Massachusetts immigration raid lawsuit ruling [1st Circuit] News
Massachusetts immigration raid lawsuit ruling [1st Circuit]

Aguilar et al. v. United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement Division of the Department of Homeland Security et al., US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, November 27, 2007 [upholding a district court dismissal of a lawsuit brought by illegal immigrant detainees over their transfer from Massachusetts to Texas holding centers following a March 6 factory raid in which 360 people were arrested]. Read the full text of the opinion. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Sewing machine patented

On September 10, 1846, United States patent number 3640 was awarded to Elias Howe for his sewing machine. In 1854, Howe brought legal action against Isaac Singer, because he alleged Singer's machine infringed upon the patent. Howe won the case and was awarded royalties from the Singer sewing machines.
Learn more about Elias Howe from the University of Rochester.

Last French execution by guillotine

On September 10, 1977, Hamida Djandoubi, a Tunisian immigrant convicted of murder, became the last person executed by guillotine in France.

The French death penalty was formally abolished by President Francois Mitterand in 1981. Learn more about the history of the guillotine.