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News Federal court enjoins enforcement of wilderness protection rule
Federal court enjoins enforcement of wilderness protection rule
Devin Montgomery
August 13, 2008 11:11:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Wyoming on Tuesday granted the state an injunction prohibiting the National Forest Service (NFS) from enforcing a 2001 rule prohibiting the...

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News India peacekeeping troops accused of committing sex crimes in Congo
India peacekeeping troops accused of committing sex crimes in Congo
Devin Montgomery
August 13, 2008 09:17:00 am

JURIST] The office of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon said on Tuesday that the organization has found significant evidence that Indian peacekeeping troops have committed sex-crimes while stationed with the UN Organization Mission in the Democratic Republic...

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News Ninth Circuit rules on release conditions for child pornography convicts
Ninth Circuit rules on release conditions for child pornography convicts
Devin Montgomery
August 12, 2008 12:23:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled on Monday that computer and PO box use restrictions placed on those convicted of child pornography offenses are reasonable as long as they...

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News Denmark begins trial of two bomb plot suspects
Denmark begins trial of two bomb plot suspects
Devin Montgomery
August 12, 2008 10:58:00 am

A Danish court on Monday began the trial of two men accused of planning a bomb attack on the country. The pair admitted to manufacturing an explosive compound, but have denied that they were planning an attack or that...

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News Federal judge refuses to enjoin enforcement of airport gun ban
Federal judge refuses to enjoin enforcement of airport gun ban
Devin Montgomery
August 12, 2008 09:21:00 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Georgia  on Monday refused to grant a temporary injunction allowing concealed firearms in non-secure areas of the Atlanta International Airport. Gun ownership advocacy group GeorgiaCarry.org (GCO)...

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News Pakistan assembly votes for Musharraf resignation
Pakistan assembly votes for Musharraf resignation
Devin Montgomery
August 11, 2008 11:53:00 am

Pakistan's Punjab Provincial Assembly on Monday voted to ask President Pervez Musharraf to resign or face possible impeachment by the country's parliament. Of the body's 371 members, 321 voted for...

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News Bolivia president plans to use referendum victory to push reforms
Bolivia president plans to use referendum victory to push reforms
Devin Montgomery
August 11, 2008 10:15:00 am

Bolivian national referendum results released Monday show that President Evo Morales won an estimated 63% of the votes on Sunday, enough to stay in office. Morales himself proposed the referendum  last December...

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News Thailand high court issues arrest warrants after ex-PM Thaksin stays in UK with wife
Thailand high court issues arrest warrants after ex-PM Thaksin stays in UK with wife
Devin Montgomery
August 11, 2008 09:10:00 am

The Supreme Court of Thailand issued arrest warrants on Monday for former Thai Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra and his wife Pojamarn Shinawatra after the two failed to return...

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News Honeywell reaches $6M environmental settlement with Arizona
Honeywell reaches $6M environmental settlement with Arizona
Devin Montgomery
August 8, 2008 12:48:00 pm

The aerospace division of Honeywell International has agreed to pay $5 million in fines and $1 million for a cleanup project for environmental violations at its Phoenix, Arizona facility, according to a Thursday release [PDF...

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Third Circuit clarifies Title VII requirements
Devin Montgomery
August 8, 2008 09:36:00 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit ruled  Thursday that in a mixed-motive employment discrimination case, the plaintiff must show he or she objectively met minimum requirements for the job. The issue had not...

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Supreme Court upheld wartime detention of Japanese-Americans

On December 18, 1944, the US Supreme Court decided Korematsu v. United States, upholding the wartime relocation of Japanese Americans to internment camps.

Read Executive Order 9066, issued by President Roosevelt on February 19, 1942, under which the internments were authorized. View photos from the Japanese American internment camps, collected by the University of Utah Library.

International Migrants Day

December 18 is International Migrants Day [UN factsheet], marking the 1990 adoption of the International Convention on the Protection of the Rights of All Migrant Workers and Members of Their Families.

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