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News Rights groups seek injunction against Georgia immigration law
Rights groups seek injunction against Georgia immigration law
Erin Bock
June 9, 2011 07:28:27 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), in conjunction with the National Immigration Law Center (NILC) and other rights groups, filed a motion for preliminary injunction on Wednesday to block a Georgia immigration law from going...

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News Florida ACLU challenges mandatory drug screening of state employees, applicants
Florida ACLU challenges mandatory drug screening of state employees, applicants
Erin Bock
June 2, 2011 08:48:02 am

The American Civil Liberties Union of Florida (ACLUFL) filed a lawsuit Tuesday challenging an executive order that mandates state government agencies provide pre-employment drug screening for all prospective employees and provide for random...

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News HRW: Rwanda community genocide courts fail to provide justice
HRW: Rwanda community genocide courts fail to provide justice
Erin Bock
June 2, 2011 07:51:47 am

Rwandan gacaca courts have carried out flawed trials for crimes committed during the country's 1994 genocide , according to a report released Tuesday by Human Rights Watch (HRW) ....

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News Colombia senate passes victim compensation law
Colombia senate passes victim compensation law
Erin Bock
May 26, 2011 08:55:54 am

The Colombian Senate passed a law on Wednesday to compensate citizens who have been victimized by ongoing civil turmoil. The Victims' Law and Land Restitution Law will provide financial compensation and restitution...

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News Indonesia cleric pleads not guilty to terror charges
Indonesia cleric pleads not guilty to terror charges
Erin Bock
May 26, 2011 07:38:48 am

Indonesian cleric Abu Bakar Bashir pleaded not guilty on Wednesday to terrorism charges for allegedly funding a terrorist training camp in the Indonesian province of Aceh to prepare Islamic radicals to carry out attacks in Jakarta....

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News US Army charges sixth soldier in Afghanistan civilian deaths
US Army charges sixth soldier in Afghanistan civilian deaths
Erin Bock
May 19, 2011 08:23:20 am

US Army prosecutors charged a sixth soldier on Tuesday for his involvement in a murder plot that led to the deaths of three Afghan civilians. Staff Sgt. David Bram of Joint Base Lewis-McChord is charged ...

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News DOJ petitions federal appeals court for rehearing in wiretapping decision
DOJ petitions federal appeals court for rehearing in wiretapping decision
Erin Bock
May 14, 2011 06:33:48 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) on Thursday petitioned the US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit to reconsider a ruling that plaintiffs in Amnesty v. Blai had standing to sue the...

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News Bosnian Serb leader cancels referendum on war crimes court
Bosnian Serb leader cancels referendum on war crimes court
Erin Bock
May 14, 2011 05:38:29 pm

Milorad Dodik , president of the Bosnian Serb Republic, Republika Srpska , announced on Friday that he has cancelled a referendum on the legality of the war crimes court that was set to take place...

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News Utah governor files suit to invalidate federal wilderness order
Utah governor files suit to invalidate federal wilderness order
Erin Bock
April 30, 2011 02:41:52 pm

Utah Governor Gary Herbert announced on Friday that the state of Utah filed a complaint in the US District Court for the District of Utah against the Department of the Interior (DOI) ...

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News Canada high court rules against farm workers union
Canada high court rules against farm workers union
Erin Bock
April 30, 2011 01:26:26 pm

The Supreme Court of Canada on Friday ruled that Ontario's Agricultural Employees Protection Act (AEPA) does not violate the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms . The AEPA denies workers the right to unionize...

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