Unfortunately, the Issei's efforts to attain agricultural independence were hampered by government restrictions, such as the Alien Land Law of 1913.

不幸的是，Issei 争取农业独立的努力受到政府限制的阻碍，例如1913年的《异乡土地法》。

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Only later did a lawyer hired by the White House discover that she had hired an illegal alien, though not during the years when doing so broke the law.

只有到后来律师被白宫发现她已经聘请了非法外星人，虽然不是这几年，在这样做的触犯了法律。

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The payout could also spark further court battles invoking the same American law, the Alien Tort Claims Act of 1789, originally intended to counter piracy, under which the Shell case was brought.

这些赔偿可能会在法庭判决上更多的引用同一项美国法律，即在1789年制定颁发的外国人侵权索赔法，这项法律原本是用在审判海盗的案件上，现在壳牌案件也应用了这项法律。

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To invoke alien law when it agrees with one's own thinking and ignore it otherwise is not reasoned decision making, but sophistry.

WSJ: Sotomayor and International Law

Arizona, the Ninth Circuit appeal of the federal district court's ruling which held that Arizona's anti-illegal alien law, S.B. 1070, was unconstitutional.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

The justices must decide whether a law known as the Alien Tort Statute permits US courts to rule on that case.

BBC: US Supreme Court to hear landmark cases