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US federal appeals court confirms Internet Archive infringes US ...
WEB2 days ago · A US federal appeals court on Wednesday held the Internet Archive’s (IA) Free Digital Library infringes upon publishers’ copyright protections.. The appeal decision affirms a lower court ruling on a 2023 lawsuit initiated by US publishers which argued that the Internet Archive, a nonprofit organization, engaged in copyright infringement by scanning purchased or donated physical books and ...
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WEBJoel Zivot. August 18, 2024 02:05:04 pm. In legend, Achilles, Greek warrior and hero of the Trojan War, fought Trojan prince Hector to avenge the death of his friend Patroclus. Hector had killed Patroclus, and he planned to cut off Patroclus’ head and give his body to the dogs for food. Before the fight, Hector waits for Achilles and then ...
US appeals court partially reinstates Hawaii and California firearm ...
WEB1 day ago · The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Friday partially reinstated 2023 laws in Hawaii and California banning the carry of firearms in certain “sensitive places.”. After the laws’ passage, the “sensitive place” designations were subsequently challenged as violating the US Constitution’s Second Amendment, which establishes the …
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A Critique of Biden’s Proposal for Supreme Court Term Limits
WEBAug 8, 2024 · President Biden’s recent proposal for eighteen-year term limits for U.S. Supreme Court Justices is a watershed in the perennial controversy over the composition and powers of the U.S. Supreme Court insofar as it is the first time that a sitting President has called for institutional reform of the Court.
Natural Law and the United States Constitution: Still Vital ... - JURIST
WEBDec 3, 2021 · Abstract: Ideas of Natural Law were crucial in drafting the US Constitution.These seminal ideas were made known to document “framers” largely by way of William Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England.The Commentaries represent the truest philosophic origins of America’s legal system.
Supreme Court Hubris: It Is Time to Return Power to the People
WEBSep 27, 2021 · The Supreme Court’s 2021-2022 term which starts the first Monday in October will likely be one of the most important of the last 50 years. The Justices have already agreed to hear disputes involving gun control legislation and abortion rights and are likely to decide a major affirmative action case as well. Given that Republican presidents appointed six of the nine current Justices, there is ...
Explainer: How the Camp Lejeune Justice Act May Change Mass
WEBNov 21, 2022 · The Honoring our PACT Act was signed into law by President Biden in August of 2022. This landmark legislation included the Camp Lejeune Justice Act (CLJA), which will be consequential for the thousands of victims poisoned by contaminated water – up to 280 times higher than permitted levels – at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune from 1953 to 1987. The drinking water was contaminated with ...
US Supreme Court rules unanimous jury required for sentence
WEBJun 21, 2024 · The US Supreme Court ruled on Friday that a unanimous jury is required to apply a recidivism punishment under the federal Armed Career Criminal Act.That act imposes a 15-year mandatory minimum prison term for offenders who have three or more qualifying convictions, from three separate occurrences, under the act.
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