Eldred copyright extension ruling [US SC] News
Eldred copyright extension ruling [US SC]

Eldred v. Ashcroft, Supreme Court of the United States, January 15, 2003 [upholding the Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act, which retroactively extends statutory copyright protection by a further 20 years beyond the original term of the author's life plus 50 years]. Read the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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US Congress considers impeaching President Andrew Johnson

On November 25, 1867, a US Congressional commission began looking into the possible impeachment of President Andrew Johnson. Learn more about the impeachment of President Johnson from contemporary articles in Harper's Weekly, and pay a virtual visit to the Andrew Johnson National Historic Site in Greeneville, Tennessee.