Khadr military commission charges reinstatement [US CMCR] News
Khadr military commission charges reinstatement [US CMCR]

United States of America v. Omar Ahmed Khadr, US Court of Military Commission Review, September 24, 2007 [reversing the dismissal of charges against Khadr and ruling that the difference between "enemy combatants" and "unlawful enemy combatants" under the Military Commissions Act of 2006 was purely semantic]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Titanic sinking precipitated multiple lawsuits

The Titanic sank early in the morning of April 15, 1912 after colliding with an iceberg in the North Atlantic. Of 2228 passengers and crewmembers aboard, only 705 survived. The sinking gave rise to a variety of lawsuits against the White Star Line, the Titanic's owners.

Andrew Johnson sworn in after Lincoln assassination

On April 15, 1865, Vice-President Andrew Johnson was sworn in as the seventeenth President of the United States, after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated by John Wilkes Booth. Johnson became the first US President to be impeached, but he was not convicted. Learn more about Andrew Johnson and his impeachment from the US Senate.