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News Rights groups urge Nepal to end crackdown on Tibet protesters
Rights groups urge Nepal to end crackdown on Tibet protesters
Michael Sung
April 1, 2008 09:04:00 am

Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch (HRW) on Tuesday sent a joint letter to Nepalese Prime Minister Girija Prasad Koirala, urging an end to the violent crackdown by Nepalese government security forces against Tibetan...

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South Korea human rights commission to investigate North Korea
Michael Sung
March 25, 2008 10:28:00 am

The South Korean National Human Rights Commission of Korea (NHRCK) said Tuesday that it will begin an official investigation of alleged human rights violations by North Korea, adding that it will begin the investigation by...

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News ABA president expresses ‘grave concern’ over military commission process
ABA president expresses ‘grave concern’ over military commission process
Michael Sung
March 25, 2008 09:50:00 am

American Bar Association (ABA) President William H. Neukom said in an op-ed published on the ABA website Monday that American lawyers are "deeply troubled by six death penalty cases" being tried by the military commissions process...

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News Dallas suburb enforced ordinance targeting illegal immigrants despite injunction
Dallas suburb enforced ordinance targeting illegal immigrants despite injunction
Michael Sung
March 25, 2008 08:51:00 am

An city official with Farmers Branch, Texas said Monday that city officials have accidentally issued several city rental license applications designed to enforce an anti-immigration measure , sending out the applications requiring...

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News New Pakistan PM seeking immediate release of ousted judges from house arrest
New Pakistan PM seeking immediate release of ousted judges from house arrest
Michael Sung
March 24, 2008 10:07:00 am

Newly elected Pakistani Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani said Monday that he will ask President Pervez Musharraf to immediately lift house arrest orders against former Pakistani Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry and other judges....

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Turkish politician charged over alleged involvement with secular extremist group
Michael Sung
March 24, 2008 09:37:00 am

Turkish authorities Monday charged Turkish Workers' Party leader Dogu Perincek for his alleged involvement with a secular extremist group suspected of plotting to overthrow the ruling government headed by the Justice...

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Bali nightclub bombers withdraw second appeal of death sentences
Michael Sung
March 24, 2008 09:09:00 am

Three Indonesian Islamic militants sentenced to death for their roles in the 2002 Bali nightclub bombings withdrew their second appeal Monday, after the Cilacap district court refused to grant a change of venue and transport...

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Pakistan court clears Bhutto husband in judge assassination
Michael Sung
March 24, 2008 08:46:00 am

A Pakistani court has cleared Asif Ali Zardari of charges related to his alleged involvement in the 1996 assassination of a retired judge and his son due to lack of evidence, a government prosecutor said Monday. Zardari,...

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Ship pilot faces environmental charges in San Francisco Bay oil spill
Michael Sung
March 18, 2008 10:30:00 am

The US Attorney's Office for the Northern District of California filed charges on Monday against San Francisco Bay maritime pilot John Joseph Cota for allegedly causing the negligent discharge of approximately 58,000 gallons...

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FBI submitted inaccurate data to terrorist watch list: DOJ report
Michael Sung
March 18, 2008 09:45:00 am

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has submitted incomplete and inaccurate information to be added to the US government's consolidated terrorist watchlist over the last three years, according to a report released Monday by the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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.

Lord Mansfield born

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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