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Planned Parenthood Arizona sues state officials to block new law restricting funding

July 17, 2012 04:20:36 PM

Planned Parenthood Arizona (PPA) filed a lawsuit in the US District Court for the District of Arizona Monday against Arizona state officials to enjoin enforcement of a new state law that would block funding for...

July 7, 2012 03:09:27 PM

Lawyers for the state of Georgia argued Friday in court filings with the US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit that its immigration law is constitutional under the recent US Supreme Court ruling in...

July 6, 2012 10:00:27 AM

The California Senate Thursday approved a bill that prevents local police officers from turning over a detained individual to federal immigration authorities unless the detainee has been convicted of a felony. The California Trust Act [AB 1081,...

June 26, 2012 01:48:59 PM

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer said Monday she is pleased with the US Supreme Court's decision upholding the a controversial section of Arizona's immigration law and that she is confident...

May 31, 2012 10:00:24 AM

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Arizona ruled Tuesday that several Arizona residents have legal standing to challenge the state's controversial immigration law passed in...

April 13, 2012 01:18:20 PM

Arizona Governor Jan Brewer signed a bill on Friday that bans abortions after 20 weeks into a pregnancy unless there is a medical emergency. The bill imposes other restrictions...

April 11, 2012 08:29:00 AM

The Arizona House of Representatives approved a bill on Tuesday that bans abortions after 20 weeks into a pregnancy, with an exception carved out only for medical emergencies. In addition to...

March 2, 2012 10:35:38 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit on Thursday heard arguments in a challenge to illegal immigration legislation recently passed in Alabama and Georgia, but the three-judge panel chose to defer its ruling until after...

March 1, 2012 09:48:36 AM

The US District Court for the District of Arizona on Wednesday blocked Arizona from enforcing a section of the state's 2010 immigration enforcement law that bans drivers from blocking traffic to acquire...

February 7, 2012 01:30:43 PM

Attorneys for Arizona Governor Jan Brewer filed an opening brief with the US Supreme Court on Monday, asking the court to lift an injunction that has blocked many contentious provisions of a state...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Algerian National Liberation Front announces independence campaign

The pro-Algerian independence National Liberation Front released a proclamation on November 1, 1954 announcing the beginning of its campaign for Algerian independence from France, marking the start of the Algerian War. The war would rage for seven years and claim hundreds of thousands of lives until it was ended by the 1962 Évian Accords. Algeria would win its independence on July 3, 1962. Read the full November 1 declaration.

Rent 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.

Maastricht 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.