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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

LA Riots break out following beating of Rodney King

Riots that would grip the city of Los Angeles, California for six days broke out on April 29, 1992, after LAPD officers who beat Rodney King while being filmed were acquitted by a jury. The verdict ignited a powder keg of discontent about police discrimination against LA's Black community. The riots would result in more than 60 deaths and $1 billion in property damage. Learn more about the LA Riots from NPR.

Chemical Weapons Convention goes into force

On April 29, 1997, the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on their Destruction went into force. The Convention prohibits member nations from creating and deploying chemical weapons and is overseen by the Organisation for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons.

Oliver Ellsworth born

Oliver Ellsworth, third Chief Justice of the United States and primary author of the Judiciary Act of 1789 that established the federal court system, was born in Windsor, Connecticut, on April 29, 1745.

Learn more about Oliver Ellsworth.

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