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News Spain judicial panel allows judge Garzon to consult for ICC
Spain judicial panel allows judge Garzon to consult for ICC
Hillary Stemple
May 19, 2010 11:15:09 am

The judiciary oversight committee of the Spanish General Council of the Judiciary (CGPJ) on Tuesday approved a request by judge Baltasar Garzon allowing him to work...

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News Somalia piracy suspect pleads guilty in federal court
Somalia piracy suspect pleads guilty in federal court
Hillary Stemple
May 19, 2010 09:04:54 am

A Somali man charged with piracy pleaded guilty Tuesday to charges of hijacking, kidnapping, and hostage taking related to last April's attack on the US container ship Maersk Alabama . Abdiwali Abdiqadir Muse was originally...

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News Federal judge orders release of three Michigan militia suspects
Federal judge orders release of three Michigan militia suspects
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 03:13:49 pm

A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the release of three individuals accused of crimes committed as part of the "Christian warrior" militia called Hutaree . Judge Victoria Roberts of the US District Court for the Eastern...

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News Pakistan president pardons interior minister on corruption charges
Pakistan president pardons interior minister on corruption charges
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 01:49:11 pm

Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari on Tuesday pardoned Interior Minister Rehman Malik , convicted on corruption charges in 2004. Zardari issued the pardon after the Lahore High Court refused to throw out Malik's 2004 conviction. Malik...

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News China court convicts billionare of insider trading
China court convicts billionare of insider trading
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 12:19:03 pm

A Chinese court on Tuesday convicted Huang Guangyu, formerly China's richest man , of illegal business dealings, insider trading, and corporate bribery. Huang was previously the chairman of Pengrun Investments and founder of subsidiary GOME Electrical Appliances [corporate...

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UN official stresses need for international efforts in fighting organized crime
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 11:38:05 am

Executive Director of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) Antonio Maria Costa on Monday opened a UN conference on international crime prevention by warning of the inadequacies of the current international crime control system. Costa...

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Portugal president ratifies same-sex marriage law
Hillary Stemple
May 18, 2010 10:12:01 am

Portuguese President Anibal Cavaco Silva on Monday signed a bill that legalizes same-sex marriage but stops short of allowing same-sex couples to adopt. The bill was approved by the Portuguese...

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Obama signs bill aimed at improving worldwide press freedom
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 03:41:20 pm

US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law the Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act , aimed at promoting worldwide press freedom and drawing attention to countries where journalists are threatened, harmed, or...

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ACLU files lawsuit seeking injunction against Arizona immigration law
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 01:21:03 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Monday filed a class action lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona seeking an injunction against the implementation of the...

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Supreme Court rules on parental rights in international child custody case
Hillary Stemple
May 17, 2010 11:13:27 am

The US Supreme Court on Monday ruled in Abbott v. Abbott that a ne exeat clause, which prohibits one parent from removing a child from the country...

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US apologizes to Japanese-Americans for detention during WWII

US President Ronald Reagan signed the Civil Liberties Act of 1988 into law on August 10, 1988, apologizing on behalf of the United States to Japanese-Americans who were interned in camps during WWII and providing $20,000 in compensation for each survivor. The law also provided $12,000 in compensation for each living displaced Aleutian Islander who was relocated to a camp in Alaska during the US's Aleutian Islands campaign.

President Reagan authorized compensation for Japanese-Americans interned during World War II

On August 10, 1988, US President Ronald Reagan signed a bill that provided payments of $20,000 to Japanese-Americans who were sent to internment camps by the US government during World War II. Learn more about the Civil Liberties Act of 1988, which also included a formal apology by Congress for what it called a "grave injustice."

National Security Act Amendment reorganizes U.S. military

On August 10, 1949, the National Security Act Amendment was signed into law. It replaced the Department of War with the Department of Defense (DoD) and pulled all military service branches directly under the supervision of the DoD. Learn more about the National Security Act from the U.S. State Department.

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