Hong Kong gay sex laws ruling [HK High Court] News
Hong Kong gay sex laws ruling [HK High Court]

Roy v. Secretary for Justice, Hong Kong High Court, Judge Michael Hartmann, August 24, 2005 [ruling that laws prohibiting gay sex are unconstitutional and discriminatory and violate Hong Kong's Basic Law and the Bill of Rights]. Read the full text of the opinion here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Amsterdam Treaty signed, broadening scope of EU

On October 2, 1997, European Union delegates signed the Amsterdam Treaty, which broadened the scope of the international organization. It amended previous EU treaties to expand the power of the EU Parliament, start the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP), and prepare for the influx of post-Communist countries in Eastern Europe.
Learn more about the Amsterdam Treaty.

Thurgood Marshall becomes first African-American Supreme Court justice

On October 2, 1967, civil rights attorney Thurgood Marshall was sworn in as the first African-American Supreme Court justice.

Learn more about Marshall and his career from the Library of Congress.