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A federal judge on Tuesday threw out a piracy charge against six Somalis in the April attack on the USS Ashland naval ship in the Gulf of Aden. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Raymond Jackson granted a motion by the defendants to dismiss the piracy charge. They still face other charges in the attack, in which one of their companions was killed. Jackson noted that the Somali attackers never attempted to board the Ashland. He ruled that the U.S. government failed to demonstrate that any attack on the high seas amounts to piracy.

HONORABLE SUSAN R. BOLTON United States District Court Sandra Day O’Connor U.S. Courthouse, Suite 522 401 West Washington Street, SPC 50 Phoenix, AZ 85003-2153 Judge Bolton, Today was a sad day for the future of our country. It was a sad day for the people of Arizona, for citizens and those good people who came here legally, waited their turn, followed the rules, and have added to the rich fabric of our society. Because of your decision today, those who should not be in our country will be breaking into houses. They will be mugging citizens. They will be selling...

strikes down the portion of officials demanding papers from immigrants....no word yet if she has decided this law trumps fed law but she has not struck down entire law... info is coming in on Fox...