2015 Event The U.S. National Labor Relations Board rules that recycler Browning-Ferris has employer responsibility for contract workers supplied by an agency; the ruling may imply similar liability for franchise companies such as McDonalds 2015 Event The U.S. Federal Communications Commission approves net neutrality rules, which guarantee equal Internet access to all users; broadband companies had been seeking the ability to sell faster access to certain customers while slowing access for others 2015 Event The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration is planning rules for commercial drones that will limit flights to uncrowded areas within the operator's line of sight, meaning that uses such as package delivery or long-range news reporting are off limits 2015 Event New U.S. rules loosening trade restrictions with Cuba go into effect today, including permission to sell instruments, tools, equipment and supplies to private businesses; U.S. banks will also be given greater freedom to transact with Cuban banks 2014 Event Google Inc. announces that it will be closing down its Google News site in Spain next week, ahead of rules taking effect in January that will force news aggregators to pay each publisher for using its content 2014 Event Private car scheduling service Uber has been meeting with opposition as it rapidly expands into cities around the world; complaints range from insufficient driver background checks to violation of rules protecting existing transportation services 2014 Event The Church of England announces that it has changed its rules to allow female bishops; the church has allowed female priests for the last 20 years but has not allowed women to serve in higher positions until now 2014 Event Three U.S. states have now established quarantine rules for travelers arriving from West Africa who have had contact with Ebola victims; Illinois is the latest to implement the policy, following the lead of New York and New Jersey 2014 Event The U.S. Treasury is issuing rules to hinder companies from moving their headquarters outside the country to save on taxes; the rules may impact pending deals, such as Burger King's plan to move to Canada after merging with Tim Horton's 2014 Event Toyota is seeking to sell fuel-cell vehicles in the U.S. but must receive an exemption from certain safety requirements to do so; Toyota states that its car meets safety requirements through a different mechanism than that specified in the rules 2014 Event The U.S. Supreme Court rules that whistleblower protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act extends to private employees working for public companies under contract 2013 Event Apple Inc., may incur significant damages after a U.S. district court rules the company conspired to fix the prices of eBooks 2013 Event The U.S. Supreme Court invalides gene patents held by Myriad Genetics when it rules that isolated human genes are not patentable 2013 Event A court grants Iceland's Blaer Bjarkardottir the right to use her own name; after previously ruling Blaer was only a man's name, the Reykjavik court rules it could also be used as a girl's name 2012 Event A California state jury rules that Samsung electronics owes Apple Inc. over $1 billion for patent infringement 2012 Event The U.S. Supreme Court rules that minor's cannot be automatically be sentenced to life imprisonment without parole 2012 Event In Illinois, a Cook County Circuit Court rules that the tax Amazon.com levied on Internet businesses by the U.S. state of Illinois is unconstitutional 2012 Event The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and the Commodity Futures Trading Commission together complete rules to limit which firms are required to register with either or both agencies as 'swap dealers' 2011 Event India's government relaxes rules relating to the operation of foreign-owned retailers such as Wal-Mart and Tesco within India 2011 Event In Brazil, the Supreme Federal Court rules that same-sex couples receive the same rights of existing civil unions 2010 Event Longtime U.S. Democratic Representative Charlie Rangel is found guilty of multiple violations of House rules, including failure to pay taxes 2005 Event The Supreme Court rules the death penalty unconstitutional for people who committed crimes before age 18 1998 Event 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 Event Federal rules that the Secret Service must testify in the Lewinsky case 1998 Event Federal court rules President Clinton does not have executive privilege in the Lewinsky case so he must testify 1998 Event Federal court rules that Monica Lewinsky does not have an immunity agreement with Kenneth Starr 1994 Event Preliminary trial rules there is enough evidence to try O. J. Simpson 1993 Event U.S. Court of Appeals rules congress must save all E-Mail 1992 Event Supreme Court rules fund soliciting can be banned at airports 1992 Event Supreme Court rules hate crime laws violated free-speech rights 1992 Event Supreme Court rules states could not force mentally unstable criminal defendants to take anti-psychotic drugs 1992 Event FCC rules companies can own 30 AM and 30 FM stations (formerly 12) 1992 Event Supreme Court rules 5-3 that Joseph Doherty isn't entitled to asylum 1991 Event New Dutch Regulations Traffic rules and Traffic signs enforced 1991 Event Court rules Manuel Noriega, may access some secret U.S. documents 1991 Event Supreme Court rules prosecutors can be sued for legal advice they give police and can be held accountable 1991 Event Supreme Court rules jurors can't be barred from serving due to race 1991 Event Supreme Court rules unanimously employers can't exclude women from jobs where exposure to toxic chemicals could potentially damage fetus 1991 Event "Davis