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Feb 28, 2012 ... He said Ginsburg suggested that some U.S. cases will be decided based on  South African law. PolitiFact Florida found that Rubio was referring ...
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The case, originally based on the Alien Tort Claims Act (ATCA), will go forward ...  of the lawsuit, hoping that reparations would help South Africa come to terms with  the ... The US Supreme Court has decided to take on two cases to determine ...  Curiously, Chevron says it will be difficult to convince a US judge that that it did ...
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Says a U.S. Supreme Court justice suggested that some U.S. cases will be decided based on South African law.