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November 22, 2008 4:31:59 AM CST



High Court OKs Apartheid Cases

Posted May 12, 08 7:14 PM CDT in Crime & Courts US 

(Newser) – Apartheid victims can sue corporations that dealt with South Africa’s government before 1995, the Supreme Court said today. But the judges did not render a decision, as four of the nine recused themselves, likely due to personal stock holdings. The claims seek $400 billion from companies including Exxon, Citigroup, and GM.

The White House had urged the high court to quash the case. Said a South African lawyer, “It certainly shows that there is absolute merit in the claims that were filed against the corporations and we now look forward to this matter unfolding further.”

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A statue of Nelson Mandela is seen after it was unveiled in Parliament Square, London.   (AP Photo/Kirsty Wigglesworth)
Former South African President Nelson Mandela.   (Getty Images)
Cape Town, 11th of February 1990 . Crowd awaiting the liberation of Nelson MANDELA, the anti-apartheid leader, who was sentenced to life prison in 1964.   (Magnum Photos)
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