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US Army halts Iraq redeployment of Abu Ghraib dog handler convicted of abuse

[JURIST] The US Army [official website] said [press release] Friday that commanders on the ground have prevented Army Sgt. Santos A. Cardona [JURIST news archive], found guilty in June of abusing detainees at Iraq's Abu Ghraib prison [JURIST news archive], from being... [full story]

UK bank settles Enron suit for $144 million

[JURIST] British-based bank Barclays PLC [corporate website] announced [press release, PDF] Friday that it has reached an agreement with Enron [corporate website; JURIST news archive] to settle litigation in the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern.... [more]
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Brian Davis [Executive Director, Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, plaintiffs in a voter ID lawsuit against the state of Ohio settled Wednesday]: "This was the best settlement that we could get in such a politically charged atmosphere. The ...." [more]


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US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US...." [more]



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