Israel lobbyists spying case testimony ruling [US DC] News
Israel lobbyists spying case testimony ruling [US DC]

United States of America v. Steven J. Rosen, and Keith Weissman, US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, November 2, 2007 [ruling that US Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and other senior administration officials must testify whether they shared classified information with two lobbyists indicted for allegedly conspiring to receive and disclose classified US defense information]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

McKinley assassin put on trial

On September 23, 1901, Leon Czolgosz was put on trial for assassinating US President William McKinley at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo, New York. Learn more about the legal aftermath of the McKinley assassination from the University of Buffalo Libraries.

Karlstad Treaty splits union of Norway and Sweden

On September 23, 1905, negotiations on the Karlstad Treaty ended with an agreement to split the union of Sweden and Norway. The accord was then approved by Norway's parliament on October 9 and by Sweden's on October 13. Learn more about the former Union of Sweden and Norway.