Texas congressional district redrawing [US DC] News
Texas congressional district redrawing [US DC]

League of United Latin American Citizens, et. al. vs. Rick Perry, Governor of Texas, et. al., United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas, Marshall Division, August 4, 2006 [redrawing the boundaries of Texas's 23rd Congressional District to "restore Latino voting strength" to the district in compliance with a June 2005 Supreme Court ruling]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Trial of Saddam Hussein begins

On October 19, 2005, former Iraqi President Saddam Hussein was put on trial for crimes against humanity committed during his time in office. He was convicted and sentenced to death on November 6, 2006. The execution took place on the following December 30. Learn more about the Trial of Saddam Hussein from the US Law Library of Congress.

Stamp Act Congress approved Declaration of Rights

On October 19, 1765, the Stamp Act Congress, meeting in New York in the wake of Parliament's passage of the controversial Stamp Act imposing a tax for the upkeep of British troops in North America, approved a Declaration of Rights enumerating the rights and grievances of the American colonies.