Legal Buzz April 18, 2012: US Supreme Court Rules Torture Victim Protection Act Applies Only to Individual, Not Organizations in Azzam Mohamad Rahim v. Palestinian Authority

LEGAL BUZZ COURT AND LEGAL NEWS: Justices Limit Suits Under Law On Torture Source: NYT, 4-28-12 In the case of an American killed in the West Bank, the Supreme Court found that only “individuals” could be sued….READ MORE Full Text of Case Opinion: 4/18/12 – Mohamad v. Palestinian Authority Supreme Court says torture victim law [...]

Legal Buzz April 2, 2012: US Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip-Searches for Any Offenses including Minor Offenses

LEGAL BUZZ COURT AND LEGAL NEWS: Supreme Court Ruling Allows Strip-Searches for Any Offense Source: NYT, 4-2-12 The Supreme Court on Monday ruled by a 5-to-4 vote that officials may strip-search people arrested for any offense, however minor, before admitting them to jails even if the officials have no reason to suspect the presence of [...]

Full Text Legal Buzz March 28, 2012: Day 3 Supreme Court Hears Arguments on the Health Care Law — National Federation of Independent Business v. Kathleen Sebelius — Argument Transcripts, Audio Mp3 Download

LEGAL BUZZ COURT AND LEGAL NEWS: Day Three: Supreme Court Hearings on Health Care This artist rendering shows Attorney Bartow Farr speaking before the Supreme Court in Washington on Wednesday. National Federation of Independent Business v. Sebelius Docket Number: 11-393 Date Argued: 03/28/12 Play Audio: Media Formats:   MP3 Download Play   Windows Media Download Play   RealAudio [...]

Full Text Legal Buzz March 27, 2012: Day 2 Supreme Court Hears Arguments on the Health Care Law — Department of Health and Human Services. v. Florida — Argument Transcripts, Audio Mp3 Download

LEGAL BUZZ COURT AND LEGAL NEWS: Day Two: Updates on the Supreme Court Hearings on the Health Care Law Department of Health and Human Services. v. Florida Docket Number: 11-398-Tuesday Date Argued: 03/27/12 Play Audio: Media Formats:   MP3 Download Play   Windows Media Download Play   RealAudio 10 Download Transcript (PDF) View

Full Text Legal Buzz March 26, 2012: Day 1 Supreme Court Hears Arguments on the Health Care Law — Department of Health and Human Services. v. Florida — Argument Transcripts, Audio Mp3 Download

LEGAL BUZZ COURT AND LEGAL NEWS: Day One: Updates on the Supreme Court Hearings on the Health Care Law This artist rendering shows attorney Robert A. Long speaks in front of the Supreme Court Justice in Washington, March 26, 2012, as the court began three days of arguments on the health care law signed by [...]

Legal Buzz December 12, 2011: Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Arizona’s Immigration Law

LEGAL BUZZ By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History [...]

Full Text June 7, 2011: President Obama on the Official Visit of Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel: “A Partnership Between Our Peoples”

POLITICAL SPEECHES & DOCUMENTS On June 7, 2011, President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama welcomed Chancellor Angela Merkel of the Federal Republic of Germany to the White House. During the Germany Official Arrival Ceremony the President spoke of the strong alliance between our two countries. Remarks by President Obama and Chancellor Merkel in Official Arrival [...]

Political Buzz May 26, 2011: Supreme Court Rules 5-3 to Uphold Arizona Immigration Law — US Chamber of Commerce v. Whiting

POLITICAL BUZZ By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. COURT AND LEGAL NEWS: SCOTUS Chief Justice John Roberts: The law [...]