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Sweden court upholds life sentence in Rwanda genocide case

February 17, 2017 09:59:48 AM

A Swedish court of appeals on Wednesday upheld the life sentence of a man convicted of genocide during the 1994 Rwanda genocide . The Svea Court of Appeal in...

February 5, 2017 10:00:00 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Saturday denied the Trump administration's motion to reinstate immigration restrictions until the case could be heard by the court. The emergency motion to reinstate...

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ACA's Repeal, Replace and Repair

January 27, 2017 01:28:48 PM

JURIST Guest Columnist James G. Hodge, Jr. of The Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law, Arizona State University, discusses forthcoming "repeal and replace" strategies regarding the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and how replacements for its provisions must focus on assuring...

January 18, 2017 11:14:30 AM

US President Barack Obama granted 64 pardons and 209 commutations yesterday, including commuting the sentence of Chelsea Manning. Manning worked as a low-level intelligence analyst where she leaked documents regarding the Iraq and Afghanistan wars in 2010...

January 12, 2017 11:44:06 AM

The New Jersey Supreme Court on Wednesday unanimously ruled that factors such as age, family environment and peer pressure must be considered when dealing with juveniles who face possible long-term sentences. Chief Justice Stuart Rabner wrote...

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"Let's Make a Deal" as Economic Policy

December 29, 2016 11:37:43 AM

JURIST Guest Columnist Larry Catá Backer, of Pennsylvania State University discusses consequences of President elect Trump's rejection of the TTP ... The Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) and its European twin, the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership (TTIP), mean to provide...

April 15, 2016 07:55:21 AM

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday asked a federal judge to issue an injunction pending the outcome of a lawsuit filed in February . The ACLU is attempting to block a...

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ICC Jurisdiction

July 20, 2013 10:43:22 PM

Articles 5 through 20 of the Rome Statute govern the jurisdiction of the ICC. There are four major factors to consider when assessing the court's jurisdiction. First, the specific crime committed has to fit the definition of one of the...

January 11, 2008 11:30:00 AM

The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Friday issued a final rule establishing new minimum standards for state-issued identification cards under the Real ID Act . DHS will...

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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).