US military sexual orientation dismissal ruling [9th Circuit] News
US military sexual orientation dismissal ruling [9th Circuit]

Witt v. Department of the Air Force, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, May 21, 2008 [holding that the US military cannot dismiss a service member based on their sexual orientation alone, signaling a significant challenge to the US military's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy]. Read the full text of the opinion [text, PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Martin Luther King Jr. assassinated in Memphis

Civil rights leader Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated in Memphis on April 4, 1968.

Pay a virtual visit to The King Center in Atlanta.

NATO created

On April 4, 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) was created when twelve countries signed the North Atlantic Treaty. The organization was created as a common alliance against communist encroachment into Europe. Today, NATO has 28 member nations, including former European communist states.