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News Arizona judge dismisses case against humanitarians aiding illegal immigrants
Arizona judge dismisses case against humanitarians aiding illegal immigrants
Natalie Hrubos
September 3, 2006 02:17:00 pm

A US district judge in Tucson Friday dismissed a controversial case against two humanitarians arrested in July 2005 for aiding illegal immigrants they found in need of emergency medical attention in the Arizona desert. At the time of their...

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News New Orleans judge to start review of prisoner releases one year after Katrina
New Orleans judge to start review of prisoner releases one year after Katrina
Natalie Hrubos
August 27, 2006 03:54:00 pm

New Orleans Judge Arthur Hunter is slated to start reviewing the records of New Orleans prisoners in view of their possible release on Tuesday, the one year anniversary of Hurricane Katrina , which...

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News US military lawyers encounter White House resistance on new military trial rules
US military lawyers encounter White House resistance on new military trial rules
Natalie Hrubos
August 27, 2006 02:49:00 pm

US government lawyers and US military lawyers are butting heads as the White House attempts to limit the role of the latter in framing draft legislation that would change the rules for trials of suspected terrorists, the Boston Globe...

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News US empties Abu Ghraib prison: Iraqi minister
US empties Abu Ghraib prison: Iraqi minister
Natalie Hrubos
August 27, 2006 01:50:00 pm

Iraqi Defense Minister Hashem al Shebli said Saturday according to McClatchy Newspapers that the notorious Abu Ghraib prison is now empty as US officials have recently finished moving the prison's remaining 3,600 prisoners to other US-run...

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News Five Guantanamo detainees transferred to Afghanistan
Five Guantanamo detainees transferred to Afghanistan
Natalie Hrubos
August 26, 2006 08:42:00 pm

The US Department of Defense announced Saturday that it has transferred to Afghanistan five detainees formerly held as enemy combatants in Guantanamo Bay . It is unclear where these detainees are from and...

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American journalist charged in Sudan court for spying
Natalie Hrubos
August 26, 2006 07:31:00 pm

A US journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner working in Africa on a National Geographic magazine assignment was charged in a Sudanese court Saturday with espionage, reporting false information and entering the country illegally. Paul Salopek...

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News Court upholds presidential regulation of foreign financial transactions involving US
Court upholds presidential regulation of foreign financial transactions involving US
Natalie Hrubos
August 24, 2006 06:59:00 pm

The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals Thursday upheld the constitutional authority of the US president to regulate financial transactions with foreign countries involving the United States. The court rejected a claim by a...

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News UK police charge 12th suspect in alleged airplane bombings plot
UK police charge 12th suspect in alleged airplane bombings plot
Natalie Hrubos
August 24, 2006 06:02:00 pm

British police charged 24-year-old Umair Hussain Thursday with failing to disclose information that could have prevented a terrorist attack, specifically an alleged plan to blow up US-bound planes over the Atlantic. Hussain...

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News Uzbekistan court closes another western NGO
Uzbekistan court closes another western NGO
Natalie Hrubos
August 23, 2006 08:26:00 pm

The Tashkent City Court in Uzbekistan Wednesday ordered the closure of another US nongovernmental organization (NGO) operating in the country, stating the group's failure to provide accurate information about its activities as one of the chief...

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News US now detaining nearly all non-Mexican illegals caught crossing southern border
US now detaining nearly all non-Mexican illegals caught crossing southern border
Natalie Hrubos
August 23, 2006 07:08:00 pm

US Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff said Wednesday that US Border Patrol officials are now detaining nearly all non-Mexican illegal immigrants caught crossing the US-Mexico border for an average of 21 days...

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First black woman judge appointed in US

On July 22, 1939, New York City Mayor Fiorello LaGuardia appointed Jane Matilda Bolin a judge of the city's Domestic Relations Court, making her the first African-American woman appointed to judicial office in the United States. She served on the court for 40 years. Learn more about Jane Matilda Bolin.

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