Enemy combatants ruling [4th Circuit] News
Enemy combatants ruling [4th Circuit]

Hamdi v. Rumsfeld, United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, January 8, 2003 [ruling that the United States government has properly detained an American citizen captured with Taliban forces in Afghanistan by declaring him an enemy combatant and denying him an attorney]. Read the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Lt. Calley ordered court-martialed for My Lai massacre

On November 24, 1969, US Army Lt. William L. Calley was ordered to stand trial by court martial for the massacre of over 100 civilians in the Vietnamese village of My Lai in March 1968. Read an overview of the My Lai Massacre Trial by Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Czechoslovakia communists resign

On November 24, 1989, the leaders of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia resigned to allow for democratic reforms.