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Friday, April 09, 2010

Stevens resignation letter [US SC]
12:42 PM ET

Resignation letter of Justice Stevens, Chambers of Justice John Paul Stevens, April 9, 2010 [announcing that he plans to step down at the end of the court's 2009 summer term].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here.

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Thursday, April 08, 2010

Pakistan presidential powers bill [Pakistan]
1:42 PM ET

18th Amendment Bill of the Pakistan Constitution, Pakistan National Assembly, April 8, 2010 [bill reversing recent expansion of presidential powers by transferring presidential powers to the office of the prime minister].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on the Pakistan Constitution.

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Monday, March 22, 2010

Health care reform bill [US House]
12:35 PM ET

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, US House of Representatives, March 21, 2010 [approving a Senate bill to extend health care coverage].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on federal health care reform.

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Monday, March 15, 2010

Financial stability bill [US Senate Banking Comm.]
2:37 PM ET

A Bill to promote the financial stability of the United States by improving accountability and transparency in the financial system, to end "too big to fail", to protect the American taxpayer by ending bailouts, to protect consumers from abusive financial services practices, and for other purposes, US Senate Banking Committee, March 15, 2010 [aiming to increase financial regulation in the wake of the recent financial crisis].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here.

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Friday, March 12, 2010

Autism vaccine link rulings [US Fed Ct Claims]
5:41 PM ET

Mead v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-215V, King v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-584V, Dwyer v. Secretary of Health and Human Services Case No. 03-1202V, US Federal Court of Claims, March 12, 2010 [rejecting three compensation actions brought in a coordinated omnibus proceeding by families of autistic children who had argued that their children's autism was induced by vaccines containing mercury-laden thimerosol].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on legal issues surrounding autism.

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