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| New England School of Law New England School of Law, commonly referred to as NESL or New England Law, is a private law school in Boston, Massachusetts. It was founded in 1908 as a law school for women. New England Law is the fifth oldest law school in New England and the fourth oldest in Massachusetts.New England Law is a medium sized law school with approximately 1,100 students, with a majority of its students in the full-time program. New_England_School_of_Law
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| Battered woman defence The battered woman defense is a legal defense representing that the person accused of an assault or murder was suffering from battered person syndrome at the material time. Because the defense is almost invariably invoked by women, it is usually characterised in court as battered woman syndrome or battered wife syndrome. Battered_woman_defence
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| Toubon Law The Toubon Law (full namelaw 94-665 of 4 August 1994 relating to usage of the French language), is a law of the French government mandating the use of the French language in official government publications, in advertisements, in the workplace, in commercial contracts, in some other commercial communication contexts, in government-financed schools, and some other contexts. The law does not concern private, non-commercial communications, such as non-commercial web publications by private bodies. Toubon_Law
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| Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law The Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law is the law school of Yeshiva University, located in the New York City borough of Manhattan. The school is named for Supreme Court Justice Benjamin N. Cardozo.Cardozo is a relatively new law school, having graduated its first class in 1979. Cardozo's success as a young school has been remarkable, leading some to characterize Cardozo as a "rising star" among law schools. Benjamin_N._Cardozo_School_of_Law
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| Nuclear option In U.S. politics, the nuclear option is an attempt by a majority of the United States Senate to end a filibuster by majority vote, as opposed to 60 senators voting to end a filibuster. Although it is not provided for in the formal rules of the Senate, the procedure is the subject of a 1957 parliamentary opinion and has been used on several occasions since. The term was coined by Senator Trent Lott (Republican of Mississippi) in 2005. Nuclear_option
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| American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, created by the American Bar Association (ABA), is a set of rules which prescribes baseline standards of legal ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers in the United States. The rules are merely recommendations, or models, (hence the name "Model Rules") and are not themselves binding. American_Bar_Association_Model_Rules_of_Professional_Conduct
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| United States administrative law United States administrative law encompasses a number of statutes and cases which define the extent of the powers and responsibilities held by administrative agencies of the United States Government. The executive, legislative, and judicial branches of the U.S. United_States_administrative_law
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| District of Columbia voting rights Voting rights of citizens in the District of Columbia differ from those of United States citizens in each of the 50 states. D.C. residents do not have voting representation in the United States Senate and only a delegate in the House of Representatives. Also, D.C. District_of_Columbia_voting_rights
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| Treasure trove A treasure trove may broadly be defined as an amount of gold, silver, gemstones, money, jewellery, or any valuable collection found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. However, both the legal definition of what constitutes a treasure trove and its treatment under law varies considerably from country to country, and from era to era. Treasure_trove
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| District of Columbia retrocession District of Columbia retrocession is the process of returning the land that was given to the federal government for the purpose of creating the national capital. The federal district was formed in 1791 from of land ceded by the states of Maryland and Virginia in accordance with the Residence Act. District_of_Columbia_retrocession
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| Massie Trial The Massie Affair was a 1932 criminal trial that took place in Honolulu, Hawaii. Grace Hubbard Fortescue, along with several accomplices, was charged with murder in the death of well known local prizefighter Joseph Kahahawai. Fortescue was the mother of Thalia Massie, who had brought charges that Kahahawai was one of a group of men that had raped her. Massie_Trial
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| Movement to impeach George W. Bush movement to impeach George W. Bush was a social movement which unsuccessfully sought the impeachment of United States President George W. Bush. A Canadian research firm's poll in 2007 showed U.S. public support ranging between 46% and 55% opposed to impeaching the President, and between 39% and 45% in favor. Movement_to_impeach_George_W._Bush
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| Tory v. Cochran Tory_v._Cochran
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| Priscilla Owen Priscilla Richman Owen (born October 4, 1954) is a federal judge on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. She was previously a Justice on the Texas Supreme Court. Priscilla_Owen
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| University of Alabama School of Law The University of Alabama School of Law is a law school located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. University of Alabama School of Law is one of five law schools in the state, one of three that is ABA accredited, and of the accredited schools, it is the only public law school in Alabama. University_of_Alabama_School_of_Law
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