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News Netherlands court refers British-EU citizenship question to ECJ
Netherlands court refers British-EU citizenship question to ECJ
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 9, 2018 07:10:34 am

A court in Amsterdam on Thursday referred to the European Court of Justice (ECJ) the question of whether British nationals lose their EU citizenship after UK's departure from the EU becomes official in March 2019, and...

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News India imposes $21 million fine on Google for search bias
India imposes $21 million fine on Google for search bias
Erin McCarthy Holliday
February 8, 2018 02:06:05 pm

India's antitrust watchdog, the Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Thursday imposed a USD $21.17 million fine (1.36 billion rupees) on Google for "search bias" and abuse of its dominant position. The order was passed in...

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News Google faces class action lawsuit over new Pixel smartphone
Google faces class action lawsuit over new Pixel smartphone
Mary Nicholas
February 8, 2018 01:04:16 pm

Google is being sued in a class action lawsuit filed Tuesday over alleged defects in the new Pixel smartphone. Plaintiffs claim that Google knowingly sold Pixel phones with defective microphones preventing phone call usage and other voice recognition...

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News ICC to probe possible human rights violations in the Philippines
ICC to probe possible human rights violations in the Philippines
Ram Eachambadi | JURIST Staff
February 8, 2018 11:38:39 am

International Criminal Court (ICC) her decision to open a preliminary examination into allegations of human rights violations committed in the Philippines under President Rodrigo Duterte and...

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News Kenya lawyer deported after protesting re-election of Kenyatta
Kenya lawyer deported after protesting re-election of Kenyatta
Akira Tomlinson
February 8, 2018 08:54:46 am

A Kenyan lawyer was reportedly deported on Tuesday after being charged with treason for attending the symbolic presidential inauguration of opposition leader Raila Odinga. The lawyer, Miguna Miguna, was to appear in court under orders from the...

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News Ohio legislature approves redistricting amendment, question to be sent to voters
Ohio legislature approves redistricting amendment, question to be sent to voters
Kylee Clark
February 8, 2018 08:22:51 am

The Ohio House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a Senate bill that would reform current redistricting policies. The proposed constitutional amendment provides the legislature the opportunity to draw the state's congressional districts and approve them with...

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News HRW: people with disabilities at high risk of abuses in Australia prisons
HRW: people with disabilities at high risk of abuses in Australia prisons
Lindsay Offutt
February 8, 2018 07:53:44 am

Australian officials are abusing prisoners with disabilities, and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities are at especially high risk, Human Rights Watch (HRW) reported Tuesday. The report , titled, "I Needed Help, Instead I Was Punished":...

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News UN rights expert condemns violations against Syria civilians
UN rights expert condemns violations against Syria civilians
Lindsay Offutt
February 8, 2018 07:09:47 am

UN expert Paulo Pinheiro on Tuesday reported civilian violence in Syria is dramatically increasing, causing internal displacement and an estimated quarter of a million civilians to flee the country. Pinheiro, Chairperson of the International Commission of Inquiry on...

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News Pennsylvania Supreme Court: equal, compact and contiguous districts are a constitutional requirement
Pennsylvania Supreme Court: equal, compact and contiguous districts are a constitutional requirement
Andrew Morgan
February 7, 2018 09:51:31 pm

The Pennsylvania Supreme Court on Wednesday explained that traditional district-drawing criteria mandated the court's decision last month to strike down the state's 2011 electoral map. While the court delivered its order finding...

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News Poland president signs Holocaust anti-defamation bill into law
Poland president signs Holocaust anti-defamation bill into law
Akira Tomlinson
February 7, 2018 06:13:40 pm

Polish President Andrzej Duda on Tuesday signed into law an anti-defamation bill that prohibits blaming Poland for assisting in Holocaust crimes. The Act on the Institute of National Remembrance - Commission for the Prosecution of Crimes...

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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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