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June 20032003 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December A timeline of events in the news for June, 2003. - The U.S. Supreme Court issues opinions in Grutter v. Bollinger and Gratz and Hamacher v. Bollinger, challenges to the affirmative action admissions policies at the University of Michigan. In Grutter, the Court held that the University of Michigan Law School's admissions policy, which considered race as one of a number of "soft" admissions factors on a case-by-case basis, was constitutional. In Gratz, the Court held that the undergraduate affirmative action admissions policy, which was based on a point system and was more rigid than the Law School's, was unconstitutional. http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/06/23/scotus.affirmative.action/
- In Peekskill, New York, a 10 month old baby girl survives a seven story fall. Her father, Willie Williams, takes her to the hospital, where she was treated for bruises and cuts, but Mr. Williams is later arrested on charges of attempted murder. http://www.cnn.com/2003/US/Northeast/06/23/baby.tossed.ap/index.html
- Human Rights Watch calls for a criminal investigation into Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's alleged role in the massacre of civilians in the Palestinian refugee camps of Sabra and Shatilla.
- The wooden ship of the Irish reality show Cabin Fever (TV Show), packed with 10 contestants plus crew, founders off the Irish coast, with no injuries.
- The Iraqi oil pipeline near Baiji catches fire, following two explosions
- The US occupation forces north of Baghdad kill 27 Iraqis in a pitched battle.
- Israel announces intention to kill high-ranking Hamas members, including Sheikh Ahmed Yassin despite an opinion poll showing that more than two-thirds of Israelis want the campaign of assassinations to stop. http://news.independent.co.uk/world/middle_east/story.jsp?story=415304
- Abud Sarhan, a shepherd, sues US Army General Franks and Secretary Rumsfeld following the deaths of 17 family members during the invasion of Iraq
- Massachusetts Attorney General Thomas Reilly formally accuses college student Luke Thompson of creating a fake airline, Mainline Airways, and selling bogus tickets. http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=8304673&BRD=2212&PAG=461&dept_id=465812&rfi=6
- US Baseball: Pitching against the St. Louis Cardinals, New York Yankee Roger Clemens notches his 4,000th strikeout and his 300th win.
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