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Former U.S. Hostages of Iran to be Eligible for Compensation (open access)

Former U.S. Hostages of Iran to be Eligible for Compensation

This legal sidebar briefly discusses the U.S. victims of the 1979-1981 Iran Hostage Crisis, who will become eligible to receive up to $4.4 million each in compensation, thanks to the Justice for United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act.
Date: December 29, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
School Locker Rooms Become the New Battleground in the Gender (Identity) Wars (open access)

School Locker Rooms Become the New Battleground in the Gender (Identity) Wars

This legal sidebar discusses the decision of the Department of Education (ED) to side with a transgender female student in Illinois who alleged that her public high school had discriminated against her when it denied her access to the girls' locker rooms.
Date: December 24, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library
Tying Up Loose Ends... Supreme Court To Evaluate Federal Firearm Provision Again (open access)

Tying Up Loose Ends... Supreme Court To Evaluate Federal Firearm Provision Again

This legal sidebar discusses certiorari to hear Voisine v. United States, a decision examining the federal provision that makes it unlawful for an individual to possess a firearm or ammunition if he or she has been convicted of a misdemeanor crime of domestic violence (MCDV).
Date: December 3, 2015
Creator: unknown
System: The UNT Digital Library