FOIA Army CID records on prisoner abuse by US personnel in Iraq [ACLU] News
FOIA Army CID records on prisoner abuse by US personnel in Iraq [ACLU]

Log of (and links to) Army CID reports of investigations into US treatment of prisoners in Iraq, US Department of Defense, obtained by the American Civil Liberties Union pursuant to a Freedom of Information Act request, March 4, 2005 [covering 13 investigations into prisoner abuse that resulted in no charges due to insufficient evidencen, but mentioning a DVD entitled "Ramadi Madness," a compilation of recordings made by a unit of the Florida National Guard posted to Iraq in 2003 and early 2004]. Read the full text of the reports here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

THIS DAY @ LAW

38 Santee Sioux hanged by US for rebellion

On December 26, 1862, 38 Santee Sioux braves were hanged in a mass execution for their roles in a rebellion against US authorities in Minnesota which left hundreds dead and made refugees of some 40,000 white settlers.

Government annuities promised under a treaty with the Sioux had failed to arrive on schedule and credit for purchases was not advanced in the meantime, threatening the tribe with starvation. Learn more about the 1862 Minnesota Sioux Rebellion from the Santee Sioux Tribe, whose members were deported first to South Dakota and ultimately to Nebraska, where they remain today.

Louis XVI put on trial during French Revolution

On December 26, 1792, Romain de Sèze, a defense attorney for deposed King Louis XVI, presented a defense of his client. The former King was on trial before a French Revolutionary court on thirty-three charges, including treason and other crimes against the state. He was convicted on January 15, 1793 executed by guillotine on the following January 21.

Learn more about the trial of Louis XVI.