War powers lawsuit complaint [US DC] News
War powers lawsuit complaint [US DC]

Doe v. Bush, United States District Court District of Massachusetts, February 13, 2003 [filed by a coalition of US soldiers, parents of US soldiers and Congressmen challenging the authority of President Bush and Defense Secretary Rumsfeld to wage war against Iraq absent a clear declaration of war by the United States Congress]. Read the full text of the complaint [PDF] and the plaintiffs' memorandum in support of a motion for preliminary injunction [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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