US DOJ petition to appeal Oregon Death with Dignity Act [US SC] News
US DOJ petition to appeal Oregon Death with Dignity Act [US SC]

Ashcroft v. State of Oregon, Petition for a Writ of Certiorai, Supreme Court of the United States, November 9, 2004 [asking the Court to overturn a ruling of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals upholding the Oregon Death With Dignity Act, which allows doctors to help terminally ill patients die more quickly]. Read the full text of the petition 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.