Today in News History
On June 24, several notable moments in the history of News stand out. In 1945, George Pataki, American lawyer and politician, 53rd Governor of New York was born. In 1957, In Roth v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that obscenity is not protected by the First Amendment. In 1957, Mark Parkinson, American lawyer and politician, 45th Governor of Kansas was born. In 1960, Elish Angiolini, Scottish lawyer, judge, and politician, Solicitor General for Scotland was born. In 1974, Chris Guccione, American baseball player and umpire was born. In 1980, V. V. Giri, Indian lawyer and politician, 4th President of India (born 1894) passed away. In 1995, Andrew J. Transue, American politician and attorney Morissette v. United States (born 1903) passed away. In 2004, In New York, capital punishment is declared unconstitutional. In 2013, William Hathaway, American lawyer and politician (born 1924) passed away. In 2022, In Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, the U.S. Supreme Court rules that the U.S. Constitution does not assign the authority to regulate abortions to the federal government, thereby returning such authority to the individual states. This overturns the prior decisions in Roe v. Wade (1973) and Planned Parenthood v. Casey (1992). Together, these milestones provide historical context for today's news news and ongoing narratives.
Rastafarian man can’t sue prison guards who shaved him bald, US Supreme Court says
The US Supreme Court refused on Tuesday to let a Rastafarian man sue state prison officials in Louisiana after guards held him down and shaved him bald in violation of his religious beliefs in a case brought under a federal law protecting incarcerated people from religious discrimination. The Supreme Court, in a 6-3 ruling powered by its conservative majority, upheld a lower court’s decision to dismiss Damon Landor’s lawsuit, agreeing that he could not sue the individual prison officials and...
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