IACHR illegal immigrants treatment petition [ACLU] News
IACHR illegal immigrants treatment petition [ACLU]

Petiton Alleging Violations of the Human Rights of Undocumented Workers in the United States, American Civil Liberties Union and National Employment Law Project, November 2, 2006 [petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights claiming the US is violating the rights of illegal workers]. Read the full text of the petition. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Amsterdam Treaty signed, broadening scope of EU

On October 2, 1997, European Union delegates signed the Amsterdam Treaty, which broadened the scope of the international organization. It amended previous EU treaties to expand the power of the EU Parliament, start the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and prepare for the influx of post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe.

Thurgood Marshall becomes first African-American Supreme Court justice

On October 2, 1967, civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice Learn more about Marshall and his career from the Library of Congress.