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Introduction Mule1 someone who smuggles something across a national border, employed to lower the risk of those higher up the food chain being caught. It has been estimated2 that the world’s illegal drugs trade is […]
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In a startling decision, the US Supreme Court has severely limited the actions that may be brought under the Alien Tort Statute, according to Forbes magazine. The Alien Tort Law Statute allowed foreign nationals to […]
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Despite strong opposition from freedom of speech advocates, the U.S. House of Representatives has approved the CISPA Act, described as a controversial cyber threat information-sharing bill by according to an article in PC World. The […]
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Property prices for the most expensive office spaces in Rangoon, Burma’s capital city, are now double those of Lower Manhattan and almost a third more than Singapore. The land shortage causing the property price hike […]
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The International Court of Justice (ICJ) in the Hague will continue to hear oral arguments in a land dispute case between Thailand and Cambodia. The legal battle is over a 4.6 square kilometer area […]
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President Barack Obama passed legislation that would no longer require Congressional staffers and executive officials to disclose financial information. The legislation is an amendment to the STOCK (Stop Trading On Congressional Knowledge) Act, a bill […]
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The Supreme Court is scheduled to hear a Native American adoption case that could result in changes to the Indian Child Welfare Act (ICWA), which protects Native American families. ICWA was enacted in 1978 after Congress […]
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The Burmese public is calling on lawmakers to reform the country’s tax code, which has allowed “more than half of taxpayers to avoid paying their dues,” reports The Irawaddy Magazine. Hundreds of business people gathered at […]
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A Colorado Fox News reporter has been spared jail time until August after a judge delayed decision on her case. Jana Winter was in court after refusing to divulge how she received confidential information about […]
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Prosecutors attempting to have Army Private Bradley Manning convicted of violating the Espionage Act for releasing government files to WikiLeaks will have to show a burden of proof, ruled a military court judge on Wednesday. Judge Col. […]
