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News Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against India PM over 2002 riots
Federal judge dismisses lawsuit against India PM over 2002 riots
Jacqueline Jones
January 14, 2015 02:37:29 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, agreeing with the US State Department that he is entitled to immunity...

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News Supreme Court rejects challenge to Affordable Care Act
Supreme Court rejects challenge to Affordable Care Act
Jacqueline Jones
January 12, 2015 02:46:29 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear another challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) . The court rejected an appeal by the Association of American...

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News Obama threatens to veto proposed health care changes
Obama threatens to veto proposed health care changes
Jacqueline Jones
January 8, 2015 08:40:28 am

A White House spokesperson said Wednesday that US President Barack Obama would veto proposed legislation that would reinstate the 40-hour work week requirement for employer health care coverage. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act...

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News Kazakhstan police now required to read suspects rights when making arrests
Kazakhstan police now required to read suspects rights when making arrests
Jacqueline Jones
January 5, 2015 03:45:03 pm

Amirkhan Amanbaev with the Kazakhstan prosecutor general's office said Monday that the newly adopted Kazakhstan Criminal Procedural code will require police to read suspects their rights when making arrests. The suspects' rights are based on the Miranda warnings...

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News St. Louis grand juror sues prosecutor over gag order
St. Louis grand juror sues prosecutor over gag order
Jacqueline Jones
January 5, 2015 03:19:40 pm

Grand Juror Doe (Doe), who served on the grand jury in the Michael Brown shooting case, sued St. Louis County prosecuting attorney Robert McCulloch Monday, challenging a gag order. Doe wishes to speak about his...

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ICC prosecutor halts Darfur investigation
Jacqueline Jones
December 15, 2014 01:07:32 pm

International Criminal Court (ICC) Chief Prosecutor Fatou Bensouda told the UN Security Council Friday that her office is dropping its investigation into the situation in Darfur . According to Bensouda,...

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News Egypt prosecutor refers 439 individuals to military tribunal over police deaths
Egypt prosecutor refers 439 individuals to military tribunal over police deaths
Jacqueline Jones
December 14, 2014 12:50:39 pm

Egypt's top prosecutor on Saturday referred 439 individuals to a military tribunal for the killing of three police officers last year. The group was composed of about 139 Islamists from the southern province of Minya and 300...

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News Amnesty: failure to investigate CAR war crimes leads to continued violence
Amnesty: failure to investigate CAR war crimes leads to continued violence
Jacqueline Jones
December 11, 2014 02:04:59 pm

The failure of Central African Republic (CAR) and UN authorities to investigate and hold individuals accountable for war crimes has led to an endless cycle of violence, Amnesty International (AI) reported Thursday. AI...

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News UN officials call on US to end racial discrimination within its justice system
UN officials call on US to end racial discrimination within its justice system
Jacqueline Jones
December 7, 2014 01:55:16 pm

The United Nations Office of the Higher Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) reported their concerns on Friday over the outcome of both the Eric Garner and Michael Brown cases. The UN Special Rapporteur on minority issues, Rita...

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News South Carolina officials seeking Supreme Court review of same-sex marriage ruling
South Carolina officials seeking Supreme Court review of same-sex marriage ruling
Jacqueline Jones
December 2, 2014 11:48:17 am

South Carolina officials indicated Monday that they would appeal a recent decision legalizing same-sex marriage directly to the US Supreme Court, bypassing the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . The state officials have...

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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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