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04Aug
2014

This Week in History: First Execution by Electric Chair

            On August 4, 1961, Pro Se defendant Clarence Earl Gideon, denied court appointed counsel, was convicted of felony breaking and entering and misdemeanor theft, in Panama City, ...

28Jul
2014

This Week in History: The Social Security Act of 1965

            On July 27, 1996, A bomb exploded in Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, Georgia, during the 1996 Summer Olympics, killing two and injuring many more.  Security Guard Richard Jewell ...

21Jul
2014

This Week in History: Neil Armstrong Walks on the Moon

                On July 20, 1948, Gus Hall, and 11 other Communist Party leaders were indicted for Smith Act violations. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 Mission successfully lands, and ...

15Jul
2014

This Week in History-7-14-14

              On July 14, 1881, Sheriff Pat Garrett killed William Bonney (“Billy the Kid”) in Fort Sumner, New Mexico. On July 15, 1997, Fashion designer Gianni Versace was shot ...

07Jul
2014

This Week in History – Monkeys and Mockingbirds

                      On July 7, 1981, President Ronald Reagan nominated Sandra Day O’ Connor to be the first woman Supreme Court Justice. On July 10, 1925, the ...

30Jun
2014

This Week in History: 6-29-14

                  On June 29, 2007, Apple released it’s first iPhone in the U.S.  This week, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in U.S. v. Wurie that a person has an expectation ...

09Jun
2014

This Week in History: Famous Criminals & Judges

                    On June 8, 1917, Byron Raymond (“Whizzer”) White was born — the only NFL player to serve as a U.S. Supreme Court Justice. On June 9, ...

19May
2014

This Week in History: Happy Memorial Day!

  This week, we honor the memories of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice so that we might have and enjoy freedom.  Here’s a link to a video titled “Freedom is Not Free: A Soldier’s Pledge” to ...

12May
2014

This Week in 2010: Florida v. Graham

  On May 13, 1963, Brady v. Maryland, was issued by the U.S. Supreme Court. Suppression of exculpatory evidence by the Prosecution violates the Due Process Clause. On May 13, 1985, a police raid in Philadelphia, ...

05May
2014

This Week in History: Remembering Nelson Mandela

        On May 5, 1925, John Scopes is arrested in Tennessee for teaching the theory of evolution. On May 8, 1973, a 71-day stand off at Wounded Knee ends when Native Americans occupying the town ...