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News Supreme Court hears arguments on tax, forum issues
Supreme Court hears arguments on tax, forum issues
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 9, 2013 04:38:25 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Wednesday. In United States v. Woods the court heard arguments on whether 26 USC § 6662 of the Internal Revenue...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments in campaign finance case
Supreme Court hears arguments in campaign finance case
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 8, 2013 02:05:15 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a campaign finance case. In McCutcheon v. FEC the court heard arguments on the constitutionality of the Federal Election Campaign Act...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on age discrimination claims, Stanford Ponzi scheme
Supreme Court hears arguments on age discrimination claims, Stanford Ponzi scheme
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 7, 2013 03:07:04 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Monday. In Madigan v. Levin the court was asked to decide whether age discrimination claimants can circumvent the Age Discrimination...

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News Supreme Court adds 8 cases to docket
Supreme Court adds 8 cases to docket
Jaclyn Belczyk
October 1, 2013 11:32:56 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday added eight new cases to its docket for the upcoming term. In Harris v. Quinn the court will determine whether a state can "compel...

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News North Carolina lawmakers approve voter ID bill
North Carolina lawmakers approve voter ID bill
Jaclyn Belczyk
July 26, 2013 01:39:29 pm

The North Carolina General Assembly on Thursday approved a bill that will require voters to present government-issued photo identification at the polls. The legislation was approved by the state house by a vote of...

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News Halliburton to plead guilty to destroying evidence in 2010 Gulf oil spill
Halliburton to plead guilty to destroying evidence in 2010 Gulf oil spill
Jaclyn Belczyk
July 26, 2013 12:37:47 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday that Halliburton Energy Services has agreed to plead guilty to destroying evidence in connection with the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill [JURIST...

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News California clerk asks state high court to halt same-sex marriages
California clerk asks state high court to halt same-sex marriages
Jaclyn Belczyk
July 22, 2013 10:50:57 am

The San Diego County Clerk filed a petition with the Supreme Court of California on Friday seeking to require county clerks to enforce Proposition 8 , California's same-sex marriage...

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News Arkansas lawsuit seeks to overturn same-sex marriage ban
Arkansas lawsuit seeks to overturn same-sex marriage ban
Jaclyn Belczyk
July 16, 2013 03:35:20 pm

Three same-sex couples on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging Arkansas' same-sex marriage ban. The plaintiffs argue that Amendment 83 to the Arkansas Constitution , which reads, "Marriage consists only of the union of one man and...

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News North Dakota judge strikes down law limiting drug-induced abortions
North Dakota judge strikes down law limiting drug-induced abortions
Jaclyn Belczyk
July 16, 2013 02:21:23 pm

A state judge in North Dakota ruled Monday that a 2011 North Dakota law that restricts drug-induced abortions is unconstitutional. Judge Wickham Corwin of the Cass County District Court had announced his intention to...

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News Ireland lawmakers approve legislation allowing abortion when mother’s life at risk
Ireland lawmakers approve legislation allowing abortion when mother’s life at risk
Jaclyn Belczyk
July 12, 2013 12:05:40 pm

The Irish Parliament voted 127-31 Friday in favor of a bill that would allow a woman to undergo an abortion if her life is at risk. The Protection of Life During Pregnancy Bill was passed...

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Dreyfus convicted of treason

On December 22, 1894, Jewish French army officer Alfred Dreyfus was convicted of treason in a court-martial trial that prompted worldwide allegations of anti-Semitism.

Dreyfus was later cleared. Learn more about the case of Alfred Dreyfus and read an English translation of the famous public letter J'Accuse...! by novelist and Dreyfus partisan Emile Zola.

Embargo Act passed, banning foreign trade

On December 22, 1807, the Embargo Act was passed at the urging of President Thomas Jefferson. The Act barred trade with any foreign nations in an effort to avoid American entry into the Napoleonic Wars of Europe. However, the Act proved unenforceable and was replaced with the Non-Intercourse Act, which barred trade with France and Great Britain.

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