Rules," with Jonathan Winters and Randy Quaid premieres on ABC-TV 1990 Event Supreme Court rules family members cannot end lives of comatose relatives unless those relatives previously made their wishes known 1990 Event Supreme Court rules police check for drunk drivers constitutional 1990 Event European court rules pension rights for both men and women 1989 Event Supreme Court rules states do not have to provide funds for abortions 1989 Event Yankees 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 Event Supreme Court rules ok to burn U.S. flag as a political expression 1989 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules employees have legal burden to prove non- discriminatory reasons for not hiring or promoting 1988 Event Arbitrator George Nicolau rules owners conspired against free agents 1988 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules trash may be searched without a warrant 1988 Event Supreme Court rules (5-3) public school officials have broad powers to censor school newspapers, plays and other expressive activities 1987 Event Supreme Court rules school teaching evolution need not teach creation 1987 Event Supreme Court rules women/minorities may get jobs if less qualified 1987 Event NCAA cancels SMU's entire 1987 football schedule for gross violations of NCAA rules regarding athletic corruption 1987 Event No-smoking rules take effect in federal buildings 1986 Event New York jury rules NFL violated antitrust laws, awards USFL $1 in damages 1986 Event World Court rules U.S. aid to Nicaraguan contras illegal 1986 Event Supreme Court rules Air Force could ban wearing of yarmulkes 1984 Event Supreme Court rules Jaycees may be forced to admit women as members 1984 Event International Court of Justice rules on U.S. blockade of Nicaragua 1984 Event 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 Event NCAA rules rescinded last 2-minute men's basketball free throw rule 1983 Event Supreme Court rules retirement plans can't pay women less 1983 Event Arbitrator Raymond Goetz rules 43 players who are on Disabled List during 1981 players' strike not entitled to salaries for that period 1983 Event Supreme Court rules government can deny tax breaks to schools that racially discriminated against students 1982 Event Supreme Court rules President can't be sued for actions in office 1982 Event Supreme Court rules all children, regardless of citizenship, are entitled to a public education 1982 Event Federal jury rules NFL violates antitrust laws in preventing 1982 Event Arkansas judge rules against obligatory teaching of creation 1981 Event Supreme Court rules states could require, with some exceptions, parental notification when teen-age girls sought abortions 1980 Event Supreme Court rules new forms of life created in labs could be patented 1979 Event World Court in Hague rules Iran should relase all U.S. hostages 1979 Event Daniel Okrent sketches out 1st draft rules for Rotisserie Baseball 1979 Event Supreme Court rules employers may use quotas to help minorities 1979 Event Supreme Court rules, 8-1, police can't randomly stop cars 1979 Death Jean Renoir, French writer and director 'Human Beast', 'Rules of the Game', dies at 84 1978 Event NY District Court Judge Constance Baker Motley rules that women sportswriters cannot be banned from locker rooms 1978 Event Supreme Court rules 5-4, FCC had a right to reprimand New York radio station WBAI for broadcasting George Carlin's "Filthy Words" 1978 Event Nevada jury rules Howard Hughes "Mormon Will" is a forgery 1978 Event Supreme Court rules pension plans can't require women to pay more 1977 Event Supreme Court rules "Live Free or Die" may be covered on New Hampshire licenses 1977 Event Judge rules Beatles 1962 Hamburg album can be released 1976 Event Supreme Court rules death penalty not inherently cruel or unusual 1976 Event New Jersey Court rules Karen Anne Quinlan may be disconnected from respirator 1975 Event Supreme Court rules teachers could spank their pupils after warning 1975 Event Supreme Court rules uniform minimum legal fees are a violation 1974 Event Supreme Court unanimously rules Nixon must turn over Watergate tapes 1972 Event Supreme Court rules (5-4) that Death Penalty is cruel and unusual 1972 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules states can't require 1-yr residency to vote 1970 Event Oakland uses gold-colored bases during the club's home opener Rules Committee subsequently bans this innovation 1969 Event Supreme Court rules suspension of Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. from House 1968 Event Czechoslovakia and Russian "accord" rules allies Soviet forces 1966 Event U.S. RC bishops ends rules against eating meat on Fridays 1966 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules the poll tax unconstitutional 1966 Event 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 Event Supreme Court rules 1879 Connecticut law ban of contraceptives unconstitutional 1964 Event FTC rules health warnings must appear on all cigarette packages 1964 Event Supreme Court rules closing schools to avoid desegregation unconstitut 1964 Event Supreme Court rules unconstitutional to deprive naturalized citizens of citizenship if they return to home country for more than 3 years 1964 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules - 1 man 1 vote (Westberry vs. Sanders) 1963 Event West and East Berlin sign accord about travel rules 1963 Event ML Rules Committee bans oversized catcher's mitts, effective in 1965 1963 Event Supreme Court rules against Bible reading/prayer in public schools 1963 Event Major League Rules Committee votes to expand strike zone 1962 Event Supreme Court rules New York school prayer unconstitutional 1961 Event Pro Baseball Rules Committee