rights
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Washington welcomed the court's decision, but Beijing said it would take measures to "protect the legitimate and lawful rights" of Chinese companies.
From Barron's
The Chinese government has yet to comment on the detentions and criticism from rights groups.
From BBC
The judge in the funding case ruled that the government couldn’t withdraw future grants to Harvard in retaliation for exercising First Amendment rights, or without properly following the law.
Crump — who previously represented the families of Trayvon Martin and Michael Brown, among other high-profile civil rights cases — said he is supporting Porter’s family but not acting as their legal counsel.
From Los Angeles Times
“The group continues to consult with its legal counsel and reserves all rights, including recourse to additional national and international legal proceedings in the matter,” CK Hutchison said in a filing Wednesday.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
