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June 27


Recap of select 2004-05 U.S. Supreme Court decisions:
  • Distributors of file-sharing software may be sued by copyright holders
  • Constitutionality of public display of the Ten Commandments in courthouses depends on context
  • Police cannot be sued for the way they enforce restraining orders
  • Racial bias in juries leads to overturn of two murder convictions
  • Drug sniffing dogs may be used at routine traffic stops
  • Workers of age 40 need not prove intentional discrimination under federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act
Upcoming in the 2005-06 term:
  • Military recruiters on campus: Law schools challenge Solomon Amendment

June 20


  • TSA secretly collected airline passenger information without congressional approval
  • Travelers and identity theft
  • What rights do Americans traveling abroad have?
  • What is the process for obtaining a visitor's visa to enter the U.S. legally?

  • June 13


  • Jury acquits singer Michael Jackson
  • U.S. Supreme Court finds racial bias in California and Texas juries
  • Forthcoming U.S. Supreme Court rulings
  • Illinois residents can now sell concert and sports tickets in online auctions
  • Forensic evidence central to reopened Emmett Till murder investigation
  • Deadline looms for NBA and players' union to avert lockout
  • Pre-Law Undergraduate Scholars study at Chicago-Kent

  • June 7


  • Jury of eight women and four men to decide Michael Jackson's fate
  • Chicago-Kent experts available to discuss Michael Jackson trial
  • Key rulings expected near end of U.S. Supreme Court term
  • SEC Chairman William Donaldson resigns; California congressman Christopher Cox is nominated successor
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