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Florida Supreme Court say governor cannot delay judicial appointment for diversity

[JURIST] The Florida Supreme Court [official website] ruled [opinion text, PDF] on Thursday that Republican Governor Charlie Christ [official profile] could not delay a decision on filling a vacancy in Florida's Fifth District Court of Appeal [official website] in... [full story]

Ex-Guantanamo detainee civilian trial set for September 2010

[JURIST] A federal judge on Thursday set a trial date for terrorism suspect and former Guantanamo Bay detainee Ahmed Ghailani of September 13, 2010. Ghailani, the first Guantanamo detainee to be transferred to the US for a civilian trial, faces charges.... [more]
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Coming to America? Obama's Limited Options for Holding Guantanamo Detainees

Andrew J. Puglia Levy, Esq.
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New 'Diversity' Needed for Supreme Court Nominees

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Rhode Island challenges federal ban by authorizing cultivation and sale of cannabis7/01
Allen St. Pierre [Executive Director, National Organization for the Reform of Marijuana Laws (NORML)]: "Despite the glamorization on the hit Showtime series "Weeds," flashy documentaries on CNBC delving into the business side of California's multi-billion dollar annual cannabis industry derived from Californians' unprecedented 13-year old legal access to medical cannabis products - qualifying ...." [more]
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IRAQ: Should Anti-Smoking Laws be a Priority?7/01
Sara Abdullah Hamoudi, Pitt Law LL.M. '08 and JD '12, writes about an experience in her home country of Iraq...This summer, I returned to Iraq to intern with the Global Justice Project: Iraq, which is run by the University of Utah. The purpose of the project is to provide the Iraqi Council of Representatives (the legislative branch in Iraq) with legal advice and other legal assistance. While ...." [more]
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US Supreme Court said FCC could reprimand radio station for broadcasting comedian Carlin's "Filthy Words"

On July 3, 1978, the US Supreme Court ruled 5-4 that the Federal Communications Commission had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's Filthy Words sketch. Read FCC v. Pacifica Foundation....." [more]
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