Second refusal of Schiavo TRO [US DC] News
Second refusal of Schiavo TRO [US DC]

Schiavo v. Schiavo, United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida, Judge James Whittemore, March 25, 2005 [refusing for a second time to issue an injunction authorizing the re-insertion of Terri Schiavo's feeding tube and denying the substantial likelihood of success at trial of new arguments under the Americans with Disabilities Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Fourteenth Amendment and the Eighth Amendment]. Read the order [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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38 Santee Sioux hanged by US for rebellion

On December 26, 1862, 38 Santee Sioux men were hanged in a mass execution for their roles in a rebellion against US authorities in Minnesota which left hundreds dead and made refugees of some 40,000 white settlers. Government annuities promised under a treaty with the Sioux had failed to arrive on schedule and credit for purchases was not advanced in the meantime, threatening the tribe with starvation. The Santee Sioux Tribe's members were deported first to South Dakota and ultimately to Nebraska, where they remain today. Learn more about the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Rebellion.

Louis XVI put on trial during French Revolution

On December 26, 1792, Romain de Sèze, a defense attorney for deposed King Louis XVI, presented a defense of his client. The former King was on trial before a French Revolutionary court on thirty-three charges, including treason and other crimes against the state. He was convicted on January 15, 1793 executed by guillotine on the following January 21.