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News Federal judge rejects new restrictions on Guantanamo detainees’ access to counsel
Federal judge rejects new restrictions on Guantanamo detainees’ access to counsel
Dan Taglioli
September 7, 2012 10:22:39 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia on Thursday rejected new restrictions on lawyers representing Guantanamo Bay detainees who have had their habeas corpus challenges denied or dismissed....

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News Myanmar parliament passes foreign investment law
Myanmar parliament passes foreign investment law
Rebecca DiLeonardo
September 7, 2012 10:17:59 am

Myanmar's parliament passed a new foreign investment law on Friday after months of debate and modifications. The final version of the bill reportedly dropped some of the most controversial provisions, including a requirement that foreign investors contribute at least...

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News Chile court sentences Pinochet-era police chief to 15 years in prison for murder
Chile court sentences Pinochet-era police chief to 15 years in prison for murder
Sarah Posner
September 7, 2012 08:31:19 am

A Chilean judge sentenced General Manuel Contreras, former chief of police under the reign of Augusto Pinochet , to 15 years in prison on Thursday for murdering an opposition activist. Left-wing activist Ramon Martinez was...

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News Myanmar constitutional court justices resign following impeachment vote
Myanmar constitutional court justices resign following impeachment vote
Sarah Posner
September 7, 2012 07:31:47 am

All nine justices of Myanmar's Constitutional Court resigned Thursday after Parliament voted for impeachment. President Thein Sein has reportedly accepted the resignations of all nine justices. The parliament was created as part of Myanmar's constitutional...

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News Cambodia genocide tribunal announces declassification of war crimes trial documents
Cambodia genocide tribunal announces declassification of war crimes trial documents
Keith Herting
September 6, 2012 03:54:39 pm

The Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) , Cambodia's UN-supported war crimes tribunal, announced Thursday that it would declassify more than 1,700 documents including "victims' 'confessions' and biographies, witness statements, transcripts of in...

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South Korea to investigate Samsung antitrust complaints
Brandon Gatto
September 6, 2012 03:50:35 pm

The Fair Trade Commission of Korea (KFTC) on Thursday said that South Korean regulators are investigating an Apple complaint alleging that Samsung Electronics is unfairly competing in the market to the disadvantage of its competitors....

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News US to maintain control of foreign, new detainees at Afghanistan prison: NYT
US to maintain control of foreign, new detainees at Afghanistan prison: NYT
Brandon Gatto
September 6, 2012 02:36:27 pm

Government officials from both the US and Afghanistan have said that the American military will maintain control over foreign detainees at Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan for the indefinite future, and will...

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News Michigan Supreme Court orders constitutional amendments on ballot
Michigan Supreme Court orders constitutional amendments on ballot
Keith Herting
September 6, 2012 02:27:01 pm

The Michigan Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered three proposed constitutional amendments to appear on the ballot during the November election. The court's decision outlined four proposed amendments, approving three of them for general approval by...

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News US delivers Khadr documents to Canada authorities
US delivers Khadr documents to Canada authorities
Rebecca DiLeonardo
September 6, 2012 01:29:47 pm

Canadian authorities received documents and materials about Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee and convict Omar Khadr from US authorities on Wednesday and will now consider whether he can be transferred into Canadian custody....

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HRW urges China authorities to halt deportation of Myanmar refugees
Rebecca DiLeonardo
September 6, 2012 12:22:24 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday urged the Chinese government to halt the deportation of Myanmar refugees. In a letter sent to the Chinese Minister of Foreign affairs, the rights group said that the return...

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Arkansas governor Faubus attempted to stop integration of Little Rock high school

On September 4, 1957, Arkansas Governor Orville Faubus called out state National Guard troops to prevent federal court-ordered integration of black students into Central High School in Little Rock. President Eisenhower subsequently sent the US 101st Airborne Division to Little Rock to enforce the ruling.

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