New York City subway searches ruling [US DC] News
New York City subway searches ruling [US DC]

Brendan MacWade et al. v. Raymond Kelly, United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, Judge Richard Berman, December 2, 2005 [holding that random police searches of bags on the New York City subway system are a minimal invasion of privacy and do not violate the Constitution]. Read the full text of the decision and order [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.