UPDATE ~ Iran reconsidering ban on reformist candidates News
UPDATE ~ Iran reconsidering ban on reformist candidates

[JURIST] Following up on a morning report in JURIST's Paper Chase, Iran's leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei [Wikipedia profile] has ordered the Guardian Council [Wikipedia entry] to reconsider a decision to reject all reformist candidates running for the presidency. Specifically, Ayatollah Khamenei, the highest authority in Iran on political and spiritual matters, urged the Council to review the applications of two reformist candidates, Mostafa Moin [Wikipedia profile] and Mohsen Mehr Alizadeh. BBC News 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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