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United States v. Lara, 541 U.S. 193 (2004) As an Indian tribe and the United States are separate sovereigns, both the United States and a Native American (Indian) tribe can prosecute an Indian for the same acts that constituted crimes in both jurisdictions without invoking double jeopardy if the actions of the accused violated Federal law ...
City of Richmond v. United States: 422 U.S. 358 (1975) Limited Richmond, Virginia's right to annex land from surrounding counties Warth v. Seldin: 422 U.S. 490 (1975) Law of standing: United States v. Peltier: 422 U.S. 531 (1975) Exclusionary Rule Not Applicable when officer relied on statute subsequently ruled unconstitutional O'Connor v ...
The 1960s in the United States saw several large race riots in major cities. [6] This wave of riots began in New York City with the Harlem riot of 1964 and were followed the next year by the Watts riots in Los Angeles, which were regarded as one of the most destructive riots to occur in the country in the 1900s. [6]
The Civil Rights Act of 1960 (Pub. L. 86–449, 74 Stat. 89, enacted May 6, 1960) is a United States federal law that established federal inspection of local voter registration polls and introduced penalties for anyone who obstructed someone's attempt to register to vote.
Throughout the 1960s, Doris Kearns and Richard Goodwin, who eventually married but didn’t meet each other until 1972 — were separately and famously involved in presidential politics.
President Lyndon B. Johnson signing the Civil Rights Act of 1964 on July 2, 1964. The Great Society was a series of domestic programs enacted by President Lyndon B. Johnson in the United States from 1964 to 1968, with the stated goals of totally eliminating poverty and racial injustice in the country.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — Statehouse legislators say it’s “more important now than ever” to repeal Ohio’s dormant same-sex marriage ban, concerned it could be reenacted if the U.S. Supreme ...
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio voters on Tuesday resoundingly rejected a Republican-backed measure that would have made it more difficult to change the state’s constitution, setting up a fall ...