DOJ political hiring report [US DOJ] News
DOJ political hiring report [US DOJ]

An Investigation of Allegations of Politicized Hiring in the Department of Justice Honors Program and Summer Law Intern Program, US DOJ Office of the Inspector General, June 24, 2008 [finding that the US Department of Justice improperly granted preferential treatment to conservative candidates in accessing job and summer internship applications]. Read the full text of the report [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Treaty relinquishing Panama Canal signed

On September 7, 1977, US President Jimmy Carter and Panamanian Chief of Government Omar Torrijos signed the Panama Canal Treaty relinquishing American control over the canal effective in the year 2000.

Boxer Protocol signed, ending Boxer Rebellion in China

On September 7, 1901, the Boxer Protocol was signed between the Qing Dynasty of China on one side and eight Western Powers and Japan on the other. The treaty ended the Boxer Rebellion in China. Among other clauses, it levied an indemnity on China and allowed foreign troops to be stationed in Peking.