French school expels three Sikh boys for violating religious symbol ban
Three Sikh boys have been expelled from a school outside Paris for breaking the new French law which bans religious items in the classroom. The boys were expelled after months of debate to determine whether turbans were acceptable under...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Nov. 8.The US Supreme Court hears arguments in two cases Monday, with the first to begin at 10 AM ET. In Devenpeck v....
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Nov. 5.The Cato Institute is holding a briefing on Congressional legislation of computer spyware, featuring Orson Swindle of the Federal Trade Commission. Audio...
Daschle temporary restraining order against initimidation of Native American voters [US DC]
Daschle v. Thune et al., United States Distrcit Court for the Distrcit of South Dakota, November 2, 2004 ....
Leading GOP Senator warns Bush against appointing anti-abortion justices
The Republican lawmaker expected to head the Senate Judiciary Committee early next year has issued a stern warning to President Bush against appointing Supreme Court justices who would seek to overturn abortion rights, or who are otherwise too conservative...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, Nov. 4.C-SPAN's Washington Journal takes a look at how President Bush's election victory could shape the Supreme Court over his next term. Watch...
Why the Supreme Court is Not an Election Issue, and Why It Should Become One
JURIST Contributing Editor William G. Ross of Cumberland Law School at Samford University says that although the US Supreme Court has not been a significant issue thusfar in the current Presidential campaign, the likelihood of Presidential appointments to the Court...
Evans and Jordan v. Stephens, United States Circuit Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit, October 14, 2004 [holding that President Bush acted legally when he appointed William Pryor to the appeals court bench during a holiday recess of the...
HR 4520, passed in the House Thursday on the basis of a conference committee report and awaiting approval in the Senate, October 11, 2004 [providing $136 billion in tax cuts for corporations and repealing a $5 billion annual subsidy for...
HR 5107, passed in the House and passed by voice vote in the Senate without amendment, October 9, 2004 [to eliminate the substantial backlog of DNA samples collected from crime scenes and convicted offenders, to improve and expand the DNA...
