JURIST - This Day at Law

tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72793462009-11-07T00:00:02.440-05:00JURIST - This Day at LawBernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.comBlogger633125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1099690648617691672009-11-07T00:00:00.001-05:002009-11-07T00:00:02.594-05:00Congress passed War Powers Act

On November 7, 1973, Congress passed the War Powers Act, overriding President Nixon's veto. Read the War Powers Act and review a summary of Congress and the War Power: Constitutional Anchor or Anachronism?, a seminar held at the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars on October 15, 2001.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1099687552631284722009-11-06T00:00:00.003-05:002009-11-06T00:00:04.382-05:00New York state granted voting rights to women

On November 6, 1917, the state of New York adopted a constitutional amendment granting equal voting rights to women.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-57568089063580128482009-11-06T00:00:00.001-05:002009-11-06T00:00:05.952-05:00UN votes to condemn Apartheid in South Africa

On November 6, 1962, the United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 1761, which condemned Apartheid in South Africa and called on member-nations to boycott the country. The Resolution also set up a Special Committee against Apartheid.Learn more about the role of the Special Committee against Apartheid from the African National Congress.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-90922131353783797372009-11-05T00:00:00.004-05:002009-11-05T00:00:06.668-05:00Saddam Hussein sentenced to death

On November 5, 2006, the former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging for crimes against humanity during his time in office. The execution took place on the following December 30.Learn more about the trial of Saddam Hussein from the U.S. Library of Congress.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1099617507766883892009-11-05T00:00:00.001-05:002009-11-05T00:00:07.272-05:00Susan B. Anthony voted illegally in a federal election

On November 5, 1872, women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony illegally cast her vote in a New York Congressional district election. Read the indictment subsequently brought against her and the transcript of her address to the jury, plus JURIST's trial analysis from Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law. Anthony was fined $100 after a directed verdict.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-91253461462790314642009-11-04T00:00:00.005-05:002009-11-04T00:00:03.820-05:00Israel PM Yitzhak Rabin assassinated

On November 4, 1996, Yigal Amir shot and killed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in response to the Oslo Accords peace agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Amir tried and given a life sentence for the murder. Learn more about the trial of Yigal Amir from the New York Times.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1099518326298372712009-11-04T00:00:00.001-05:002009-11-04T00:00:05.321-05:00Massachusetts instituted death penalty for heresy

On November 4, 1646, the Massachusetts General Court approved a law requiring all members of the colony to recognize the Bible as the Word of God, under penalty of death. Read Kathleen J. Burns, A Chronicle of the Death Penalty in Massachusetts [DOC], Lawyers Journal (January 1999).

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-26359446496190662992009-11-03T00:00:00.003-05:002009-11-03T00:00:01.938-05:00Last public execution at Tyburn Gallows in London

On November 3, 1783, the last public execution took place at Tyburn Gallows in London, when John Austin was hanged for highway robbery. From the hanging of William Fitz Osburn in 1196 until Austin's execution, Tyburn served as London's primary location for public executions.Learn more about the trial of John Austin.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1099229006910821812009-11-03T00:00:00.001-05:002009-11-03T00:00:03.963-05:00US Supreme Court ruled Indians not US citizens

On November 3, 1884, the US Supreme Court ruled in Elk v. Wilkins that John Elk, an Indian who had tried to vote in a federal election in Omaha, Nebraska, was not a US citizen entitled to the protection of the 14th and 15th Amendments of the US Constitution. Native Americans became eligible for citizenship in 1887 under the Dawes Act, but only in 1924, under the Indian Citizenship Act, were all

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-84161373360096835002009-11-02T00:00:00.006-05:002009-11-02T00:00:37.481-05:00Balfour Declaration issued

On November 2, 1917, British Foreign Secretary Arthur Balfour issued the United Kingdom's formal statement regarding Jewish people in Palestine. The Balfour Declaration was later endorsed by the World War I Allied Powers. It stated the British intention to support a national homeland for Jewish people and became a cornerstone of the Zionist movement.Read the full Balfour Declaration as well as

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1099228480881344712009-11-02T00:00:00.001-05:002009-11-02T00:00:09.747-05:00Congress set minimum federal sentences for drug offenders

On November 2, 1951, President Harry Truman signed the "Boggs Act" into law, setting minimum federal sentences for drug offenders. Read Richard J. Bonnie and Charles Whitebread, The Forbidden Fruit and the Tree of Knowledge: An Inquiry Into the Legal History of American Marijuana Prohibition, 56 Virginia Law Review (1970).

