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News Slobodan Milosevic death announcement [ICTY]
Slobodan Milosevic death announcement [ICTY]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 11, 2006 09:44:00 am

Press release, Slobodan Milosevic found dead in his cell at the detention unit, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, March 11, 2006 [announcing that former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic, on trial at The Hague for genocide and war crimes,...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Milosevic found dead in prison cell
BREAKING NEWS ~ Milosevic found dead in prison cell
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 11, 2006 08:53:00 am

Former Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic , on trial at The Hague for genocide and war crimes , has died suddenly, according to the International Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia . The cause of death...

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News UN session on new rights council postponed to next week
UN session on new rights council postponed to next week
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 11, 2006 07:23:00 am

UN General Assembly President Jan Eliasson has postponed until next week a scheduled plenary to approve the proposed UN Human Rights Council , the body anticipated to take the place of the severely-criticized UN Commission...

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News Moussaoui trial records media access ruling [US DC]
Moussaoui trial records media access ruling [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 10, 2006 09:50:00 pm

US v. Zacarias Moussaoui, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Leonie M. Brinkema, March 10, 2006 . Read...

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News Haradinaj provisional release political activity ruling [ICTY]
Haradinaj provisional release political activity ruling [ICTY]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 10, 2006 09:14:00 pm

The Prosecutor v. Ramush Haradinaj, Appeals Chamber, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, March 10, 2006 [ruling that former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj can return to politics in Kosovo during his provisional release pending trial for war crimes...

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News Moussaoui judge denies immediate media access to trial records
Moussaoui judge denies immediate media access to trial records
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 10, 2006 08:21:00 pm

US District Judge Leonie Brinkema late Friday refused a media motion for immediate access to admitted documentary evidence and bench transcripts in the sentencing trial of accused September 11 conspirator Zacarias Moussaoui, ruling that the court did...

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News ICTY approves return to politics of ex-Kosovo PM on tighter conditions
ICTY approves return to politics of ex-Kosovo PM on tighter conditions
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 10, 2006 07:29:00 pm

An appeals panel of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia ruled Friday that former Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj can return to politics in Kosovo during his provisional release pending...

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News Contempt finding for revealing protected witness [ICTY]
Contempt finding for revealing protected witness [ICTY]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 10, 2006 07:19:00 pm

The Prosecutor v. Ivica Marijacic and Markica Rebic, Trial Chamber, International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia, March 10, 2006 [finding two Croatians - a journalist and a former security official - in contempt for disclosing the name of a...

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News US Interior Secretary Norton resigns, leaving legal problems behind
US Interior Secretary Norton resigns, leaving legal problems behind
Joshua Pantesco
March 10, 2006 03:16:00 pm

US Interior Secretary Gale Norton resigned from the Bush cabinet Friday after a five-year run, and will officially leave office at the end of March. In her resignation letter , the former Colorado Attorney General...

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News Military contractor fined $10 million for defrauding US administration in Iraq
Military contractor fined $10 million for defrauding US administration in Iraq
Joshua Pantesco
March 10, 2006 02:48:00 pm

A federal jury has found private military contractor Custer Battles guilty of 37 fraudulent acts against the US Coalition Provisional Authority in the first application of the federal False Claims Act against an Iraq...

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Memphis Massacre of 1866 breaks out

The Memphis Massacre of 1866 broke out on May 1 of that year after Black Union veterans and police were involved in an altercation surrounding the arrest of a Black soldier. The ensuing skirmish spiralled out of control due to the racial tensions that followed the end of the US Civil War, lasting for two days and claiming the lives of 46 Black people and six whites.  The riot later cemented support for what would become the Fourteenth Amendment to the US Consitution, ensuring equal protection under the law. Learn more about the Memphis Massacre.  

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 the 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.

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