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News Seventh Circuit upholds warrantless cell phone search
Seventh Circuit upholds warrantless cell phone search
Kevin Green
March 2, 2012 10:03:09 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit ruled Wednesday that a warrantless search of a suspect's cell phone to collect its phone number does not constitute a violation of Fourth Amendment [Cornell LII...

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News Federal judge blocks enforcement of Arizona day laborer law
Federal judge blocks enforcement of Arizona day laborer law
Kevin Green
March 1, 2012 09:48:36 am

The US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday blocked Arizona from enforcing a section of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that bans drivers from blocking traffic to acquire...

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News Ninth Circuit upholds California law requiring DNA samples from arrestees
Ninth Circuit upholds California law requiring DNA samples from arrestees
Kevin Green
February 24, 2012 10:19:55 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Thursday that buccal mouth swabs may be used to extract DNA samples from any adult arrested or charged with a felony in California. The 2-1...

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News Federal judge finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
Federal judge finds Defense of Marriage Act unconstitutional
Kevin Green
February 23, 2012 09:56:41 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Wednesday that the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional. The plaintiff, Karen Golinski, filed suit...

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Statute of the International Court of Justice put into effect

On June 26, 1945, the Statute of the International Court of Justice was promulgated, re-establishing the World Court at The Hague.

Learn more about the International Court of Justice.

International Day in Support of Victims of Torture

June 26 is the International Day in Support of Victims of Torture [UN factsheet].

Supreme Court overturned laws against private homosexual activity

On June 26, 2003, the US Supreme Court in Lawrence v. Texas struck down state laws criminalizing private homosexual activity, finding that such laws violate the Due Process Clause of the US Constitution. The ruling overturned the Court's previous decision in Bowers v. Hardwick.

Read a commentary on Lawrence v. Texas from Duke University Law School.

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