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News Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to US Supreme Court
Obama nominates Judge Merrick Garland to US Supreme Court
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 16, 2016 11:15:38 am

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday nominated Chief Judge Merrick Garland of the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit to replace the late Justice Antonin Scalia on the...

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News Poland constitutional court strikes down legal reforms
Poland constitutional court strikes down legal reforms
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 10, 2016 03:03:52 pm

Poland's Constitutional Court ruled Wednesday that controversial government reforms to the court violate the constitution . The ruling Law and Justice party (PiS) pushed the...

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News Apple to pay $450 million after Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in e-book case
Apple to pay $450 million after Supreme Court declines to hear appeal in e-book case
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 8, 2016 06:04:11 pm

The US Supreme Court on Monday declined to review a lower court ruling finding Apple conspired with book publishers to increase e-book prices. Monday's order, issued without comment, means that Apple is now responsible...

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News Florida governor signs death penalty reforms into law
Florida governor signs death penalty reforms into law
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 8, 2016 01:02:28 pm

Florida Governor Rick Scott on Monday signed into law a bill revamping the state's death penalty law. The changes are in response to the US Supreme Court ruling in January that the state's previous sentencing...

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News Supreme Court reverses Alabama ruling blocking same-sex adoption
Supreme Court reverses Alabama ruling blocking same-sex adoption
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
March 7, 2016 10:35:59 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday reversed an Alabama Supreme Court decision that refused to recognize an out-of-state adoption by a same-sex partner. Petitioner, VL, had legally adopted the biological children of her partner, EL, while...

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News US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died
US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia has died
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
February 13, 2016 06:51:15 pm

US Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia died Saturday at the age 79. Friends reported that he died in his sleep during a trip to Texas. Chief Justice John Roberts issued the following statement:On behalf...

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News Colombia president signs decree legalizing medical marijuana
Colombia president signs decree legalizing medical marijuana
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 23, 2015 10:54:49 am

Colombian President Juan Manuel Santos on Tuesday signed a decree fully legalizing medical marijuana in the country. Santos said the new regulations, which make it legal to grow, process, import and export marijuana for medical and...

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News New York agrees to settlement on solitary confinement
New York agrees to settlement on solitary confinement
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 16, 2015 03:16:08 pm

New York officials on Wednesday announced a settlement agreement under which the state will overhaul its solitary confinement practices and procedures. The $62 million settlement comes in a lawsuit filed in 2012 by the New York Civil Liberties Union...

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News Burkina Faso high court announces Kabore as winner of presidential election
Burkina Faso high court announces Kabore as winner of presidential election
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 15, 2015 04:50:14 pm

Burkina Faso's highest court on Tuesday announced results from last month's elections, declaring Roch Marc Christian Kabore winner of the presidency. Kabore won with 53 percent of the vote , confirming provisional results released shortly after the November 29...

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News ICTY orders retrial for 2 Serbs acquitted of war crimes
ICTY orders retrial for 2 Serbs acquitted of war crimes
Jaclyn Belczyk | JURIST Executive Director
December 15, 2015 02:59:50 pm

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Court for the former Yugoslavia (ICTY) on Tuesday ordered a retrial for two senior Serbian officials acquitted of war crimes during the 1990s Balkans conflict. Jovica...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Chief Justice Taft resigned

On February 3, 1930, Chief Justice William Howard Taft, former President of the United States, resigned from the United States Supreme Court for health reasons. He died 5 weeks later. Learn more about the life and career(s) of William Howard Taft and review his complex medical history.

Last execution in Australia

On February 3, 1967, Ronald Ryan became the last person executed in Australia. He was hanged in Pentridge Prison in Melbourne for killing a guard during an escape attempt. Belief in Ryan's innocence led to protests across the country, culminating in the Death Penalty Abolition Act of 1973. The Last Man Hanged, a documentary about the execution of Ronald Ryan, was released in 1993.

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