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News US workers claim Ramadan observance led to wrongful terminations
US workers claim Ramadan observance led to wrongful terminations
Steve Czajkowski
September 14, 2008 03:20:00 pm

Muslim union workers at the JBS Swift & Co. meatpacking plant in Greeley, Colorado have filed grievances and wrongful termination claims stemming from alleged employment conflicts with their observance of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan [Beliefnet.com...

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News Mariana Islands governor sues to stop application of US immigration system
Mariana Islands governor sues to stop application of US immigration system
Steve Czajkowski
September 14, 2008 01:18:00 pm

Benigno Fitial, governor of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) , filed a lawsuit Friday in the US District Court for the District of Columbia to prevent the US government from taking over the...

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News Poland ex-leaders go on trial for declaring martial law
Poland ex-leaders go on trial for declaring martial law
Joe Shaulis
September 13, 2008 03:34:00 pm

The trial of former Polish leader General Wojciech Jaruzelski and seven other Communist-era officials charged in connection with the 1981 declaration of martial law resumed Friday in...

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News Seventh Circuit hears oral arguments on advance fee fraud appeal
Seventh Circuit hears oral arguments on advance fee fraud appeal
Devin Montgomery
September 13, 2008 11:07:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit Thursday heard oral arguments in a case brought against four employees of fraudulent job placement companies ISCS and Receiver . The Chicago-based...

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News FYROM judiciary plagued by backlogs: Council of Europe rights commissioner
FYROM judiciary plagued by backlogs: Council of Europe rights commissioner
Michael Sung
September 13, 2008 10:42:00 am

Council of Europe (COE) Commissioner for Human Rights Thomas Hammarberg released his report on the status of human rights in the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) on Friday, praising ongoing...

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News US military charges Afghan detainee at Guantanamo with war crimes
US military charges Afghan detainee at Guantanamo with war crimes
Joe Shaulis
September 12, 2008 02:51:00 pm

US military prosecutors have brought war crimes charges against a detainee at Guantanamo Bay who they allege stored and concealed anti-tank mines in Afghanistan . The detainee, named Obaidullah, was charged...

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News Wisconsin elections agency says ID lawsuit will cause confusion at polls
Wisconsin elections agency says ID lawsuit will cause confusion at polls
Joe Shaulis
September 12, 2008 01:20:00 pm

Voting-rights advocates and elections officials fear that a lawsuit brought by the Wisconsin Department of Justice will effectively disenfranchise thousands of voters by causing chaos at the polls in November. Wisconsin Attorney...

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News Louisiana teacher pension fund settles shareholder lawsuit with ex-AIG executives
Louisiana teacher pension fund settles shareholder lawsuit with ex-AIG executives
Andrew Gilmore
September 12, 2008 11:58:00 am

The Teachers Retirement System of Louisiana on Thursday settled a shareholder suit against a group of former executives from American International Group (AIG) , including AIG ex-CEO and chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg. The lawsuit, filed in...

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News Third Circuit upholds denial of diet-drug settlement claim
Third Circuit upholds denial of diet-drug settlement claim
Joe Shaulis
September 12, 2008 11:39:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit on Thursday ruled that a claimant had produced insufficient medical evidence to recover from a settlement fund established to compensate those harmed by...

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News New Ethiopia rights bill introduced in US Senate
New Ethiopia rights bill introduced in US Senate
Andrew Gilmore
September 12, 2008 10:55:00 am

US Senator Russ Feingold (D-WI) introduced a new bill entitled the "Support for Democracy and Human Rights in Ethiopia Act of 2008" in the Senate on Tuesday, calling for greater support for individual...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Japan enacts Meiji Constitution

On February 11, 1889, the Meiji Constitution of Japan was promulgated by Emperor Meiji. Officially titled the "Constitution of the Empire of Japan," the Meiji Constitution went into effect on November 29, 1890 and served as the country's fundamental law through the rise of the Japanese Empire until the end of World War II. On May 2, 1947, the Meiji Constitution was replaced by the Constitution of Japan, which serves as the country's governing document today. The Meiji constitution created a constitutional monarchy in Japan with the Emperor serving as a powerful executive. The document furthermore created a parliament, called the Diet, as well as an independent judiciary. Its passage came as part of the Meiji Restoration, in which the Japanese Imperial throne retook power from the Shogunate and guided the nation into the modern world.

First redistricting "gerrymander" created

On February 11, 1812, Massachusetts Governor Elbridge Gerry signed an electoral redistricting law that favored his party. The practice became known as "gerrymandering" in reference to Gerry and the unusual, allegedly salamander-like district that resulted. See the original 1812 political cartoon of The Gerry-mander in the Boston Gazette.

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