Ohio voter ID settlement [US DC] News
Ohio voter ID settlement [US DC]

Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless v. Blackwell, November 2, 2006 [agreement requiring Ohio absentee voters to show proof of ID when applying for an absentee ballot but allowing absentee ballots already obtained without ID to still be counted]. Read the full text of the settlement [PDF]. 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.