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News Florida terror case co-defendant deported
Florida terror case co-defendant deported
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 12:45:00 pm

Sameeh Hammoudeh, a co-defendant in a Florida terrorism case with former University of South Florida computer science professor Sami Al-Arian , was deported earlier this week, according to Hammoudeh's attorney. Federal officials took Hammoudeh to his...

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News US bankruptcy court allows sale of Yukos refinery
US bankruptcy court allows sale of Yukos refinery
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 11:58:00 am

A US bankruptcy judge in New York City on Thursday declined to extend an order to block the sale of the controlling stake of Mazeikiu Nafta , the largest oil refinery owned by crippled oil company Yukos [corporate...

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News Federal judicial panel discussing ban on expense-paid trips for judges
Federal judicial panel discussing ban on expense-paid trips for judges
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 11:27:00 am

A panel of federal judges headed by US District Judge D. Brock Hornby of Maine has begun considering whether members of the federal bench should have their way paid to private seminars. Federal judges are currently allowed...

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News Belarus to appeal US, EU travel bans
Belarus to appeal US, EU travel bans
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 10:51:00 am

Belarus plans to appeal decisions by the European Union and the United States to ban Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and other top government officials from entering their jurisdictions, according to a Lukashenko...

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News Congress approves restrictions on demonstrations at military funerals
Congress approves restrictions on demonstrations at military funerals
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 10:28:00 am

Congress has approved and sent to President Bush for his signature a measure designed to prevent demonstrators from getting close to military funerals at national cemeteries. The US Senate approved the final version of the Respect for America's Fallen...

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News DOJ argues courts ‘ill-equipped’ to rule on disclosure of national security secrets
DOJ argues courts ‘ill-equipped’ to rule on disclosure of national security secrets
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 09:49:00 am

The US Department of Justice argued Wednesday in a court filing that the US courts have traditionally been "ill-equipped" to judge harm to national security and that the executive branch should therefore decide whether information surrounding the...

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News Libby prosecutor may call Cheney to testify in CIA leak case
Libby prosecutor may call Cheney to testify in CIA leak case
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 08:58:00 am

US Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald suggested Wednesday that Vice President Dick Cheney may be a witness in the government's case against former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby , who is being...

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News Army general denies recommending use of dogs in Abu Ghraib interrogations
Army general denies recommending use of dogs in Abu Ghraib interrogations
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 08:20:00 am

A high-ranking US Army officer testified Wednesday in the court-martial of Sgt. Santos Cardona, the second of two soldiers accused of using unmuzzled dogs to terrify detainees during interrogations at the Abu Ghraib [JURIST news...

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News Sudan appeals USS Cole ruling allowing families to sue
Sudan appeals USS Cole ruling allowing families to sue
Jaime Jansen
May 24, 2006 02:16:00 pm

A lawyer for the government of Sudan urged the US Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit Wednesday to dismiss a lawsuit brought by families of the 17 sailors killed in the 2000 terrorist attack on the...

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News Federal court rules permanent ban on NSL speech may infringe First Amendment
Federal court rules permanent ban on NSL speech may infringe First Amendment
Jaime Jansen
May 24, 2006 01:30:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Tuesday remanded a case involving a permanent government ban on speech when an individual receives a National Security Letter (NSL) , stating that...

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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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