votes 8-1 against legalizing the spitball 1961 Event Federal judge rules that Birmingham, Alabama, laws against integrated playing fields are illegal 1961 Event Commissioner Ford Frick rules Babe Ruth's record of 60 home runs in 154-game sched in 1927, must be broken in 1st 154 of 162 games 1961 Event Supreme Court rules cities and states have right to censor films 1960 Event U.S. appeals court rules novel, "Lady Chatterly's Lover," not obscene 1959 Birthday Tamayo Otsuki, actress, Mrs Yamagami-Davis Rules 1959 Event Supreme court rules La prohibiting black-white boxing unconstitutional 1958 Event Federal judge rules race separation must end in 2 years in Little Rock 1957 Event Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick rules Bing Crosby can keep token stock in the Detroit Tigers, even though he owns part of Pittsburgh Pirates 1956 Event Federal court rules racial segregation on Montgomery buses anti-Const 1955 Event Pancho Gonzales retains tennis title by winning a tournament playing under table tennis rules 1955 Death Tom Moore, actor (Ladies be Seated, Majority Rules), dies at 71 1954 Event Supreme Court unanimously rules on Brown vs. Topeka Board of Education reversed 1896 "separate but equal" Plessy Vs Ferguson decision 1953 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules (7-2) baseball is a sport not a business 1953 Event U.S. district Judge Grim, rules NFL can black out TV home games 1953 Event Supreme Court rules Major League baseball exempt from anti-trust laws 1953 Event 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 Event NFL rules tackles, guards and centers ineligible for forward pass 1950 Event Baseball rules Phils lefty Curt Simmons cannot play in World Series despite his being on furlough from Army 1948 Event Supreme Court rules relg instructions in pub schools unconstitutional 1946 Event Federal judge rules Seattle club doesn't have to play returning serviceman 1946 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules race separation on buses, unconstitutional 1945 Event The rules are revised for election of modern players to the Hall of 1942 Event Bronx magistrate rules all pinball machines illegal 1932 Event Belgian Chamber rules Dutch language for education of Flanders 1930 Event Baseball Rules Committee greatly revises the rule book 1930 Event Supreme Court rules buying liquor does not violate the Constitution 1927 Death Henry Martyn Robert, (Robert's Rules of Order), dies at 90 1927 Event NL President John Heydler rules Rogers Hornsby can't hold stock in the Cardinals and play for the Giants 1926 Event NFL rules college students ineligible until college classes graduates 1922 Event U.S. Supreme Court rules organized baseball is a sport and not a business and thus not subject to antitrust laws 1921 Event Supreme Court rules labor injunctions and picketing unconstitutional 1921 Event New rules of language assumed, equal rights Flemings/Walen Belgium 1920 Event Joint Rules Com bans foreign substances and alterations to baseballs 1918 Event Washington catcher Eddie Ainsmith applies for deferment from the draft Secretary of War Newton D. Baker rules baseball players are not draft exempt 1918 Event Babe Ruth's blast over the fence in Fenway scores Amos Strunk, the Red Sox win 1-0 over Cleveland, prevailing rules reduce Babe's Hhome runR to a triple 1918 Event Supreme Court rules child labor laws unconstitutional 1909 Event Baseball rules players who jump contracts are suspended for 5 years 1908 Event Supreme Court rules a union boycott violates Sherman Antitrust Act 1906 Event "Census of the British Empire" shows England rules 1/5 of the world 1906 Event Football rules committee legalizes forward pass 1904 Event "Official Playing Rules of Professional Base Ball Clubs" adopted 1904 Event Supreme Court rules Puerto Ricans cannot be denied admission to US 1901 Event NL Rules Committee decrees that all fouls are to count as strikes except after two strikes 1892 Event Longest boxing match under modern rules; 77 rounds in Nameoki, Illinois between Harry Sharpe and Frank Crosby 1892 Event Basketball rules published in Triangle Magazine, Mass 1889 Event Belgium rules on women/child labor law 1889 Event Softball rules adopted by Mid Winter Indoor Baseball League 1876 Event A G Bell and Elisha Gray apply separately for telephone patents Supreme Court eventually rules Bell rightful inventor 1873 Event Columbia Princeton Rutgers and Yale set rules for collegiate football 1866 Event Australian Rules Football is created 1864 Event Congress rules Black soldiers must receive equal pay 1863 Event Soccer rules standardized; rugby starts as a separate game 1857 Event Dred Scott Decision: Supreme Court rules slaves cannot be citizens 1852 Event Massachusetts rules all school-age children must attend school 1848 Event Baseball rules 1st baseman can tag base for out instead of runner 1846 Event 1st baseball game (Cartwright Rules)-NY Nines 23, Knickerbockers 1 1837 Birthday Henry Martyn Robert, parliamentarian, Robert's Rules of Order 1809 Event Supreme Court rules federal government power greater than any state 1803 Event French law rules the use of intention 1803 Event Supreme Court 1st rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury vs. Madison) 1774 Event English House of Lords rules authors do not have perpetual copyright 1749 Event Georgia Colony reverses itself and rules slavery is legal 1743 Event Earliest boxing code of rules formulated in England (Jack Broughton) 1743 Event Earliest recorded prize fighting rules formulated 1710 Birthday Thomas Simpson, English mathematician, rules of Simpson 1253 Event Clara van Assisi leads rules of life in order of Clarissen 335 Event Constantinople emperor Constantine the Great rules laws against Jews
