UK media libel ruling [UK HL] News
UK media libel ruling [UK HL]

Jameel v. Wall Street Journal Europe, House of Lords, October 11, 2006 [ruling that media in Britain should not be subject to libel charges if they publish allegations against public figures as long as they act responsibly and in the public interest]. Read the full text of the ruling. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Massachusetts instituted death penalty for heresy

On November 4, 1646, the Massachusetts General Court approved a law requiring all members of the colony to recognize the Bible as the Word of God, under penalty of death.  

Israel PM Yitzhak Rabin assassinated

On November 4, 1995, Yigal Amir shot and killed Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin in response to the Oslo Accords peace agreement with the Palestine Liberation Organization. Amir was tried and given a life sentence for the murder. Learn more about the trial of Yigal Amir from the New York Times.