Denial of Ohio recount request [US DC] News
Denial of Ohio recount request [US DC]

Rios et al. v. Blackwell, US District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Judge James G. Carr, November 23, 2004 [denying a request by third-party candidates for a full recount of Ohio presidential ballots before the state had certified its election results]. Read the full text of the order here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Ku Klux Klan trials began in South Carolina

On November 28, 1871, Ku Klux Klan trials began in US District Court in South Carolina as part of a federal effort to halt growing White violence in the former Confederate states. Learn more about the Ku Klux Klan trials.

New Zealand women vote for the first time in a general election

On November 28, 1893, women voted in New Zealand elections for the first time.