Webby Awards announce Law category winners News
Webby Awards announce Law category winners

The annual Webby Awards [awards website] in Law and more than 100 other subject categories were announced in New York Monday as the International Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences [professional website] honored excellence in interactive design, creativity, usability and functionality on the Internet in 2015. Harvard Law project Perma.cc took the judges’ Webby, and the People’s Voice [websites] award, decided by online popular vote, went to legal resource site Cooley GO [website]. JURIST was last nominated for a Webby in 2009 and 2008 [JURIST reports] and was also named an Official Honoree in the Students category [awards website] in 2008. JURIST won the People’s Voice Award as the best Law website in 2006 and in 2007 was named an Official Honoree [JURIST reports].

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Susan B. Anthony voted illegally in a US federal election

On November 5, 1872, women's rights advocate Susan B. Anthony illegally cast her vote in a New York Congressional district election. Read the indictment subsequently brought against her and the transcript of her address to the jury. Anthony was fined $100 after a directed verdict.

Saddam Hussein sentenced to death

On November 5, 2006, the former President of Iraq, Saddam Hussein was sentenced to death by hanging for crimes against humanity during his time in office. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the trial of Saddam Hussein from the U.S. Library of Congress.