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Trump campaign asks federal court to throw out Russian interference case
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US President https://www.donaldjtrump.com/">Donald Trump's campaign attorney Michael Carvin filed a brief on Tuesday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia asking the court to dismiss a lawsuit that...

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Senior District Judge Charles Breyer of the Northern District of California on Thursday blocked a lawsuit filed by the state of Wyoming against Volkswagen AG (VW) over the diesel emission scandal. The...

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September 1, 2017 07:42:03 am

The Supreme Court of Florida on Thursday denied a petition by State Attorney Aramis Ayala challenging Governor Rick Scott's power to reassign her death penalty eligible cases. Ayala announced in March...

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Multiple UN experts on Tuesday urged all member states to ratify the International Convention for the Protection of All Persons from Enforced Disappearance as the rates of enforced disappearances are increasing in multiple countries in...

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The California Supreme Court issued a 5-2 ruling on Monday that will make it easier for the state to get tax propositions on ballots. The court's ruling relied on its interpretation of Proposition 218 ,...

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A Thai provincial court in the north eastern province of Khon Kaen sentenced activist Jatupat "Pai Dao Din" Boonpattararaksa to two-and-a-half years in prison for sharing a BBC article about Thailand's King Maha Vajiralongkorn Bodindradebayavarangkun...

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The German constitutional court (ECB) sent a case concerning the European Central Bank attempt to buy $2.7 trillion dollar's worth of bonds to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) [official...

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August 11, 2017 08:52:10 am

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit ruled Wednesday that Judge Scott Silliman should have recused himself in a case concerning multiple defendants who were charged with aiding in...

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A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Texas on Wednesday dismissed a case concerning Senate Bill 4 , a bill intended to penalize so-called "sanctuary cities." The action was...

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A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Tuesday struck down an Obama-era rule that banned certain gases from being used in air conditioning and refrigeration appliances. The court ruled...

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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.

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

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