US Forest Service fire prevention rule decision [9th Circuit] News
US Forest Service fire prevention rule decision [9th Circuit]

Sierra Club et al. v. Dale Bosworth et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, December 5, 2007 [striking down a Bush administration rule aimed at preventing urban forest fires as arbitrary and capricious, and holding that the US Forest Service failed to properly assess the potential impact the rule would have on the environment before promulgating the rule]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment

On October 6, 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, turning his nomination hearings into a national spectacle. Thomas was approved by a full Senate vote of 52-48 on October 15. Read an excerpted version of Hill's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11.

Egypt President Anwar Sadat assassinated

On October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by militants in retaliation for signing a peace treaty with Israel.