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DOJ to share interrogation opinions with Congressional intelligence panels

DOJ to share interrogation opinions with Congressional intelligence panels

May 1, 2008 10:02:00 am

The US Justice Department will share internal legal opinions authorizing the use of harsh interrogation tactics with members of the House and Senate Intelligence Committees, Deputy Assistant Attorney General John P. Elwood told a subcommittee of the Senate Judiciary...

Federal judge rejects challenge to Georgia lethal injection protocol

Federal judge rejects challenge to Georgia lethal injection protocol

May 1, 2008 09:38:00 am

US District Judge Beverly Martin on Wednesday rejected a challenge to Georgia's lethal injection protocol, ruling that the state's execution procedures were similar to Kentucky's method, determined by the Supreme Court to be constitutional . Convicted murderer Jack...

DOJ Criminal Division chief resigning

DOJ Criminal Division chief resigning

Mike Rosen-Molina

May 1, 2008 09:12:00 am

US Assistant Attorney General Alice Fisher Wednesday announced her resignation effective May 23. Fisher served as the head of the DOJ's Criminal Division, which concentrated primarily on fraud and corruption cases under her tenure. AP has...

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Ku Klux Klan founded

The US hate group known as the Ku Klux Klan was founded on December 24, 1865 in Pulaski, Tennessee as a reaction to reconstruction efforts following the Union victory in the American Civil War. The group would later become notorious for its attacks on Black Americans, being targeted by the Enforcement Act of 1871, which imposed civil and criminal liability for deprivation of constitutional rights. Read the Enforcement Act of 1871.

Treaty of Ghent signed, ending War of 1812

On December 24, 1814, the "Treaty of Ghent" was signed by the United States and Great Britain, ending hostilities in the War of 1812. Review the articles of the Treaty of Peace and Amity between His Britannic Majesty and the United States of America.

Hamid Karzai born

On December 24, 1957, Hamid Karzai was born in Karz, Afghanistan. He would go on to become in 2004 his country's first elected president after the end of Taliban rule in 2001.