Search Results for: 2008-01-22

Merck's $100 Million NuvaRing Settlement: Is Merck "Getting Off Easy?"

March 22, 2014 11:46:36 AM

Melissa Brumer, Fordham University School of Law

February 25, 2014 12:57:42 PM

Sub-prime loan practices began in the mid-1980s as lawmakers sought to increase housing opportunities. Prior to this, many Americans were unable to purchase a home due to credit scores below 550. Census data compiled by the Federal Reserve shows that...

February 14, 2014 12:22:37 PM

The Thirteenth Texas Court of Appeals on Thursday vacated a lower court's holding that Nikki Araguz, the transgender widow of a firefighter who died in 2010, was a man at the time of her marriage,...

February 2, 2014 09:41:48 PM

Reid Murdoch, University of Michigan Law School

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Sudan Succession

January 14, 2014 03:33:27 PM

In January 2005, the Sudanese government and the southern Sudan People's Liberation Movement signed a historic peace accord and, in the process, laid the foundation for the formation of South Sudan. The Comprehensive Peace Agreement concluded a 21-year civil war...

January 10, 2014 12:12:37 PM

The Obama Administration's panel charged with reviewing the cases of detainees at Guantanamo Bay concluded its review of detainee Mahmud Abd Al Aziz Al Mujahid on Thursday, unanimously finding him eligible for...

November 26, 2013 11:12:41 AM

Jeffrey Addicott, St. Mary's University School of Law

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Attempted Closure and Reform

July 20, 2013 10:41:16 AM

D During his 2008 presidential campaign, President Barack Obama began advocating the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and holding civilian trials for detainees. Soon after his November 2008 election, reports revealed that Obama's advisers had already begun working...

March 29, 2013 12:09:22 PM

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit ruled Thursday that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) can suspend power plant construction projects before project completion based on evidence that a plant is...

March 19, 2013 10:59:03 AM

Congolese war crimes suspect Gen. Bosco Ntaganda surrendered himself to a US embassy in Rwanda on Monday and requested extradition to the International Criminal Court (ICC) . Ntaganda has been wanted by the ICC...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).