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News Wisconsin judge strikes down controversial collective bargaining law
Wisconsin judge strikes down controversial collective bargaining law
Max Slater
September 15, 2012 12:01:57 pm

A Wisconsin judge on Friday struck down a controversial law that limits the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions. Juan Colas, a judge for the Dane County Circuit Court , held ...

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News Prosecutors urge ECCC to seize passport of former Khmer Rouge leader
Prosecutors urge ECCC to seize passport of former Khmer Rouge leader
Max Slater
September 15, 2012 10:17:45 am

Prosecutors in the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) on Friday urged the tribunal to seize the passport of former Khmer Rouge leader Ieng Thirith whose release was ordered after...

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News Cambodia genocide tribunal rules Khmer Rouge leader unfit to stand trial
Cambodia genocide tribunal rules Khmer Rouge leader unfit to stand trial
Max Slater
September 13, 2012 11:23:34 am

The trial chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) ruled Thursday that the sister-in-law of former Khmer Rouge leader Pol Pot is not mentally competent to stand trial, ordering...

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News New York governor signs bill strenghtening protections against child pornography
New York governor signs bill strenghtening protections against child pornography
Max Slater
September 8, 2012 12:02:21 pm

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Friday signed into law a bill that amends the state's penal code to prohibit the access and viewing of child pornography on the Internet....

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News Montana judge strikes down state lethal injection law
Montana judge strikes down state lethal injection law
Max Slater
September 8, 2012 11:01:40 am

Montana's Lewis and Clark County District Court ruled Thursday that the state's lethal injection method violates the provision of the Montana constitution that forbids cruel and unusual punishment. The lawsuit...

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News HRW urges Pakistan to protect Shia Muslims
HRW urges Pakistan to protect Shia Muslims
Max Slater
September 6, 2012 11:44:37 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) called on the government of Pakistan on Wednesday to ensure that minority Shia Muslims in Pakistan are protected from attacks by Sunni militant groups. HRW noted that attacks...

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News Ninth Circuit rules cities cannot destroy property of homeless
Ninth Circuit rules cities cannot destroy property of homeless
Max Slater
September 6, 2012 10:54:51 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Wednesday that the city of Los Angeles violated the Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the US constitution when it seized and destroyed...

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News UN rights expert denounces executions in Iraq
UN rights expert denounces executions in Iraq
Max Slater
August 31, 2012 03:50:08 pm

A UN human rights expert on Thursday condemned Iraq for the executions of 21 people on Monday and five more people on Wednesday. UN Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions Chistof Heyns urged...

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News California approves bill allowing some illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses
California approves bill allowing some illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses
Max Slater
August 31, 2012 03:12:39 pm

The California State Assembly approved a bill on Thursday that allows some illegal immigrants who came to the US as children to obtain driver's licenses. The bill, which the state Senate approved...

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Federal judge partially blocks Florida voter registration law
Max Slater
August 30, 2012 10:27:32 am

A judge for the US District Court for the Northern District of Florida on Tuesday blocked Florida from implementing a portion of its controversial voting law that shortens the deadlines for groups...

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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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