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News 2005 Wiretap Report [AOUSC]
2005 Wiretap Report [AOUSC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 2, 2006 11:22:00 am

2005 Wiretap Report, Administrative Office of the United States Courts, May 1, 2006 . Read the full...

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News Iran NPT nuclear safeguards compliance report [IAEA]
Iran NPT nuclear safeguards compliance report [IAEA]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 2, 2006 11:20:00 am

Implementation of the NPT Safeguards Agreement in the Islamic Republic of Iran, International Atomic Energy Agency, April 28, 2006 [reporting that Iran has enriched uranium in defiance of a March UN Security Council demand that it immediately suspend its nuclear...

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News French draft immigration law [France NA]
French draft immigration law [France NA]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 2, 2006 10:55:00 am

Projet de loi relatif à l'immigration et à l'intégration . Excerpt from the "Exposé des motifs", by French Interior Minister Nicolas Sarkozy:L'immigration demeure aujourd'hui sans rapport avec les capacités d'accueil de la...

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News International brief ~ Italy PM Berlusconi resigns, ending electoral dispute
International brief ~ Italy PM Berlusconi resigns, ending electoral dispute
D. Wes Rist
May 2, 2006 09:12:00 am

Leading Tuesday's international brief, Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi has resigned his position, removing the last legal hurdle to the formation of a new Italian government under Prime Minister-elect Romano Prodi [BBC profile,...

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News Thailand administrative court will rule mid-May on general election annulment
Thailand administrative court will rule mid-May on general election annulment
Holly Manges Jones
May 2, 2006 08:44:00 am

The Administrative Court of Thailand said Tuesday that it will probably release a decision in mid-May on whether the country's April 2 general election should be annulled. Considering its overlapping jurisdiction with two other Thai...

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News US court wiretap authorizations up in 2005
US court wiretap authorizations up in 2005
Holly Manges Jones
May 2, 2006 08:15:00 am

US courts approved 1,773 requests for wiretaps last year in state and federal investigations, a four percent increase from the prior year, according to the 2005 Wiretap Report released Monday by the Administrative Office...

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News US urges Nigeria against constitutional amendment extending presidential term limit
US urges Nigeria against constitutional amendment extending presidential term limit
Tatyana Margolin
May 2, 2006 07:47:00 am

The US has urged Nigeria against amending its constitution to allow current President Olusegun Obasanjo to run for a third term in office. In an unusual statement, the US Embassy...

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News Bribery trial begins for ex-Alabama governor, former HealthSouth CEO
Bribery trial begins for ex-Alabama governor, former HealthSouth CEO
Holly Manges Jones
May 2, 2006 07:44:00 am

The trial for former Alabama Governor Donald Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy begins Tuesday as the pair face federal bribery and racketeering charges . Siegelman is accused...

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News France PM says immigration bill could be revised to address religious concerns
France PM says immigration bill could be revised to address religious concerns
Holly Manges Jones
May 2, 2006 07:12:00 am

French Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin expressed support Tuesday for a proposed immigration law , but indicated that its language could be amended after meeting over the weekend with leaders of the...

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News Iran denounces US nuclear ‘threats’ as violations of international law
Iran denounces US nuclear ‘threats’ as violations of international law
Tatyana Margolin
May 2, 2006 07:09:00 am

Iran Monday denounced what it called US 'threats' of possible military action against it in connection with its development of nuclear technology as illegal and urged UN action. Iranian ambassador to the UN Javad Zarif [official...

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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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