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Congo Supreme Court building set ablaze during vote protest

November 21, 2006 03:35:00 PM

The Supreme Court of the Democratic Republic of Congo in Kinhasa was set on fire Tuesday by protestors supporting Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba , who on Saturday filed a challenge [JURIST...

November 18, 2006 04:11:00 PM

Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba filed an anticipated challenge to the results of last month's presidential run-off election in the country's Supreme Court...

November 16, 2006 04:02:00 PM

Democratic Republic of Congo Vice President Jean-Pierre Bemba said Thursday that he plans to use legal means to challenge the results from last month's run-off election after officials...

October 16, 2006 07:20:00 PM

A military court in the Democratic Republic of Congo has recommended that three ex-employees of Anvil Mining , an Australian company, be tried for complicity in war crimes committed by Congolese government soldiers in 2004. The...

September 16, 2006 01:23:00 PM

UN humanitarian coordinator Jan Egeland told the UN Security Council on Friday that sexual abuse of women and girls by soldiers in the strife-torn Democratic Republic of Congo "has become a cancer in Congolese...

August 21, 2006 12:30:00 PM

The Congolese Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) , charged with overseeing the July presidential election in the Democratic Republic of Congo, released the provisional results of the election on Monday, and announced that...

August 17, 2006 11:17:00 AM

The United Nations has opened an investigation into a suspected child prostitution ring in the Democratic Republic of Congo facilitated by UN peacekeepers and Congo soldiers, the UN Mission in DR Congo (MONUC) said...

August 11, 2006 12:29:00 PM

Authorities in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have arrested six election officials in Kinshasa for electoral fraud after an opposition group alleged widespread irregularities in July's presidential election . Authorities...

August 1, 2006 11:59:00 AM

The Congolese Rally for Democracy (RCD) , an opposition group and former rebel group, on Tuesday alleged widespread election fraud in Sunday's election , and threatened to challenge the election in court if...

July 25, 2006 09:28:00 AM

The UN Security Council on Monday called for renewed efforts to protect children in areas of armed conflict to build on progress in implementing Resolution 1612 , which requires international monitoring of children's rights...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Anita Hill testifies about Clarence Thomas sexual harassment

Attorney Anita Hill testified before the US Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11, 1991 about sexual harassment she suffered from her former supervisor Clarence Thomas, who was nominated by President Ronald Regan for a seat on the US Supreme Court. The US Senate would later confirm Thomas by a vote of 52–48 despite Hill's testimony. Watch the Clarence Thomas confirmation hearings on CSPAN.

Vatican II opens

On October 11, 1962, the Second Ecumenical Council of the Catholic Church convened in Rome, Italy. Over the next three years, the conference modernized Church Law for the modern era. The most noticeable changes included the celebration of mass in the vernacular, a new emphasis on the role of laypersons, and a greater acceptance of other faiths. Read documents from Vatican II from Church archives.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire. As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.

Harlan Fiske Stone born

On October 11, 1872, Harlan Fiske Stone, future Columbia Law School dean (1910-1924), US Attorney General under President Calvin Coolidge (1924-25), US Supreme Court Associate Justice (1925-41) and Chief Justice (1941-46), was born in Chesterfield, New Hampshire.

As part of a political compromise, Stone became the first Supreme Court nominee to appear before the Senate Judiciary Committee, testifying for five hours on January 28, 1925.