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Law schools across the U.S. are under fire for offering incomplete or inaccurate information on job placement on their websites. According to a report released by nonprofit research group Law School Transparency, “80% of nearly […]
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A federal judge has ruled that Georgia is barred from enforcing a key provision in its sweeping immigration law of 2011. That provision punishes people who are harboring and transporting illegal immigrants, or encouraging them […]
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The Supreme Court has ruled on a landmark case concerning the re-sale of textbooks in the U.S., which affects the “first sale” of books. The first sale doctrine in the U.S. Copyright Act allows people […]
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A week after New York City Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg’s sugar ban almost went into effect, the mayor has introduced new smoking restrictions. On Monday the mayor presented a plan that would require cigarette retailers […]
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Just weeks after Myanmar announced it would do away with a draconian law that established a media censorship panel, the government introduced legislation that would re-create a “supervisory board” to review and censor the media. Journalists harshly […]
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Myanmar’s Lower House on Friday approved a motion to review the country’s controversial constitution. The 2008 constitution was enacted by the then military-led government, and approved through a rigged process. Democracy advocates and ethnic minority groups […]
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a case on an Arizona voter-rights law that could change the fundamental right to vote. The case is between the Inter Tribal Council (ITC) and the 2004 Proposition […]
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By Eric Blair Cannabis: Times are Changing Cannabis, otherwise known as “ganja” in Thailand and Southeast Asia is arguably the most controversial plant in history. To many government and police organizations, it is a dangerous […]
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The New Hampshire House of Representatives has voted to block the indefinite detention clause in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), with an overwhelming 337-15 vote. The “Liberty Preservation Act” prohibits the state law enforcement agencies from […]
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An appellate court has rejected the Obama administration’s argument that the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) can respond to a Freedom Of Information Act (FOIA) request by refusing to confirm or deny whether it has any records on […]
