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| | What Constitutes "Drunk Driving"? | | | Drunk driving occurs when a person is driving an automobile, after consuming alcoholic beverages to the extent that his ability to drive a motor vehicle is impaired. Drunk driving can be called by a number of different names or abbreviations, depending upon what state you are in. Common names are "Driving While Impaired" (DWI), "Driving Under the Influence" (DUI), or "Operating a motor vehicle while Under the Influence of intoxicating Liquor" (OUIL). |
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On September 7, 2007, the US House of Representatives voted 220-175 in favor of the Patent Reform Act of 2007, the first overhaul of US patent laws in more than 50 years. The reforms would have changed the current system of granting patent rights to the first inventor and instead adopt a "first-to-file" system, recognizing patent rights in the first person who actually files for patents. The bill would have amended the system of post-patent review for those seeking to challenge the validity of a patent and would impose more stringent regulations for awarding damages in infringement cases, based on the value of the patent infringement. It also would have
On September 5, 2005, President George W. Bush nominated John Roberts as Chief Justice of the US Supreme Court, succeeding the late Chief Justice William Rehnquist. Roberts served as a clerk for Rehnquist and was originally nominated to replace associate justice Sandra Day O'Connor before Rehnquist's death. Roberts had served as a judge on the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit before his nomination. Learn more about Chief Justice John Roberts from the Oyez Project, and the Supreme Court from the JURIST news archive.
On September 6, 2006, the Shiite United Iraqi Alliance presented a draft plan for dictating the division of Iraq into autonomous regions to the Iraq National Assembly. The draft law provided for autonomy for the Shiite-majority south and recognizes the existing autonomy of the three northern Kurdish provinces. Current Iraqi flag Learn more about Iraq from the JURIST news archive.
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