Ineffective assistance of counsel ruling [9th Circuit] News
Ineffective assistance of counsel ruling [9th Circuit]

Miranda v. Clark County, Nevada, US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, February 3, 2003 [ruling that the head of a county public defender's office may be held accountable for a policy that leads to a denial of an individual's right to effective representation of counsel]. Read the opinion here [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Supreme Court said busing could be used to achieve racial integration

On April 20, 1971, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously in Swann v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education that busing of school students could be ordered to achieve racial desegregation.

League of Nations dissolved

On April 20, 1946, the League of Nations was officially dissolved with the close of its final session. Thirty-four countries had attended the final meeting at which they elected to dismantle the organization and bequeath its assets to the United Nations.

Read a history of League of Nations from the UN.

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