Tennessee marriage amendment ruling [TN SC] News
Tennessee marriage amendment ruling [TN SC]

American Civil Liberties Union of Tennessee et al. v. Riley C. Darnell et al., Supreme Court of Tennessee, July 14, 2006 [dismissing for lack of standing a challenge brought by the American Civil Liberties Union to a proposed constitutional amendment that would define marriage as only between a man and a woman]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Montgomery started racially-integrated bus service after boycott

On December 21, 1956, buses in Montgomery, Alabama, started racially integrated service following federal court rulings ending on-board segregation. Bus boycott leaders Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King and Rev. Ralph Abernathy were among the first riders under the new scheme. Learn about the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Stalin born

On December 21, 1879, Joseph Stalin was born in Gori, Georgia. In 1922, he became leader of the USSR until his death in 1953. During his time as Soviet dictator, Stalin industrialized his country, which he then led to become one of the world's two superpowers after WWII. Through his infamous purges, show trials and nationwide famines, Stalin also became responsible for millions of deaths.