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News Justice Stevens to retire from US Supreme Court
Justice Stevens to retire from US Supreme Court
Jaclyn Belczyk
April 9, 2010 10:41:00 am

Justice John Paul Stevens of the US Supreme Court announced Friday that he plans to step down at the end of the court's 2009 term this summer....

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on immigration, criminal contempt
Supreme Court hears arguments on immigration, criminal contempt
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 31, 2010 03:05:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Wednesday in two cases. In Carachuri-Rosendo v. Holder , the court heard arguments on whether a person...

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News Supreme Court rules lawyer must inform client of deportation risk for guilty plea
Supreme Court rules lawyer must inform client of deportation risk for guilty plea
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 31, 2010 11:19:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 7-2 in Padilla v. Kentucky that the Sixth Amendment guarantee of effective assistance of counsel requires a criminal defense...

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News Supreme Court rules states cannot limit federal class action suits
Supreme Court rules states cannot limit federal class action suits
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 31, 2010 10:13:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled 5-4 in Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates v. Allstate Insurance Co. that a state legislature cannot prohibit the federal courts from...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on federal sentencing rules
Supreme Court hears arguments on federal sentencing rules
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 30, 2010 04:30:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Dillon v. United States , the court heard arguments on whether the...

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News Supreme Court limits government whistle-blower lawsuits
Supreme Court limits government whistle-blower lawsuits
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 30, 2010 12:07:00 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled 7-2 in Graham County Soil & Water Conservation Dist. v. United States ex rel. Wilson that whistle-blowers cannot bring suit...

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News Supreme Court rules defendant’s right to impartial jury not violated
Supreme Court rules defendant’s right to impartial jury not violated
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 30, 2010 11:08:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Berghuis v. Smith that a defendant's Sixth Amendment right to a jury drawn from a fair cross-section...

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News Supreme Court adopts standard for determining excessive investment fees
Supreme Court adopts standard for determining excessive investment fees
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 30, 2010 10:16:00 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled unanimously in Jones v. Harris Associates that a shareholder does not have to show that a fund's investment adviser misled...

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News Supreme Court hears double jeopardy, transnational securities fraud cases
Supreme Court hears double jeopardy, transnational securities fraud cases
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 29, 2010 03:10:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday in two cases. In Renico v. Lett , the court heard arguments on whether double jeopardy...

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UN rights council adopts resolution condemning religious defamation
Jaclyn Belczyk
March 26, 2010 11:22:00 am

The UN Human Rights Council on Thursday adopted a resolution condemning religious defamation . The non-binding resolution, proposed by Pakistan, passed with a vote of 20-17 , with eight abstentions. The resolution...

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Georgia became first US state to ban lynching

On December 20, 1893, Georgia became the first state in the Union to pass a law against lynching, making the act punishable by four years in prison.

The statute was not particularly effective - read the text of the 1899 pamphlet Lynch Law in Georgia by anti-lynching activist Ida Wells-Barnett.

UN Drug Trafficking Convention signed

On December 20, 1988, the United Nations Convention Against Illicit Traffic in Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances was signed in Vienna, Austria. The treaty provides mechanisms for international coordination in preventing the manufacture and distribution of drugs worldwide. Over 170 countries have signed the treaty to date.

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