Motion for reconsideration of Moussaoui aviation evidence order [US DC] News
Motion for reconsideration of Moussaoui aviation evidence order [US DC]

Motion by USA for Reconsideration of the Court's 1681 Order Striking All Aviation Evidence in the Zacarias Moussaoui Case, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, March 16, 2006 [asking Judge Leonie Brinkema to reconsider her previous order prohibiting the government from presenting the aviation portion of its the case, including witnesses, testimony, and exhibits]. Read the full text of the government motion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Justinian I issues Corpus Juris Civilis

On April 7, 529 Byzantine Emperor Justinian I issued the first draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (Body of Civil Law). The Justinian Code represented a revival of Roman Law and a compilation of laws for the Byzantine Empire. It became the foundation of Canon Law in the Catholic Church and Civil Law in modern Europe. Learn more about the Corpus Juris Civilis.

Supreme Court ruled on possession of obscene materials

On April 7, 1969, the US Supreme Court ruled in Stanley v. Georgia that laws prohibiting private possession of obscene materials were unconstitutional.