Recess Appointments Timeline Archives
Recess Appointments Timeline

07/17/2013: Federal appeals court ruled NLRB recess appointments unconstitutional.

06/24/2013: Supreme Court agreed to rule on recess appointments.

06/06/2013: Obama administration urged Supreme Court to limit review of recess appointments.

04/25/2013: Obama administration petitioned Supreme Court on recess appointments.

01/25/2013: Federal appeals court found Obama recess appointments unconstitutional.

01/13/2012: Two business groups challenged Obama’s recess appointments.

01/13/2012: DOJ defended Obama’s recess appointments.

THIS DAY @ LAW

Charles Manson sentenced to death

On April 19, 1971, Charles Manson was sentenced to death for ordering the murders of Sharon Tate and others. The sentence was then commuted to life after the Supreme Court of California overturned the death penalty in 1972. Learn more about the trial of Charles Manson from the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law.

The Beatles signed 10-year partnership

On April 19, 1967, John, Paul, George and Ringo - aka "The Beatles" - signed a partnership deed agreeing that the group would continue for a (further) period of ten years. When The Beatles split up prematurely in 1970, Paul applied to have the partnership terminated and a receiver appointed.

Read a legal analysis of Paul McCartney’s 1970 lawsuit against John, George and Ringo.

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