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News ICTR says prosecutors cannot transfer Rwanda genocide case to Norway
ICTR says prosecutors cannot transfer Rwanda genocide case to Norway
Joe Shaulis
May 22, 2006 02:02:00 pm

The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda has denied prosecutors' request to transfer the trial of Rwandan genocide suspect Michel Bagaragaza to Norway because Norway does not have a specific law against...

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News UK attorney general considering war crimes charges against Israeli soldiers
UK attorney general considering war crimes charges against Israeli soldiers
Joe Shaulis
May 22, 2006 01:13:00 pm

UK Attorney General Lord Peter Goldsmith is to meet with senior Israeli officials Thursday to discuss whether Israeli soldiers should be charged with war crimes for shooting two Britons in 2003. The families of James Miller, an...

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News Chile high court OKs bail for Peru ex-president Fujimori
Chile high court OKs bail for Peru ex-president Fujimori
Joe Shaulis
May 18, 2006 01:51:00 pm

Former Peruvian President Alberto Fujimori will be freed on bail as he fights extradition to Peru on corruption and human rights charges . A panel of the Supreme Court of...

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News Serbia high court confirms war crimes sentences for 1992 Muslim killings
Serbia high court confirms war crimes sentences for 1992 Muslim killings
Joe Shaulis
May 18, 2006 01:19:00 pm

The Serbian Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the sentences of four paramilitary group members convicted of war crimes, according to reports from state-run television. The members of the Serbian Avengers were convicted last year of abducting, torturing...

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News Senate judiciary panel backs constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
Senate judiciary panel backs constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage
Joe Shaulis
May 18, 2006 12:41:00 pm

The US Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday voted to send a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage to the Senate floor for consideration. The amendment , sponsored by Sen. Wayne Allard (R-CO) ...

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News Egyptian court denies Nour appeal of forgery conviction
Egyptian court denies Nour appeal of forgery conviction
Joe Shaulis
May 18, 2006 12:37:00 pm

Jailed Egyptian opposition leader Ayman Nour Thursday lost his appeal for a retrial following his December conviction for forging signatures on documents registering his Al-Ghad Party for last year's presidential election {JURIST...

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News Oregon appeals court vacates $150M verdict against Philip Morris
Oregon appeals court vacates $150M verdict against Philip Morris
Joe Shaulis
May 18, 2006 11:54:00 am

The Oregon Court of Appeals has vacated a $150 million jury verdict against cigarette manufacturer Philip Morris and remanded the case for a new trial to determine punitive damages. Philip Morris appealed a...

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News Georgia to appeal same-sex marriage ban ruling
Georgia to appeal same-sex marriage ban ruling
Joe Shaulis
May 17, 2006 03:38:00 pm

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue said Wednesday that the state will appeal a judge's ruling that a voter-approved amendment banning same-sex marriage is unconstitutional. Georgia Attorney General Thurbert E. Baker [official...

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News French Assembly passes bill restricting immigration by unskilled workers
French Assembly passes bill restricting immigration by unskilled workers
Joe Shaulis
May 17, 2006 02:59:00 pm

The French National Assembly voted overwhelmingly Wednesday to tighten immigration requirements for unskilled workers. The Senate is expected to consider the bill next month. If adopted, the measure would allow only...

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News Europe delegation says CIA confirmed renditions, but suggested state complicity
Europe delegation says CIA confirmed renditions, but suggested state complicity
Joe Shaulis
May 17, 2006 02:08:00 pm

Members of a European Parliament delegation just back from a visit to the US told reporters in Strasbourg Wednesday that CIA officials had confirmed to them "that between 30 and 50 people have...

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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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