Library Patriot Act subpoena lawsuit [US DC] News
Library Patriot Act subpoena lawsuit [US DC]

ACLU and unnamed library v. Gonzales, United States District Court for the District of Connecticut, August 25, 2005 [complaint challenging the government's use of an administrative subpoena known as a National Security Letter, which allows the FBI access to library records and prevents anyone in receipt of the subpoena from ever stating that the FBI made the demand]. Read the full text of the complaint here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Watergate burglary trial began

On January 8, 1973, seven men went on trial in Washington DC in connection with a June 17, 1972 break-in to Democratic Party headquarters in the Watergate Hotel. Read more about the Watergate burglary and cover-up.

France approves self-determination for Algeria

On January 8, 1961, voters in France overwhelmingly approved self-determination for Algeria. By a 75 percent margin, French citizens voted in favor of a referendum which allowed the colony of Algeria to determine its own future. On July 1, 1961, Algerians elected to become an independent nation by a near-unanimous margin. These events concluded nearly a decade of fighting in the French-Algerian War. Learn more about the history of the French-Algerian War.