Supreme Court backs forced return of Haitians
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The Supreme Court, in the case of Sale versus Haitian Centers Council, held that US and international laws were not violated when Haitian refugees on boats were intercepted at sea and forced to return to Haiti without asylum hearings.
Publication Name: Facts on File
Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
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Abortion blockade curbs struck down
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The Supreme Court held that federal courts could not use the Civil Rights Act of 1871 to prevent anti-abortion activists from blocking access to abortion clinics. The potential effects of the ruling are not known.
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Subject: Business, general
ISSN: 0014-6641
Year: 1993
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