Chertoff nomination heads for final Senate vote after passing committee News
Chertoff nomination heads for final Senate vote after passing committee

[JURIST] Secretary of Homeland Security nominee Judge Michael Chertoff has been confirmed by the Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee [official website], with a vote by the full Senate expected before the end of the week. Chertoff was confirmed by a vote of 14 in favor and one present. Senator Carl Levin (D-MI) [official website], the sole senator voting present, said he could not support Chertoff's nomination without more information on a memo by Chertoff [JURIST report] advising the CIA on the use certain torture techniques on detainees at Guantanamo Bay. Read Committee Chairman Susan Collins' statement on the confirmation. The Newark Star-Ledger has more.

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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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