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-3357408033363053042009-11-01T00:00:00.004-04:002009-11-01T00:00:29.585-04:00Maastricht Treaty comes into force, creating EU

On November 1, 1993, the Treaty on the European Union (Maastricht Treaty) officially came into force, formally creating the European Union. Learn more about the history of the EU.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1099228076779413962009-11-01T00:00:00.001-04:002009-11-01T00:00:27.896-04:00Rent control established in New York City

On November 1, 1943, the federal Office of Price Administration first established rent control in wartime New York City.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-54627799544685292772009-10-31T00:00:00.004-04:002009-10-31T00:00:03.771-04:00India PM Indira Ghandi assassinated

On October 31, 1984, Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi was assassinated by two security guards, precipitating riots throughout the country.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1098992785754451352009-10-31T00:00:00.001-04:002009-10-31T00:00:00.314-04:00Nevada admitted to Union after telegraphing Constitution

On October 31, 1864, Congress admitted Nevada as the 36th state in the Union. With President Lincoln coming up for re-election and looking for support for his proposed 13th Amendment to the Constitution, Nevadans had moved quickly to meet the legal requirements for statehood, ultimately sending the entire text of the proposed state constitution to Washington by telegraph, creating in the longest

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-88146066797519206522009-10-30T00:00:00.003-04:002009-10-30T00:00:00.721-04:00Roosevelt approves $1 billion in aid to WWII Allies under Lend-Lease Act

On October 30, 1941, President Franklin Roosevelt approved $1 billion in wartime aid to the Allies under the Lend-Lease Act. America did not formally enter World War II until December of 1941, but the U.S. Government nonetheless provided crucial aid to the Allied Powers from the passage of the Lend-Lease Act in March of 1941 through the end of the war. The Lend-Lease Agreement between the U.S.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1098992243999862122009-10-30T00:00:00.001-04:002009-10-30T00:00:02.429-04:00Russians granted basic civil liberties

On October 30, 1905 [October 17 old calendar], Tsar Nicholas II granted Russians basic civil liberties in the October Manifesto.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-7540340984346826052009-10-29T00:00:00.007-04:002009-10-29T00:00:01.248-04:00Red Cross established

On October 29, 1863, the International Red Cross was established in Geneva, Switzerland. Learn more about the history of the International Committee of the Red Cross and the history of International Humanitarian law.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1098992024485197272009-10-29T00:00:00.001-04:002009-10-29T00:00:08.621-04:00McKinley assassin executed

On October 29, 1901, Leon Czolgosz was executed for assassinating President William McKinley.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-78459182422090126442009-10-28T00:00:00.007-04:002009-10-28T00:00:14.780-04:00Khrushchev orders removal of USSR missiles from Cuba

On October 28, 1962, Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev ordered the removal of Soviet missiles from Cuba, ending the Cuban Missile Crisis. Learn more about the Cuban Missile Crisis from the Woodrow Wilson Center for Scholars, and read declassified documents as provided by The George Washington University.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1098897413354565032009-10-28T00:00:00.002-04:002009-10-28T00:00:11.434-04:00Volstead Act passed establishing Prohibition

On October 28, 1919, the Volstead Act was passed, ushering in Prohibition.Learn more about the Volstead Act and the prohibition era from the National Archives and Records Administration.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-51906000453732245602009-10-27T00:00:00.007-04:002009-10-27T00:00:01.316-04:00UK financial markets deregulated on "Big Bang" day

On October 27, 1986, the so-called "Big Bang" deregulated markets throughout the London Stock Exchange as part of Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher's financial reform program. Learn more about the effects of the Big Bang in the United Kingdom.

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1098821780283061082009-10-27T00:00:00.001-04:002009-10-27T00:00:03.054-04:00First of the Federalist Papers published

On October 27, 1787, the first of the Federalist Papers, written by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison under the pen-name "PUBLIUS" to promote the ratification of the new US Constitution, was published in a New York newspaper.

Bernard Hibbittsnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-44060923266739023262009-10-26T00:00:00.004-04:002009-10-26T01:19:46.388-04:00Israel and Jordan sign peace accord

On October 26, 1994, Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres and his Jordanian counterpart Abdelsalam al-Majali signed the Treaty of Peace Between the State of Israel and the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. The treaty ended a state of war that had existed between the two nations since the Arab-Israeli War of 1948. In addition to other provisions, the accord established normal diplomatic relations,

Ryan Oldenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12393322696621055001noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7279346.post-1098737532290942822009-10-26T00:00:00.001-04:002009-10-26T00:04:02.173-04:00Margaret Sanger arrested for distributing birth control information

On October 26, 1916, feminist Margaret Sanger was arrested for distributing birth control information shortly after establishing the first US birth control clinic in Brooklyn, New York.

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