On July 1 in U S Political History
Part IX
Part IX
On July 1st in 2002 A US district judge in NY ruled that the federal death penalty is unconstitutional because it creates undue risk of executing innocent defendants.
On July 1st in 2002 A US federal magistrate recommended a $73 million penalty against Zimbabwe's ruling party for allegedly torturing and killing political opponents.
On July 1st in 2002 Tennesseans found their government in a partial shutdown after lawmakers failed to pass a balanced budget over the weekend in a stalemate over how to cover an $800 million deficit.
On July 1st in 2003 The US planned to suspend $48 million in aid to some 35 countries for failing to meet this day's deadline for exempting Americans from prosecution before the new UN int'l. war crimes tribunal.
On July 1st in 2005 In St. Paul some state offices closed and about 9,000 state employees were jobless after parts of Minnesota's government shut down for the first time in state history, leaving most rest stops closed for the Independence Day weekend. Lawmakers failed to pass even a stopgap plan to keep the government up and running while negotiators kept working.
On July 1st in 2006 New Jersey failed to approve a budget and Gov. Jon S. Corzine began closing the state government amid a bitter dispute with fellow Democrats in the Assembly over his plan to increase the sales tax, threatening to shutter beaches, parks and possibly casinos in the coming days.
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