Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005 [US House] News
Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005 [US House]

HR 1332, Protection of Incapacitated Persons Act of 2005, passed by the United States House of Representatives on March 17, 2005 [passed in light of the Terri Schiavo case, and allowing a federal judge to decide whether withholding food, fluids, or medical treatment from an incapacitated person violates the US Constitution or other law]. Read the full text of the bill here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Justice Thurgood Marshall died

On January 24, 1993, retired US Supreme Court Justice Thurgood Marshall, who had spent much of his life fighting and supporting civil rights causes, died in Bethesda, Maryland. Learn more about the life and legal career of Thurgood Marshall.

Poland Prime Minister resigns following espionage allegations

On January 24, 1996, Jozef Oleksy, the Prime Minister of Poland, resigned after he was accused of spying for the Soviet Union. Former KGB officer Andrzej Milczanowski alleged that Oleksy had passed him classified information while serving as the Polish Minister of Internal Affairs. A military investigation was closed in April of 1996 for lack of evidence.