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Republicans urge Supreme Court to put end to gerrymandering A number of prominent Republicans on Monday and filed amicus briefs imploring the Supreme Court to end gerrymandering. The Supreme Court will be hearing oral arguments in Gill v. Whitford on October 3. Prominent politicians who filed briefs urging t (More)
Supreme Court agrees to hear Wisconsin partisan gerrymandering case The US Supreme Court agreed Monday to review Gill v. Whitford [docket; order, PDF], a partisan-gerrymandering case from Wisconsin. The state is appealing the decision of a three-judge panel for the US District Court for the Western District of Wisco (More)

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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.

Learn more about Belva Lockwood.

British Labour Party founded

On February 15, 1906, the British Labour Party was organized. By the 1920's, Labour had surpassed the Liberal Party to become the primary opposition to the Conservative Party in Great Britain. Today, the government is controlled by Labour, headed by Prime Minister Gordon Brown.

Read the Labour Party Rule Book.