Presidential detention powers ruling [DC Circuit] News
Presidential detention powers ruling [DC Circuit]

Al-Bihani v. Obama, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit, January 5, 2010 [holding that the president has broad authority to detain suspected terrorists, and finding that the detention of Yemeni Guantanamo Bay detainee Ghaleb Nassar Al-Bihani is authorized under domestic law].

Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here. Latest commentary available here. JURIST has more on Ghaleb Nassar Al-Bihani.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Hitler and Nazis attempt failed coup in Beer Hall Putsch

Adolf Hitler and the Nazi Party attempted an ill-faited coup in Munich, Germany on November 8, 1923. Instead of seizing power, the conspirators suffered 15 casualties and their leaders were arrested, including Hitler. The future dictator would spend a year in prison as a result, where he would write his infamous Mein Kampf. Learn more about the Beer Hall Putsch.

Oregon legalized physician-assisted suicide

On November 8, 1994, Oregon passed the Death With Dignity Act by voter initiative, becoming the first US state to legalize physician-assisted suicide. Read the Death With Dignity Act,

France government opens the Louvre as a public museum

On November 8, 1793, the revolutionary government in France opened the Louvre for the first time as a public museum. Learn more about the history of the Louvre.