PATRIOT Act abuses report [US DOJ] News
PATRIOT Act abuses report [US DOJ]

Report to Congress on Implementation of Section 1001 of the USA PATRIOT Act, Institution, United States Department of Justice Office of the Inspector General, January 23, 2003 [semi-annual audit report on alleged abuses of civil rights and civil liberties by Department of Justice employees acting under the USA PATRIOT Act]. Read the full text of the report here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Lt. Calley ordered court-martialed for My Lai massacre

On November 24, 1969, US Army Lt. William L. Calley was ordered to stand trial by court martial for the massacre of over 100 civilians in the Vietnamese village of My Lai in March 1968. Read an overview of the My Lai Massacre Trial by Professor Douglas Linder of the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Law in JURIST's Famous Trials series.

Czechoslovakia communists resign

On November 24, 1989, the leaders of the Communist Party of Czechoslovakia resigned to allow for democratic reforms.