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News Nobel laureate urges prosecution of Bush, Blair for Iraq war crimes
Nobel laureate urges prosecution of Bush, Blair for Iraq war crimes
Jennie Ryan
September 2, 2012 12:02:57 pm

Nobel Peace Prize laureate Desmond Tutu on Sunday called for former US president George W. Bush and former UK prime minister Tony Blair to stand trial at the International Criminal Court (ICC) [official...

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Mexico president introduces labor law reform
Jennie Ryan
September 2, 2012 11:29:36 am

Mexican President Felipe Calderon on Saturday introduced a draft bill aimed at liberalizing the country's labor laws. The bill was introduced in the Congress of Mexico by Interior Minister Alejandro Poire, and it...

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News Chile high court rejects thermoelectric power plant citing environmental concerns
Chile high court rejects thermoelectric power plant citing environmental concerns
Jennie Ryan
August 30, 2012 08:30:22 am

The Supreme Court of Chile on Wednesday rejected a plan to build a thermoelectric power plant in the Atacama region of the country, citing concern about potential pollution. The high court rejected the plan, overturning the environmental...

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News Federal judge denies motion to dismiss ACLU suit against US Border Patrol
Federal judge denies motion to dismiss ACLU suit against US Border Patrol
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August 30, 2012 07:59:53 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Western District of Washington at Tacoma on Monday denied a motion to dismiss a lawsuit against the US Border Patrol alleging that agents are...

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News Japan adopts resolution declaring territorial dispute with South Korea an illegal occupation
Japan adopts resolution declaring territorial dispute with South Korea an illegal occupation
Jennie Ryan
August 25, 2012 10:38:33 am

Japan's Prime Minister Yoshihiko Noda on Friday signed a resolution describing South Korea's control of islands in the Sea of Japan as an "illegal occupation." The resolution also calls for South Korean President Lee Myung-Bak...

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Jury awards Apple $1 billion from Samsung in patent dispute
Jennie Ryan
August 25, 2012 10:30:04 am

A jury in the US District Court for the Northern District of California ruled Friday that Samsung Electronics violated several smartphone and tablet technology related patents held by Apple , awarding...

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Oregon judge rules death row inmate can reject clemency
Jennie Ryan
August 5, 2012 10:23:15 am

A judge in the Washington County Circuit Court of Oregon ruled Friday that a death row inmate is not required to accept clemency granted to him by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber . Last December, Kitzhaber granted...

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Texas AG appeals block of voter registration law
Jennie Ryan
August 5, 2012 09:42:14 am

Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott on Friday appealed a federal judge's order blocking the enforcement of provisions of the state's voter registration laws. Abbott asked the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit to...

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Sixth Circuit strikes down Ohio law restricting doctors’ campaign contributions
Jennie Ryan
August 4, 2012 01:24:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Friday struck down a portion of an Ohio law that prohibited doctors who treat Medicaid patients from contributing to the...

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Kansas judge refuses to dismiss lawsuit challenging abortion clinic regulations
Jennie Ryan
August 4, 2012 12:39:57 pm

A Kansas judge on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit challenging the state's new abortion clinic regulations after state officials asked that they be upheld without a trial. The state argued that they have a rational reason...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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

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