Judge lifts gag order against ID’ing librarians queried under Patriot Act News
Judge lifts gag order against ID’ing librarians queried under Patriot Act

[JURIST] US District Court Judge Janet Hall Friday agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union [advocacy website] that a gag order shielding the identity of librarians [JURIST report] who had received an FBI demand for records about library patrons under the Patriot Act prevented their library client from participating in the public Patriot Act [JURIST news archive; JURIST document] debate. The unnamed library and the ACLU sued [complaint; JURIST report ] the federal government in August over the Patriot Act subpoena that led to the gag order. The lifting of the order has been stayed until September 20, giving the government a chance to appeal. The court was not persuaded by the government's argument that revealing the librarians' identity, and hence that of the ACLU's client, could provide "tip offs" to suspects and potentially jeopardize a terrorism investigation. AP has more.

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UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in Six Days' War

On November 22, 1967, the UN Security Council called for Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied during the Six Days' War, and for respect of the right of all States in the area to "live in peace within secure and recognized boundaries." Read Resolution 242, which remains a cornerstone of efforts to achieve peace in the Middle East.

President Kennedy assassinated, VP Lyndon Johnson sworn inin

On November 22, 1963, President John F. Kennedy was assassinated in Dallas, Texas. Later that day, Vice-President Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the 36th President of the United States. Earl Warren, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, was later tasked with leading a commission to investigate the assassination. President Johnson received the final report of the Warren Commission on September 24, 1964. Read the Warren Commission Report.