President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases.

Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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On September 16, 1987, the Montreal Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer was opened for signature. It has since been signed by almost 200 nations. As a result, the Earth's Ozone Layer is expected to recover by the year 2050.

President Ford offered amnesty to Vietnam draft-evaders

On September 16, 1974, President Gerald Ford announced a conditional amnesty program for Vietnam War deserters and draft-evaders which would waive any charges provided they agreed to work two years in public service. A Presidential Clemency Board was created to administer the program - it finished its work in September 1975 after having disposed of 14, 514 cases.

Critics said the initiative did not go far enough, however, and noted that only about 19 percent of eligible persons even applied. Learn more about the conditional amnesty program from the Papers of Charles E. Goodell, the Washington lawyer who was Chairman of the PCB, now housed at the Ford Presidential Library in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

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