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Ruling released on Uighur enemy combatant status at Guantanamo A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit Monday released declassified portions of last month's decision that a US Combatant Status Review Tribunal had improperly designated a Chinese Uighur Muslim detained at Guantana (More)

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Senate declares Napoleon Emporer of France

On May 18, 1804, the French Senate declared Napoleon Bonaparte Emperor of France.

Supreme Court upheld segregation in Plessy v. Ferguson

On May 18, 1896, the US Supreme Court ruled in Plessy v. Ferguson that racially separate but equal facilities are constitutional.