Sentencing transcript for RI reporter convicted for not revealing source [US DC] News
Sentencing transcript for RI reporter convicted for not revealing source [US DC]

Sentencing transcript for Jim Taricani [sentencing the Rhode Island TV reporter to six months home confinement after his conviction in November for refusing to reveal who leaked him an FBI video of a politician taking a bribe], United States District Court for the District of Rhode Island, Judge Ernest C. Torres, December 9, 2004. Read the full transcript here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

First German spy convicted for World War I espionage in the US

On August 16, 1918, Lothar Witzke was convicted of espionage by a military commission sitting at Ft. Sam Houston, becoming the first German spy convicted by the United States in World War I. Witzke was sentenced to hang, but President Wilson commuted the sentence on May 27, 1920. In 1922 Witzke was pardoned by President Coolidge and deported to Berlin. Learn more about the Mare Island sabotage.

Cyprus gains independence

On August 16, 1960, Cyprus became independent of the United Kingdom. In May 2004, Cyprus became a member of the European Union.
Read the constitution of Cyprus.