Peer-to-peer movie sharing emergency sentencing rules [USSC] News
Peer-to-peer movie sharing emergency sentencing rules [USSC]

Notice of temporary emergency amendments to sentencing guidelines, United States Sentencing Commission, October 19, 2005 [amendments setting increased penalties for persons convicted of swapping as-yet-unreleased films over peer-to-peer file sharing networks, such as Kazaa and Morpheus]. Read the full text of the emergency rules here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment

On October 6, 1991, law professor Anita Hill accused Supreme Court nominee Clarence Thomas of sexual harassment, turning his nomination hearings into a national spectacle.

Thomas was approved by a full Senate vote of 52-48 on October 15. Read an excerpted version of Hill's testimony before the Senate Judiciary Committee on October 11. Learn more about the Anita Hill-Clarence Thomas hearings.

Egypt President Anwar Sadat assassinated

On October 6, 1981, Egyptian President Anwar Sadat was assassinated by militants in retaliation for signing a peace treaty with Israel.