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News Libya suspends law barring Gaddafi officials from office
Libya suspends law barring Gaddafi officials from office
Addison Morris
February 3, 2015 04:48:44 pm

Libya's House of Representatives on Monday voted to suspend the law barring from office any officials that served under Muammar Gaddafi . The law was passed in May 2013 by Libya's General National...

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News DOJ announces $1.375 billion settlement with S&P
DOJ announces $1.375 billion settlement with S&P
Addison Morris
February 3, 2015 01:39:30 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Tuesday that, after two years of litigation, Standard & Poor's (S&P) on Monday reached an agreement to settle a series of lawsuits [DOJ...

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News Romania judge sentenced for accepting bribes
Romania judge sentenced for accepting bribes
Addison Morris
February 2, 2015 01:32:25 pm

Romania's Bucharest Appeals Court on Monday sentenced Judge Mircea Moldovan to 22 years in prison for several instances of taking bribes from wealthy Romanian businessman in exchange for ruling in their favor in court. Though...

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News Two states join Texas immigration lawsuit
Two states join Texas immigration lawsuit
Addison Morris
January 27, 2015 02:36:33 pm

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced on Monday that both Nevada and Tennessee have joined the state-led coalition in its suit against the Obama administration over November's executive action on immigration. This...

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News Former CIA officer convicted of espionage
Former CIA officer convicted of espionage
Addison Morris
January 27, 2015 01:04:55 pm

A jury in the US District Court Eastern District of Virginia on Monday convicted former Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent Jeffrey Sterling of violating the Espionage Act . Sterling was found guilty on all nine...

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News Supreme Court rules on collective bargaining agreements
Supreme Court rules on collective bargaining agreements
Addison Morris
January 26, 2015 12:04:39 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday in M&G Polymers USA, LLC v. Tackett on collective bargaining agreements for retirement healthcare benefits. The case was brought by retired employees of an M&G Polymers-owned plant, who...

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News Supreme Court orders further proceedings for death row inmate
Supreme Court orders further proceedings for death row inmate
Addison Morris
January 20, 2015 02:44:28 pm

The US Supreme Court on Tuesday reversed a lower court ruling and ordered further proceedings for Mark Christeson, a Missouri man convicted of killing a woman and her two children. The court determined that the...

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News Supreme Court rules Muslim prisoner may grow beard
Supreme Court rules Muslim prisoner may grow beard
Addison Morris
January 20, 2015 02:01:06 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled unanimously Tuesday in Holt v. Hobbs that an Arkansas prison policy that bans Muslim prisoners from growing half-inch beards for religious beliefs is unconstitutional. The court held...

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News Supreme Court rules on Truth in Lending Act
Supreme Court rules on Truth in Lending Act
Addison Morris
January 13, 2015 11:45:51 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in Jesinoski v. Countrywide Home Loans, Inc. , determining the requirements of the Truth in Lending Act . The court determined that a borrower may exercise...

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News Human rights lawyer jailed in Tajikistan
Human rights lawyer jailed in Tajikistan
Addison Morris
January 13, 2015 11:10:35 am

A court in Tajikistan on Tuesday sentenced Sukhrat Kudratov, an award-winning human rights lawyer, to nine years in prison for bribery and fraud. Kudratov, who was named human rights defender of the year in 2011 by the...

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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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