Kansas youth’s flag drawing suspends over harassment policy
The Supreme Court rejected a Derby Kansas case over a seventh grader TJ West suspended for drawing a 4 by 6 inch Confederate flag in class. The Rutherford Institute filed suit claiming First Amendment rights were violated, but lower courts upheld the district policy banning racially divisive material. Derby officials defended the policy as necessary after 1995 tensions linked to Confederate symbolism. West had prior discipline for using a slur, and the 10th Circuit noted the harassment rule in enforcing the suspension.
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Sneed
Michael Pomarico
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Derby Middle School
West
Derby High School
Aryan Nation
Ku Klux Klan
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U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Blackie
Yugoslavia reels as opposition strike deepens crisis
Belgrade reports say Slobodan Milosevic brands opponents puppets of the West as a general strike and road blockades paralyze Yugoslavia. Protests spread to Pozarevac and Surcin with clashes and dozens of arrests as opposition leader Kostunica claims victory and vows no runoff. Milosevic warns of foreign occupation while state ballots begin for Sunday vote.
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Yugoslavia
Slobodan Milosevic
Milosevic
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Surcin
Vojislav Kostunica
Kostunica
Kragujevac
Evangelists Rescued From Abu Sayyaf on Jolo Island
Philippine troops freed twelve Christian evangelists held by Abu Sayyaf on Jolo after one escape prompted a helicopter air alert and a brief clash. The operation reduced hostage numbers to five including a American and three Malaysians while leaders vowed to press on.
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Angelo Reyes
Abu Sayyaf
Joseph Estrada
Fernando Solon
Solon
The
Evangelists
Nation opposes WWII memorial site between Washington and Lincoln
Opponents asked a federal court to block construction of the WWII memorial on the Lincoln Memorial grounds, arguing officials failed to follow the law. Groundbreaking remains set for Veterans Day, Nov 11, with debates over a site 125 feet north to avoid the sight line between the monuments.
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Lincoln Memorial
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63Rd Division Assn
Veterans
Veterans of Foreign Wars
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Federal District Court of the
Georgia teen pleads to school shooting charges
A 17 year old, T J Solomon, pleaded guilty and guilty but mentally ill to 29 counts stemming from a 1999 Heritage High School shooting in Conyers. If found guilty on all counts he could face up to 211 years, or receive prison plus psychiatric treatment under the guilty but mentally ill plea. He fired a sawed off rifle at about 150 students and then surrendered after a tearful plea.
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Heritage High School
Conyers
Atlanta
Columbine High
Colorado
Castro Pays Tribute to Trudeau in Montreal Mourning
Fidel Castro paid respects Monday to Pierre Trudeau, a personal friend, as Trudeau's body arrived by train to Montreal. Mourners filled city hall to view the casket and Castro waved to crowds after greeting officials. He planned to attend Trudeau’s funeral, recalling their exchanges since 1976.
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