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  2. Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton

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    Joint Tribal Council of the Passamaquoddy Tribe v. Morton, 528 F.2d 370 (1st Cir. 1975), [1] was a landmark decision regarding aboriginal title in the United States.The United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit held that the Nonintercourse Act applied to the Passamaquoddy and Penobscot, then non-federally-recognized Indian tribes, and established a trust relationship between those ...

  3. 1921-1928 Newport, Kentucky steel strike - Wikipedia

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    [71] [70] A meeting between a delegation of the Women's Union Auxiliary and company president A.K. Andrews at 3pm at their office was also held, after company owner W.N. Andrew's failure to appear the day before. [68] They reported after at the Music Hall to the Auxiliary, stating that no progress towards a strike settlement was made. [70] [72]

  4. District of Columbia's at-large congressional district

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    Concerns that the Senate would stall such a proposal spurred the consideration of a compromise bill introduced by Rep. Ancher Nelsen (R–MN), who at the time served as ranking member of the House Committee on the District of Columbia. Nelsen's proposal guaranteed non-voting representation only in the House.

  5. Article Two of the United States Constitution - Wikipedia

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    When the House voted, each state delegation cast one vote, and the vote of a majority of states was necessary to choose a president. If second-place candidates were tied, then the Senate broke the tie. A quorum in the House consisted of at least one member from two-thirds of the state delegations; there was no special quorum for the Senate.

  6. United Nations - Wikipedia

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    [256] [257] The 2007 version of the bill was authored by U.S. Representative Ron Paul, to effect the United States' withdrawal from the United Nations. It would repeal various laws pertaining to the UN, terminate authorization for funds to be spent on the UN, terminate UN presence on American property, and withdraw diplomatic immunity for UN ...

  7. Preamble to the Constitution Act, 1867 - Wikipedia

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    The suggestion that this distribution of legislative authority, enacted by the Imperial Parliament, under the then "existing circumstances", could now be altered by Parliament or the Legislature of a province by transfer, exchange, or delegation, is repugnant to the very intent manifested in the above Resolutions ultimately implemented under ...

  8. United Nations Operation in Somalia II - Wikipedia

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    Beginning 9 May, elder delegations from their respective clans, Habr Gidr and Majerteen, met. [43] While Aidid and Yusuf aimed for a central Somalia-focused conference, they clashed with UNOSOM, which aimed to include other regions and replace Aidid's chairmanship with ex-President Abdullah Osman , a staunch critic of Aidid. [ 30 ]