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News Central Park jogger investigation report [NYPD]
Central Park jogger investigation report [NYPD]
January 28, 2003 11:47:00 am

Central Park jogger investigation report, New York Police Department, January 28, 2003 . Read the full text of the report here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Law clerk dismissal ruling [2nd Circuit]
Law clerk dismissal ruling [2nd Circuit]
January 28, 2003 11:45:00 am

Sheppard v. Beerman, United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, January 28, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News 2003 State of the Union address [White House]
2003 State of the Union address [White House]
January 28, 2003 11:40:00 am

State of the Union address, President George W. Bush, January 28, 2003. Read the full text of the address here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News FCC license ruling [US SC]
FCC license ruling [US SC]
January 27, 2003 11:35:00 am

FCC v. NextWave, Supreme Court of the United States, January 27, 2003 . Read the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Iraq weapons inspectors' report [UN]
Iraq weapons inspectors' report [UN]
January 27, 2003 11:29:00 am

Update on Iraq Inspection, UN Security Council, UNMOVIC Chairman Hans Blix, January 27, 2003 . Read the full text of the report here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund complaint [US DC]
9/11 Victim Compensation Fund complaint [US DC]
January 27, 2003 11:22:00 am

Colaio v. Feinberg, United States District Court Southern District of New York, January 27, 2003 . Read the full text of the complaint . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Moussaoui Internet access order [US DC]
Moussaoui Internet access order [US DC]
January 24, 2003 12:22:00 pm

United States v. Moussaoui, United States District Court Eastern District of Virginia, January 24, 2003 . Read the order here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Report on executions in Texas [Amnesty]
Report on executions in Texas [Amnesty]
January 23, 2003 09:52:00 pm

Texas – In a world of its own, Amnesty International, January 23, 2003 . Read the full text of the report here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News Department of Homeland Security Executive Order [White House]
Department of Homeland Security Executive Order [White House]
January 23, 2003 12:17:00 pm

Executive Order on the establishment of the United States Department of Homeland Security, President George W. Bush, January 23, 2003. Read the full text of the Executive Order here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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News "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" report [HRW]
"Don't Ask, Don't Tell" report [HRW]
January 23, 2003 12:12:00 pm

Uniform Discrimination: The "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" Policy of the US Military, Human Rights Watch, January 23, 2003 . Read the full text of the report here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Supreme Court ruled corporations due equal protection rights

On May 10, 1886, the US Supreme Court ruled in Santa Clara County v. Southern Pacific Railroad Company that corporations were "persons" within the terms of the Fourteenth Amendment, and therefore were due rights of equal protection under state law.

Nelson Mandela became first black president of South Africa

On May 10, 1994, Nelson Mandela was inaugurated as the first black President of South Africa. Before becoming President, Mandela was an anti-Apartheid leader in segregated South Africa. He served twenty-seven years in prison before his release in 1990, after which he was elected president of the country. Mandela was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1993.

Read a biography of Nelson Mandela from the Nobel Foundation.

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