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Judge orders 3 PM hearing on Schiavo feeding tube re-insertion

March 21, 2005 12:15:00 PM

US District Judge James Whittemore of the Middle District of Florida has scheduled a hearing for 3 PM Monday afternoon to consider a request to have feeding resumed for Terri Schiavo . President Bush signed...

January 26, 2005 12:45:00 PM

Lawsuits brought by three same-sex couples married in Massachusetts and Canada seeking to have their marriages recognized in Florida have been dropped because the plaintiffs do not want to risk having the US Supreme Court set precedent by rejecting...

November 24, 2004 09:41:00 AM

Attorneys for Sami Al-Arian, a former professor facing charges of materially supporting terrorism, racketeering and money laundering, have sought to disqualify most of the government's evidence in the case, arguing that it was unconstitutionally obtained. Al-Arian, a former professor...

February 20, 2003 12:03:00 PM

United States v. Sami Amin Al-Arian et al., United States District Court Middle District of Florida, February 20, 2003 ....

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Acts of Union creates Great Britain

On May 1, 1707, the two Acts of Union went into effect, implementing the Treaty of Union and thereby uniting the Kingdom of England and Kingdom of Scotland to create the United Kingdom of Great Britain. The Union with Scotland Act was passed by the Parliament of England in 1706, and the Scottish Parliament promulgated the Union with England Act. Learn more about the Acts of Union from the Parliament of the United Kingdom.

First US trade union formed

On May 1, 1794, the Federal Society of Journeymen Cordwainers (shoemakers) was organized in Philadelphia to negotiate wages for its members, becoming the first trade union in the United States.

Learn more about the history of the labor movement in the United States, and visit the website of the AFL-CIO, the federation of America's labor unions, representing more than 13 million workers.