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UK consumer advocacy group takes legal action against Google

UK consumer advocacy group takes legal action against Google

Christopher Hsu

December 1, 2017 01:22:58 pm

UK consumer activist group Google You Owe Us initiated representative legal action Thursday against tech giant Google, alleging that Google illegally mined private information from consumers. According to Google You Owe Us, the tech giant unlawfully...

Federal court denies Chicago’s request for further injunction in ‘sanctuary city’ funding case

Federal court denies Chicago’s request for further injunction in ‘sanctuary city’ funding case

Christopher Hsu

November 17, 2017 09:17:17 pm

The US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois on Thursday denied the City of Chicago's motion for reconsideration of an earlier order granting partial injunction of a federal law enforcement grant program. The dispute...

HRW accuses Myanmar military of sexual crimes against Rohingya women and children

HRW accuses Myanmar military of sexual crimes against Rohingya women and children

Christopher Hsu

November 16, 2017 12:00:23 pm

Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Thursday accused the Myanmar military of committing sexual crimes against Rohingya women and girls. HRW conducted interviews with 52 women and girls who fled from the Maungdaw and Buthidaung townships. Twenty-nine of them were...

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'Wobblies' put on trial in Chicago

On March 23, 1918, 101 leaders of the Industrial Workers of the World union ("The Wobblies") were put on trial in Chicago for conspiracy to obstruct America's participation in World War I. Learn more about the Wobblies from the Constitutional Rights Foundation.

Pakistan becomes world's first Islamic republic

On March 23, 1956, the Islamic Republic of Pakistan became the world's first Islamic republic. Unfortunately, democracy in Pakistan collapsed quickly after General Ayub Khan lead a successful coup d'etat. Since that time, Pakistan has vacillated between military and civilian government. Pakistan was governed by the 1956 Constitution of Pakistan, until it was superseded by the 1973 Constitution, which still serves as the country's basic law today.