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Tuesday, January 28

State of the Union Address
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 10:13:22 PM

Recorded video and an official transcript of the State of the Union Address delivered Tuesday evening by President Bush are now available from the White House. A fact sheet summarizing key initiatives set out in the President's Address is also available.

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Terrorist Threat Integration Center
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 09:17:17 PM

In his State of Union Address Tuesday, President Bush announced the creation of a Terrorist Threat Integration Center that will "merge and analyze terrorist-related information collected domestically and abroad in order to form the most comprehensive possible threat picture." The Center will involve elements of the Department of Homeland Security, the FBI’s Counterterrorism Division, the CIA's Counterterrorist Center, and the Department of Defense. The Administration "will ensure that this program is carried out consistently with the rights of Americans." Read a fact sheet from the White House.

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State of the Union - advance excerpts
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 05:26:37 PM

Late Tuesday afternoon the White House released advance excerpts from the prepared text of the State of the Union Address that President Bush is to deliver Tuesday evening.

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State of the Union website
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 04:15:34 PM

The White House unveiled a special State of Union version of its website Tuesday afternoon in advance of this evening's official address delivered pursuant to Article II, Section 3 of the US Constitution. The site features a video preview by Press Secretary Ari Fleischer, background videos of Cabinet Secretaries and senior Administration officials discussing State of the Union issues, a slide show, and highlights of speech themes. Watch the webcast of the President's State of the Union Address on the White House website beginning Tuesday at 9 PM ET.

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Second Circuit ruling on law clerk's dismissal
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 04:03:09 PM

The US Second Circuit Court of Appeals upheld Tuesday a judge's dismissal of his law clerk, ruling that his termination did not violate the First Amendment. Read Sheppard v. Beerman. Link courtesy Howard Bashman.

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State of the Union preview
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 01:08:35 PM

President Bush offered a brief outline of Tuesday evening's scheduled State of the Union address in remarks prior to a Cabinet meeting Tuesday morning. Watch recorded video from the White House.

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NYPD report on Central Park Jogger investigation
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 10:08:38 AM

Monday's New York Police Department panel report on the NYPD's controversial investigation of the Central Park Jogger case is available online[PDF] from the NYPD. A press release summarizes the panel's findings.

US Supreme Court cert
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 09:22:04 AM

Although no cert grants were announced in Monday's regular Order List, the US Supreme Court did grant cert Monday in Castro v. United States, raising the question of whether a lower court can recharacterize a motion as a habeas corpus application. Read the US Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals ruling in the case. The Castro cert Order was "buried" on page 2 of Monday's official Order announcing the adoption of new Rules of the Court. Courtesy SCOTUSBlog.

Hong Kong anti-subversion law
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 09:09:46 AM

Watch recorded video (with English simultaneous translation) of Tuesday's press conference in Hong Kong announcing liberalization of the Chinese Special Administrative Region's proposed "anti-subversion" law, Basic Law Article 23. Video of remarks made earlier Tuesday by Hong Kong Chief Executive Tung Chee-hwa is also available. Learn more about Basic Law Article 23.

This day at law
Bernard Hibbitts at 1/28/2003 06:30:14 AM

On January 28, 1916, progressive Boston lawyer Louis D. Brandeis, a Jew, was nominated to the Supreme Court by President Woodrow Wilson. Read a background paper on Brandeis' controversial nomination and confirmation, and visit an online exhibit on his life at Brandeis University.