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Supreme Court declines to hear Visa and MasterCard antitrust case
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March 27, 2017 01:49:16 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday denied a petition to revive a $7.25 billion antitrust settlement with Visa and Mastercard over claims the corporations illegally filed debit and credit card fees. The...

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South Korea prosecutors seek to arrest former president
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March 27, 2017 12:59:20 pm

The Seoul Central District Prosecutors' office announced on Monday that it is seeking a warrant for the arrest of former president Park Geun-hye on criminal charges of bribery and abuse of power. The prosecutors asked...

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Utah lowers DUI threshold to lowest in US
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March 24, 2017 01:35:00 pm

Utah Governor Gary Herbert signed House Bill 155 into law on Friday, lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers from the current .08 percent to .05 percent. The new limit, the lowest threshold in the US,...

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Argentina’s ex-president ordered to stand trial
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March 24, 2017 01:11:38 pm

Argentinian Federal Judge Claudio Bonadio on Thursday ordered former President Cristina Kirchner to stand trail in a multi-billion dollar fraud case. Kirchner and 14 other government officials have...

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Supreme Court denies review for death-row inmates claiming intellectual disability
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March 20, 2017 01:17:18 pm

The US Supreme Court on Mondaydenied the petitions of Pervis Payne, Michael Sample, and Vincent Sims , three Tennessee death-row inmates who argued they should not be executed due to their intellectual disabilities....

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March 17, 2017 12:23:43 pm

The Maebashi District Court ruled that the Japanese government and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) are liable for professional negligence in their security maintenance at the Fukushima nuclear plant. The two parties have...

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California chief justice asks ICE agents to stop following undocumented immigrants to courthouses
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March 17, 2017 11:29:06 am

In an open letter issued Thursday, California Chief Justice Tani Cantil-Sakauye asked Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to stop following undocumented immigrants to courthouses in order to make arrests. In her letter, addressed...

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UN rights expert calls for more aid to Haiti victims of Hurricane Matthew
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March 13, 2017 02:13:26 pm

Gustavo Gallon , the independent expert on the situation of human rights in Haiti, called Monday for increased aid to victims of Hurricane Matthew. In his initial report , Gallon recounted visiting High School Nord Alexis, a...

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Federal judges: Texas guilty of illegally drawing voting districts
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March 13, 2017 01:03:04 pm

A three-judge panel of the US District Court for the Western District of Texas ruled Friday that the boundaries of three voting districts violated the Voting Rights Act and the Equal Protection Clause of the...

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Samsung executives deny bribery charges
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Five Samsung executives, including the head of Samsung Group , Jay Y. Lee, on Thursday denied all bribery, embezzlement and corruption charges levied against them. During a preliminary hearing at the Seoul Central District...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

John Jay born

John Jay, the first Chief Justice of the state of New York, co-author of the Federalist Papers and first Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court, was born on December 12, 1745.

Read a biographical sketch of John Jay, and pay a virtual visit to the John Jay Homestead, to which he retired in 1801.

Kenya becomes independent

On December 12, 1963, Kenya attained independence from the United Kingdom.

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