Pirate radio license ban ruling [DC Circuit] News
Pirate radio license ban ruling [DC Circuit]

Ruggiero v. FCC, United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 31, 2003 [upholding as constitutional a federal law and attendant FCC regulations barring former or current pirate broadcasters from obtaining a license for a new low-power radio station]. Read the opinion here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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'Squeaky' Fromme found guilty in Ford assassination attempt

On November 26, 1975, Charles Manson follower Lynette ”Squeaky” Fromme was found guilty by a federal jury in Sacramento, California, of the attempted assassination of President Gerald Ford.

India constitution adopted

On November 26, 1949, the Constituent Assembly of India voted to adopt the country's first constitution after attaining independence from the United Kingdom. The document went into force on January 26 of the following year.