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Obama signs bill expanding hate crimes protections

October 29, 2009 06:44:00 AM

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday signed into law a defense appropriations bill that contains a measure extending the definition of federal hate crimes to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. The president hailed...

October 23, 2009 07:28:00 AM

The US Senate on Thursday voted 68-29 to approve a bill that extends the definition of federal hate crimes to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. The Matthew Shepard and...

October 20, 2009 01:30:00 PM

Brian Moulton and Michelle Litteken : "The Human Rights Campaign (HRC) applauds the Department of Justice's (DOJ) statement regarding increased efforts to fight LGBT discrimination. In his speech to the Civil Rights...

October 9, 2009 12:45:00 PM

The US House of Representatives on Thursday approved a bill that extends the definition of federal hate crimes to include crimes motivated by gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability. The Matthew Shepard and...

July 17, 2009 10:39:00 AM

The US Senate approved a bill Thursday that would expand hate crimes law to include crimes motivated by sexual orientation or gender. The Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act would provide federal assistance to...

July 16, 2009 08:45:00 PM

Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act, passed by the US Senate July 16, 2009 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has...

October 18, 2007 02:42:00 PM

Howard M. Friedman : "In a world full of bad news, we can sometimes find optimism in strange places. Maryland federal district Judge John Bennett's careful ruling in a...

September 27, 2007 03:08:00 PM

The US Senate approved an amendment to the 2008 Senate Defense Reauthorization Bill by unanimous voice vote Thursday that would expand federal hate crimes legislation. Among its provisions, the Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes...

May 3, 2007 07:15:00 PM

The US House of Representatives Thursday approved a bill to expand federal hate crimes legislation to include violent attacks against people based on gender or sexuality. The Local Law Enforcement Hate Crimes...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

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 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.