Ruling on US government liability for contracts with Indian tribes [US SC] News
Ruling on US government liability for contracts with Indian tribes [US SC]

Cherokee Nation of Oklahoma, et al. v. Leavitt, Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Breyer, March 1, 2005 [ruling that the US government was liable for agreements to cover contract costs for several Indian tribes despite arguments that Congress did not appropriate funds for the full amount]. Read the full text of the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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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.