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News EU decries passage of French bill on Armenian ‘genocide’ denial
EU decries passage of French bill on Armenian ‘genocide’ denial
Leslie Schulman
October 14, 2006 12:52:00 pm

The European Union (EU) Friday condemned passage of a French bill making it a crime punishable by imprisonment to deny that the mass killing of Armenians in Turkey during World War I...

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DOJ sues Philadelphia for violating rights of Hispanic voters
Leslie Schulman
October 14, 2006 11:13:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) filed suit against the city of Philadelphia Friday for violating the rights of its Spanish-speaking voters in breach of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. The complaint was...

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News New Jersey judge denies British Vioxx plaintiffs US venue
New Jersey judge denies British Vioxx plaintiffs US venue
Leslie Schulman
October 8, 2006 11:19:00 am

New Jersey Superior Court Judge Carol Higbee has issued an order striking down about 50 lawsuits brought by British plaintiffs in the New Jersey state court against Merck & Co. , the manufacturer of...

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News New Orleans judge releases four inmates stuck in Katrina trial backlog
New Orleans judge releases four inmates stuck in Katrina trial backlog
Leslie Schulman
October 7, 2006 11:44:00 am

New Orleans Parish Criminal District Court Judge Arthur Hunter on Friday released four inmates from jail who he claims were being held in violation of their constitutional right to adequate legal representation after the Hurricane Katrina disaster...

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Sudan UN envoy claims many reports of rights violations in Darfur fabricated
Leslie Schulman
October 7, 2006 11:01:00 am

Sudan Ambassador to the UN Abdalmahmood Abdalhaleem on Friday disputed the latest report from UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan to the UN Security Council on ongoing violations of human rights in country's Darfur...

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Puerto Ricans granted US Citizenship

On March 2, 1917, President Woodrow Wilson signed the Jones-Shafroth Act, granting Puerto Rico status as a United States territory and granting all of its residents US citizenship. The Bill furthermore constructed a government and a bill of rights for the island and allowed its residents to serve in the US military. In 1952, the rights of Puerto Rico and its residents were further extended when the island promulgated its own constitution.

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Lord Mansfield (William Murray), Chief Justice of the King's Bench and developer of English commercial law, was born in Scone, Scotland, on March 2, 1702. Learn more about Lord Mansfield.

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