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News Supreme Court rules on jurisdiction for mixed issue labor claims
Supreme Court rules on jurisdiction for mixed issue labor claims
Julia Zebley
December 10, 2012 04:25:08 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in Kloeckner v. Solis that a federal employee appealing a "mixed case" from the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) should appeal by suing in...

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News Supreme Court to review constitutionality of same-sex marriage
Supreme Court to review constitutionality of same-sex marriage
Julia Zebley
December 7, 2012 03:32:53 pm

The US Supreme Court on Friday granted certiorari in two cases dealing with same-sex marriage . In Hollingsworth v. Perry the court will consider the validity of Proposition 8...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on Medicare, Clean Water Act
Supreme Court hears arguments on Medicare, Clean Water Act
Julia Zebley
December 5, 2012 08:51:06 am

The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases Tuesday. In Sebelius v. Auburn Regional Medical Center the court heard arguments on whether a 180-day statutory time limit for...

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News Supreme Court rules government not immune under takings clause for temporary man-made floods
Supreme Court rules government not immune under takings clause for temporary man-made floods
Julia Zebley
December 5, 2012 07:28:30 am

The US Supreme Court released a unanimous opinion Tuesday in Arkansas Game & Fish Commission v. United States on the Federal government's immunity under the Takings Clause of the Fifth...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on when settlement offer moots an issue
Supreme Court hears arguments on when settlement offer moots an issue
Julia Zebley
December 4, 2012 07:32:46 am

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases Monday. The first case, Genesis HealthCare Corp. v. Symczyk , concerned whether an issue at the center of a lawsuit is moot...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on ERISA
Supreme Court hears arguments on ERISA
Julia Zebley
November 28, 2012 08:08:04 am

The US Supreme Court heard arguments Tuesday in US Airways, Inc. v. McCutchen on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) . The court is considering whether § 502(a)(3) of...

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News Supreme Court orders rehearing in health care case
Supreme Court orders rehearing in health care case
Julia Zebley
November 27, 2012 08:35:39 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday remanded Liberty University v. Geithner to the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit . The court ordered the lower court to re-consider...

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News Supreme Court hears arguments on employer liability for employee harassment
Supreme Court hears arguments on employer liability for employee harassment
Julia Zebley
November 27, 2012 07:54:05 am

The US Supreme Court heard arguments in two cases on Monday. In Vance v. Ball State University the court considered whether an employer can be held vicariously liable ...

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News Supreme Court grants raisin takings case
Supreme Court grants raisin takings case
Julia Zebley
November 21, 2012 08:32:38 am

The US Supreme Court granted two cases on Tuesday. In Horne v. Department of Agriculture the court will hear its second case of the term on the Fifth Amendment ...

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News Supreme Court rules on sovereign immunity law, grants stay of execution
Supreme Court rules on sovereign immunity law, grants stay of execution
Julia Zebley
November 14, 2012 07:50:02 am

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday released its first opinion of the term, ruling unanimously in US v. Bormes that the federal government does not automatically waive sovereign immunity through the Little Tucker...

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Ford pardoned Nixon for Watergate

On September 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford, in a televised address to the American people, pardoned ex-President Richard Nixon for any offenses committed in association with the Watergate break-in.

Read the full text of Ford's address, or listen to him read the pardon (via Watergate.info).

Treaty of San Francisco signed, officially ending WWII in the Pacific

On September 8, 1951, the Treaty of San Francisco was signed between 49 nations and Japan, ending World War II in the Pacific region. In addition to dismantling the Japanese Empire, the accord also provided for compensation to be paid by Japan to prisoners of war and civilians who were victimized by Japan during the War. Communist China did not participate in the San Francisco negotiations and thus signed the separate Treaty of Tapei with Japan.

Ford pardoned Nixon

On Sepetmber 8, 1974, President Gerald Ford pardoned predecessor Richard Nixon for any crimes he may have committed or participated in while in office. Read President Ford's remarks explaining the pardon.

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