Warrantless wiretapping documents ruling [US FISC] News
Warrantless wiretapping documents ruling [US FISC]

In Re: Motion for Release of Court Records, United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, December 11, 2007 [ruling against publicly releasing documents regarding the National Security Agency's warrantless domestic surveillance program, finding that the documents deal with national security secrets]. Read the full text of the memorandum 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.