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First nisei U.S. federal judge dies at 78

U.S. District Judge Robert M. Takasugi, an ex-internment camp prisoner during World War II and the first Japanese-American appointed to the federal bench, died Aug. 4 at the age of 78. Takasugi was known for his overrulling of the Patriot Act in 2002 with the dismissal of indictments of Iranian and Iranian-American defendants alleged to be members of a terrorist cell attempting to overthrow the Iranian government. (AP)

Shukan ST: August 21, 2009

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World News First nisei U.S. federal judge dies at 78 U.S. District Judge Robert M. Takasugi, an ex-internment camp prisoner during World War II and the first Japanese-American appointed to the federal bench, died Aug. 4 at the age of 78. Takasugi was known for his overrulling of the Patriot Act in 2002 with the dismissal of indictments of Iranian and Iranian-American defendants alleged to be members of a terrorist cell attempting to overthrow the Iranian government. (AP) Shukan ST: August 21, 2009 (C) All rights reserved