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Mexico Supreme Court releases 20 prisoners convicted in Chiapas killings

August 13, 2009 09:54:00 AM

The Mexican Supreme Court of Justice on Wednesday ordered the release of 20 men and the retrial of 6 others convicted in connection with the 1997 massacre in Acteal, Chiapas [AI...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

St. Ives, patron saint of lawyers, died

St. Ives, Paris student of the civil law, advocate of the poor, and patron saint of lawyers died on May 19, 1303.

Learn more about St. Ives in the Catholic Encyclopedia.

Mexico ratifies Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo

On May 19, 1948, Mexico ratified the Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo. The treaty ended the Mexican-American War and ceded roughly half of Mexico's territory to the United States. Learn more about the Mexican-American War from the US Library of Congress.