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US House committee approves impeachment probe of district judge

September 18, 2008 09:06:00 AM

The US House Judiciary Committee voted Wednesday to open an impeachment investigation of US District Judge Thomas Porteous of the Eastern District of Louisiana , who is accused of perjury and accepting bribes from...

Fifth Circuit sends Enron lawsuits back to state court

September 9, 2008 10:11:00 AM

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Monday revived the possibility of several state-law claims against individuals and entities connected to Enron Corp. by ruling that...

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RFK assassin sentenced to death

On April 23, 1969, Sirhan Sirhan was sentenced to death for the assassination of Senator Robert F. Kennedy. Review a 1998 statement by Sirhan attorney Larry Teeter claiming Sirhan did not commit the crime. Sirhan was most recently denied parole in March 2023.

U.S. Army reserve created

On April 23, 1908, President Theodore Roosevelt created the U.S. Army Reserve.