David Hicks trial report [LCA] News
David Hicks trial report [LCA]

The United States v. David Matthew Hicks: Final Report of the Independent Observer for the Law Council of Australia, Law Council of Australia, July 24, 2007 [finding that trial of former Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks eroded the rule of law and characterizing the trial as a "charade"]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Armistice signed, ending Korean War

On July 27, 1953, the Korean War ended when the United States, China, and North Korea signed an armistice. The President of South Korea did not sign but agreed to abide by the agreement.

House Judiciary Committee voted to impeach President Nixon

On July 27, 1974, the House Judiciary Committee voted 27-11 to recommend the impeachment of President Richard Nixon. Read the Articles of Impeachment adopted by the Committee.