Union financial disclosure requirements ruling [DC Circuit] News
Union financial disclosure requirements ruling [DC Circuit]

AFL-CIO v. Chao, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, May 31, 2005 [striking down part of the Bush administration's new financial disclosure requirements for unions]. Excerpt:

Because section 208 limits the Secretary's authority to promulgate rules requiring financial reporting to what she determines is "necessary to prevent" circumvention or evasion of a union's Title II reporting requirements, we hold that to the extent the Form T-1 requirements apply to union transactions unteathered to that limitation, the promulgation of Form T-1 exceeds the Secretary's authority by requiring general trust
reporting.

Read the full text of the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification

On September 25, 1789, the United States Congress sent twelve proposed constitutional amendments to the state legislatures for ratification. Ten of these were adopted in 1791 and became known as the Bill of Rights.

A proposed amendment on Congressional representation was never ratified, and another on Congressional pay was not ratified until 1992 when it became the 27th Amendment.

Peace of Augsburg allows princes in the Holy Roman Empire to chose their state's relgion

On September 25, 1555, Holy Roman Emperor Charles V signed the Peace of Augsburg, allowing princes within the Empire to chose whether their lands would be Catholic or Protestant. People living in a given principality were then permitted to move to a different region within the Empire if their faith differed from the one chosen by the prince their home state.

Bill of Rights sent to the states for ratification

On September 25, 1789, the United States Congress sent twelve proposed constitutional amendments to the state legislatures for ratification. Ten of these were adopted in 1791 and became known as the Bill of Rights.

A proposed amendment on Congressional representation was never ratified, and another on Congressional pay was not ratified until 1992 when it became the 27th Amendment.