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US Treasury department delays PPACA employer mandate

July 3, 2013 04:54:13 PM

The US Department of Treasury (DOT) announced on Tuesday that it will delay enforcing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) employer mandate for businesses with 50 or more full-time employees...

June 19, 2013 08:22:27 AM

Illinois Governor Patrick Quinn on Tuesday signed the most restrictive fracking legislation in the country into law. The bill was a joint effort between government and industry specialists and is receiving high praise ...

March 7, 2013 08:35:35 AM

The Maryland Senate on Wednesday voted 27-20 to repeal the death penalty, a legislative goal long sought by Governor Martin O'Malley . Passed after several days of debate, Senate Bill 276 ...

February 22, 2013 06:05:00 PM

Samantha Peaslee, St. John's University School of Law

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Patriot Act extended through 2015

May 27, 2011 10:49:40 AM

US President Obama signed a four-year extension of the Patriot Act late Thursday night, minutes before it was set to expire. The bill passed the US Senate 72-23 ,...

May 20, 2011 11:35:18 AM

Top US congressional leaders agreed Thursday to put forth a clean extension of controversial provisions of the USA Patriot Act until 2015. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) with Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY)...

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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).