High school free speech suit dismissal [6th Circuit] News
High school free speech suit dismissal [6th Circuit]

Timothy Morrison, et al., v. Board of Education of Boyd County, et al., US Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, April 9, 2008 [dismissing a lawsuit brought by a Kentucky high school student over a 2004 policy that bans students from expressing their opposition to homosexuality]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Amsterdam Treaty signed, broadening scope of EU

On October 2, 1997, European Union delegates signed the Amsterdam Treaty, which broadened the scope of the international organization. It amended previous EU treaties to expand the power of the EU Parliament, start the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and prepare for the influx of post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe.

Thurgood Marshall becomes first African-American Supreme Court justice

On October 2, 1967, civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice Learn more about Marshall and his career from the Library of Congress.