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2005 The Supreme Court rules the death penalty unconstitutional for people who committed crimes before age 18 1998 Supreme Court rules attorney-client privilege extends beyond the grave, exempting Vince Foster's conversations with his lawyers from being used as evidence by Kenneth Starr 1998 Federal rules that the Secret Service must testify in the Lewinsky case 1998 Federal court rules President Clinton does not have executive privilege in the Lewinsky case so he must testify 1998 Federal court rules that Monica Lewinsky does not have an immunity agreement with Kenneth Starr 1994 Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try O. J. Simpson 1993 U.S. Court of Appeals rules congress must save all E-Mail 1992 Supreme Court rules fund soliciting can be banned at airports 1992 Supreme Court rules hate crime laws violated free-speech rights 1992 Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs 1992 U.S. Supreme Court rules a Nebraska farmer was entrapped by postal agents into buying mail-order child pornography 1992 FCC rules companies can own 30 AM and 30 FM stations (formerly 12) 1992 Supreme Court rules 5-3 that Joseph Doherty isn't entitled to asylum 1991 New Dutch Regulations Traffic rules and Traffic signs enforced 1991 Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret U.S. documents 1991 Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable 1991 Supreme Court rules jurors can't be barred from serving due to race 1991 Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus 1991 "Davis Rules," with Jonathan Winters and Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV 1990 Supreme Court rules family members cannot end lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives previously made their wishes known 1990 Supreme Court rules police check for drunk drivers constitutional 1990 European court rules pension rights for both men and women 1990 Supreme Court rules states could make it a crime to possess or look at child pornography, even in one's home 1989 Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions 1989 Yanks beat Milwaukee Brewers 4-1, score is changed to 5-1 after game is over. Umpire rules Roberto Kelly scored before a double-play 1989 Supreme Court rules ok to burn U.S. flag as a political expression 1989 U.S. Supreme Court rules employees have legal burden to prove non- discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting 1988 Arbitrator George Nicolau rules owners conspired against free agents 1988 U.S. Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant 1988 Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays and other expressive activities 1987 Supreme Court rules school teaching evolution need not teach creation 1987 Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified 1987 NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption 1987 No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings 1986 New York jury rules NFL violated antitrust laws, awards USFL $1 in damages 1986 World Court rules U.S. aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal 1986 Supreme Court rules Air Force could ban wearing of yarmulkes 1984 Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members 1984 International Court of Justice rules on U.S. blockade of Nicaragua 1984 Supreme Court rules (5-4) oks private use of home VCRs to tape TV programs for later viewing does not violate federal copyright laws 1983 NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1983 Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less 1983 Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period 1983 Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students 1982 Supreme Court rules President can't be sued for actions in office 1982 Supreme Court rules all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to a public education 1982 Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing 1982 Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation 1981 Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions 1980 Supreme Court rules new forms of life created in labs could be patented 1979 World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all U.S. hostages 1979 Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball 1979 Supreme Court rules employers may use quotas to help minorities 1979 Supreme Court rules, 8-1, police can't randomly stop cars 1979 Jean Renoir, actor and director (Rules of the Game), dies at 84 1978 NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms 1978 Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" 1978 Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery 1978 Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more 1977 Supreme Court rules out death penalty for rapists of adults 1977 Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on NH licenses 1977 Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released 1976 Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual 1976 New Jersey Court rules Karen Anne Quinlan may be disconnected from respirator 1975 Supreme Court rules teachers could spank their pupils after warning 1975 Supreme Court rules uniform minimum legal fees are a violation 1974 Supreme Court unanimously rules Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes 1972 Supreme Court rules (5-4) that Death Penalty is cruel and unusual 1972 U.S. Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote 1970 Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation 1969 Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House 1968 Czechoslovakia and Russian "accord" rules allies Soviet forces 1966 U.S. RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays 1966 U.S. Supreme Court rules the poll tax unconstitutional 1966 Wisc State Circuit Court Judge Elmer W. Roller rules either the Braves stay in Milwaukee or NL must promise Wisconsin an expansion team for 1966 1965 Supreme Court rules 1879 Connecticut law ban of contraceptives unconstitutional 1964 FTC rules health warnings must appear on all cigarette packages 1964 Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation unconstitut 1964 Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1964 U.S. Supreme Court rules - 1 man 1 vote (Westberry vs. Sanders) 1963 West and East Berlin sign accord about travel rules 1963 ML Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965 1963 Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools 1963 Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone 1962 Supreme Court rules New York school prayer unconstitutional 1961 Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball 1961 Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1961 Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 HR in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games 1961 Ford Frick rules that if anyone breaks Babe Ruth 60 HR record, it must be done in 1st 154 games 1961 Supreme Court rules cities and states have right to censor films 1960 U.S. appeals court rules novel, "Lady Chatterly's Lover," not obscene 1959 Tamayo Otsuki, actress, Mrs Yamagami-Davis Rules 1959 Supreme court rules La prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional 1958 Fed judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 1957 Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Det Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 Fed court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Const 1955 Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules 1955 Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 1954 Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision 1953 U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business 1953 U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games 1953 Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws 1953 U.S. Court of Appeals rules that Organized Baseball is a sport and not a business, affirming the 25-year-old Supreme Court ruling 1951 NFL rules tackles, guards and centers ineligible for forward pass 1950 Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army 1948 Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional 1946 Fed judge rules Seattle club doesn't have to play returning serviceman 1946 U.S. Supreme Court rules race separation on buses, unconstitutional 1945 The rules are revised for election of modern players to the Hall of 1942 Bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines illegal 1932 Belgian Chamber rules Dutch language for education of Flanders 1930 Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book 1930 Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution 1927 Henry Martyn Robert, (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 90 1927 NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants 1926 NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates 1922 U.S. Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws 1921 Supreme Court rules labor injunctions and picketing unconstitutional 1921 New rules of language assumed, equal rights Flemings/Walen Belgium 1920 Joint Rules Com bans foreign substances and alterations to baseballs 1918 Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Sec of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt 1918 Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleve, prevailing rules reduce Babe's HR to a triple 1918 Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional 1909 Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years 1908 Supreme Court rules a union boycott violates Sherman Antitrust Act 1906 "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world 1906 Football rules committee legalizes forward pass 1904 "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted 1904 Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US 1901 NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes 1892 Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby 1892 Basketball rules published in Triangle Magazine, Mass 1889 Belgium rules on women/child labor law 1889 Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League 1878 U.S. Supreme Court rules race separation on trains unconstitutional 1876 A G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor 1873 Columbia Princeton Rutgers and Yale set rules for collegiate football 1866 Australian Rules Football is created 1864 Congress rules Black soldiers must receive equal pay 1863 Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game 1857 Dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court rules slaves cannot be citizens 1852 Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school 1848 Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner 1846 1st baseball game (Cartwright Rules)-NY Nines 23, Knickerbockers 1 1841 U.S. Supreme Court rules Negroes are free (Amistad Incident) 1837 Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian, Robert's Rules of Order 1809 Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state 1803 French law rules the use of intention 1803 Supreme Court 1st rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury vs. Madison) 1774 English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright 1749 Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery is legal 1743 Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) 1743 Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated 1710 Thomas Simpson, English mathematician, rules of Simpson 1253 Clara van Assisi leads rules of life in order of Clarissen 335 Constantinople emperor Constantine the Great rules laws against Jews

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