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News Myanmar junta says nearly 3,000 arrested during protest crackdown
Myanmar junta says nearly 3,000 arrested during protest crackdown
Brett Murphy
October 17, 2007 09:10:00 am

Officials in Myanmar have arrested close to 3,000 people for participating in recent peaceful protests, the junta said in a statement published Wednesday in the state-run New Light of Myanmar . The junta also said...

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News UN must better address rights situation in Palestinian territories: UN envoy
UN must better address rights situation in Palestinian territories: UN envoy
Brett Murphy
October 15, 2007 01:19:00 pm

UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in the Palestinian Territories John Dugard told the BBC Monday that he will recommend that the UN withdraw as a mediator in the Middle East unless action is taken on human...

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News Armenian genocide resolution will go to vote before US House: Pelosi
Armenian genocide resolution will go to vote before US House: Pelosi
Brett Murphy
October 15, 2007 12:37:00 pm

US Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi said Sunday that the House will vote on a resolution labeling as genocide the World War I-era killings of over one million Armenians by Turkish soldiers [ANCA backgrounder;...

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News Supreme Court to hear money laundering case
Supreme Court to hear money laundering case
Brett Murphy
October 15, 2007 11:56:00 am

The US Supreme Court granted certiorari Monday in a case where the Court will consider what constitutes money laundering, specifically whether the government must prove an intent to make money received...

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News Myanmar protester dies after torture during interrogation: AAPP
Myanmar protester dies after torture during interrogation: AAPP
Brett Murphy
October 10, 2007 12:15:00 pm

Myanmar opposition protester Win Shwe died while being interrogated by junta authorities, the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners (AAPP) said Wednesday. The Thailand-based group said that Win Shwe died while being tortured and that his...

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News Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect denies ICTY report of poor health
Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect denies ICTY report of poor health
Brett Murphy
October 10, 2007 11:43:00 am

Bosnian Serb war crimes suspect Zdravko Tolimir said in a Wednesday letter to the International Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia that he is in "excellent" health and that the ICTY registrar has...

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News US, Iraq open investigation into latest private contractor civilian shootings
US, Iraq open investigation into latest private contractor civilian shootings
Brett Murphy
October 10, 2007 10:45:00 am

US and Iraqi officials said Wednesday that they have launched an investigation into Iraqi civilian deaths believed to be caused by armed guards working for security and defense company Unity Resources Group . Two women were killed in...

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News Khadr asks federal court to review ruling on military commission charges
Khadr asks federal court to review ruling on military commission charges
Brett Murphy
October 10, 2007 09:49:00 am

Canadian Guantanamo detainee Omar Khadr has filed an appeal with the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit, challenging the US Court of Military Commission Review (CMCR) decision to send Khadr's case back...

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News US House passes bill to curb wartime fraud by private contractors
US House passes bill to curb wartime fraud by private contractors
Brett Murphy
October 10, 2007 09:10:00 am

The US House of Representatives passed the War Profiteering Prevention Act of 2007 Tuesday, a bill creating new criminal provisions to govern fraud conducted by private defense contractors against the US government. The measure, passed by...

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News Turkish official urges US House not to pass resolution on Armenian genocide
Turkish official urges US House not to pass resolution on Armenian genocide
Brett Murphy
October 8, 2007 01:48:00 pm

A US House of Representatives resolution labeling the World War I-era killings of over one million Armenians by Turkish soldiers as genocide would strain diplomatic ties between the US and Turkey, Turkish head...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Supreme Court ruled on Chinese Exclusion Act

On March 28, 1898, the US Supreme Court ruled that a child born in the US to Chinese immigrants was a US citizen and could not be deported under the terms of the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Read US v. Wong Kim Ark and learn more about the Chinese Exclusion Act.

Thomas Hare born

On March 28, 1808, English jurist Thomas Hare was born in the United Kingdom. After being admitted to the Bar in 1833, Hare became a campaigner for electoral reform. He created the Single Transferable Vote (STV) system of proportional representation used in many democratic countries today. He was also an early law reporter, recording important judicial decisions in The Hare Law Reports before there was any official reporting of legal opinions in the UK. Read a biography of Thomas Hare and a description of the STV system from the Electoral Reform Society.

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