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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Kerry calls Bush to concede: AP
BREAKING NEWS ~ Kerry calls Bush to concede: AP
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 3, 2004 11:11:00 am

AP is reporting that John Kerry has called President Bush to concede the Presidential race.UPDATE: ABC News is reporting that Kerry will make a concession speech at 1 PM ET in Boston. As early as this morning, the Kerry...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Knesset approves compensation plan for Israeli settlers
BREAKING NEWS ~ Knesset approves compensation plan for Israeli settlers
Chris Buell
November 3, 2004 11:03:00 am

AP is reporting that the Knesset has approved a compensation plan for Israeli settlers displaced by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan. AP has background here....

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News Refusal to vacate 6th Circuit stays on Ohio voter challenge rulings [US SC]
Refusal to vacate 6th Circuit stays on Ohio voter challenge rulings [US SC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 2, 2004 10:27:00 am

Spncer et al. v. Blackwell; Summit County Democratic Committee et al. v. Heider, United States Supreme Court, Justice John Paul Stevens, November 2, 2004. Excerpt:Although the hour is late and time is short, I have reviewedthe District Court opinions and...

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News Stays of Ohio voter challenge rulings [6th Circuit]
Stays of Ohio voter challenge rulings [6th Circuit]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 2, 2004 09:05:00 am

Summit County Democratic Committee et al. v. Blackwell; Spencer v. Blackwell, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, November 2, 2004. Read the opinion here , concurrence here and dissent here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase...

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News Ohio ruling reversing decision to limit poll challengers [OH SC]
Ohio ruling reversing decision to limit poll challengers [OH SC]
November 2, 2004 01:39:00 am

The State ex rel. Wolf v. Blackwell et al., Ohio Supreme Court, November 1, 2004 [ruling to reverse a previous decision that limited the number of challengers at each polling place to one and reinstating the directive from the Ohio...

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News 2nd Ohio ruling limiting voter challenges at the polls [US DC]
2nd Ohio ruling limiting voter challenges at the polls [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 1, 2004 09:37:00 am

Summit Party Democratic Committee v. Blackwell, United Staters District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Judge John R. Adams, November 1, 2004 [ruling that "challengers may not be present at the polling place for the sole purpose of challenging...

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News Ohio ruling limiting voter challengers at the polls [US DC]
Ohio ruling limiting voter challengers at the polls [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 1, 2004 09:27:00 am

Spencer et al. v. Blackwell et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Judge Susan J. Dlott, November 1, 2004 [ruling barring "any challengers other than election judges and other electors into the polling places throughout...

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News Ohio injunction limiting number of poll challengers [OH CP]
Ohio injunction limiting number of poll challengers [OH CP]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
November 1, 2004 07:43:00 am

Thompson v. Blackwell, Ohio Court of Common Pleas, Cuyhoga County, Judge John P. O'Donnell, October 31, 2004 [entering a permanent statewide injunction against Ohio Secretary of State Ken Blackwell's Directive 2004-45 insofar as it pertains to the permissible number of...

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News European Constitution Treaty [EU]
European Constitution Treaty [EU]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 29, 2004 10:52:00 am

Treaty Establishing a Constitution for Europe, European Union, signed at Rome, October 29, 2004. Excerpt:HIS MAJESTY THE KING OF THE BELGIANS, THE PRESIDENT OF THE CZECH REPUBLIC, HER MAJESTY THE QUEEN OF DENMARK, THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF...

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News Campaign donations for recounts ruling [FEC]
Campaign donations for recounts ruling [FEC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
October 29, 2004 10:45:00 am

Federal Election Commission, October 26, 2004 . Read the FEC advisory opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper...

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19th Amendment adopted

On August 26, 1920, the Nineteenth Amendment to the US Constitution was adopted, granting women full suffrage. The Amendment states that "[t]he right of citizens of the United States to vote shall not be denied or abridged by the United States or by any State on account of sex. Congress shall have power to enforce this article by appropriate legislation." Learn more about the passage of the Nineteenth Amendment from the National Archives.

Declaration of the Rights of Man adopted

On August 26, 1789, the Declaration of the Rights of Man was adopted by the French National Assembly. Click here to read the text of the Declaration and learn more about its formulation.

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