Padilla transfer ruling appeal [US DOJ] News
Padilla transfer ruling appeal [US DOJ]

C.T. Hanft v. Jose Padilla, Application Respecting the Custody and Transfer of Jose Padilla, US Solicitor General Paul Clement, December 28, 2005 [asked the US Supreme Court to intervene in Padilla's custody, claiming that the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals usurped the President's authority to direct the war on terror when it denied the Bush Administration's request to transfer Padilla from military to civilian detention for purposes of his prosecution]. Read the full text of the application [PDF]. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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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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