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News US transfers 2 Guantanamo detainees to Cape Verde, Algeria
US transfers 2 Guantanamo detainees to Cape Verde, Algeria
Hillary Stemple
July 20, 2010 12:25:28 pm

The US Department of Defense (DOD) announced Monday that two more detainees have been released from the Guantanamo Bay detention facility. Abd-al-Nisr Mohammed Khantumani was released to Cape Verde, while Abdul Aziz...

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News Federal appeals court grants Conrad Black bail request
Federal appeals court grants Conrad Black bail request
Hillary Stemple
July 20, 2010 08:58:52 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit on Monday granted a request for bail by Canadian-born media mogul Conrad Black . The court granted bail following last month's ruling [opinion, PDF;...

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News Sudan security forces targeting rights workers: AI
Sudan security forces targeting rights workers: AI
Hillary Stemple
July 19, 2010 02:47:29 pm

The National Security Services in Sudan (NISS) are brutally suppressing internal dissent and targeting rights workers in the process, according to an Amnesty International (AI) report issued Monday. AI documented cases of arbitrary...

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News Switzerland court approves transfer of UBS client data to US
Switzerland court approves transfer of UBS client data to US
Hillary Stemple
July 19, 2010 01:14:13 pm

The Swiss Federal Administrative Court announced Monday that an agreement with the US, allowing Swiss bank UBS to disclose account information of clients suspected by the...

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News Russia upper house approves bill expanding secret police powers
Russia upper house approves bill expanding secret police powers
Hillary Stemple
July 19, 2010 11:56:41 am

The Russian Federation Council on Monday approved legislation that will allow the country's secret police, the Federal Security Service (FSB) , to question citizens about their actions related to crimes that have not yet...

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News Saddam-era Iraqi foreign minister faces new charges
Saddam-era Iraqi foreign minister faces new charges
Hillary Stemple
July 19, 2010 10:29:12 am

Former Iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz and 15 other high ranking former officials in the government of Saddam Hussein appeared in court over the weekend and were charged with crimes committed...

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News DHHS limits abortion funding for new high-risk insurance pools
DHHS limits abortion funding for new high-risk insurance pools
Hillary Stemple
July 19, 2010 09:12:33 am

The US Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has announced that insurance plans being offered as part of a new federally-funded program providing insurance to persons denied coverage due to pre-existing conditions will only...

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Khadr military lawyer to offer vigorous defense
Hillary Stemple
July 18, 2010 03:24:49 pm

A US military lawyer for Canadian Guantanamo Bay detainee Omar Khadr announced Saturday that he will vigorously defend Khadr at his US military commission trial scheduled to begin next month [JURIST...

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News UK minister: government will not support burqa ban
UK minister: government will not support burqa ban
Hillary Stemple
July 18, 2010 11:19:36 am

UK Immigration Minister Damian Green indicated in an interview Sunday that Britain's coalition government would not seek or support a British law banning the wearing of the Islamic burqa or other face coverings in...

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New York governor signs law banning ‘stop and frisk’ database
Hillary Stemple
July 16, 2010 03:17:17 pm

New York Governor David Paterson (D) signed a bill Friday prohibiting the retention of personal information of individuals detained New York City police during a "stop and frisk" but ultimately not charged with a crime....

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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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