Miers subpoena ruling [US DC] News
Miers subpoena ruling [US DC]

Committee on the Judiciary, US House of Representatives v. Harriet Miers, et al., US District Court for the District of Columbia, July 31, 2008 [ruling that senior White House officials are not protected from congressional subpoena by executive privilege]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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US Supreme Court ended bus segregation

On November 13, 1956, the US Supreme Court declined the appeal of a US District Court ruling in Browder v. Gayle that had declared unconstitutional Alabama's state and local laws requiring segregation on buses, thereby ending the Montgomery Bus Boycott.

Philippines impeaches President Estrada

On November 13, 2000, the Parliament of the Philippines voted to impeach President Joseph Estrada on corruption charges. He was ousted from power the following year.