FEC campaign finance regulations ruling [DC Circuit] News
FEC campaign finance regulations ruling [DC Circuit]

Shays, et al. v. Federal Election Commission [FEC], US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, July 15, 2005 [ruling upholding a prior US District Court decision that regulations imposed by the FEC undercut the McCain-Feingold campaign finance law]. Read the full text of the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Senate declares Napoleon Emporer of France

On May 18, 1804, the French Senate declared Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France.

Supreme Court upheld segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson

On May 18, 1896, the US Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that racially separate but equal facilities were constitutional. This ruling was later overturned by the court in 1954's Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka.