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News US officials discussing Guantanamo closure with UK counterparts
US officials discussing Guantanamo closure with UK counterparts
Nishat Hasan
March 12, 2006 11:59:00 am

A senior US State Department official has indicated that US officials are talking with their British counterparts about how to eventually close the detention facility at Guantanamo Bay . US State Deputy Assistant Secretary Colleen Graffy [official...

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News War crimes prosecutor defends Milosevic trial as autopsy results awaited
War crimes prosecutor defends Milosevic trial as autopsy results awaited
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 12, 2006 09:47:00 am

Hague war crimes prosecutor Carla del Ponte Sunday defended the over four year long trial of Slobodan Milosevic before the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia , saying that although his sudden...

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News Saddam trial resumes after critical UN report
Saddam trial resumes after critical UN report
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 12, 2006 09:15:00 am

The Saddam Hussein trial resumed in Baghdad Sunday without any disruptions as three co-defendants took the stand to testify about the killings of 142 Shiites in the Iraqi town of Dujail after a failed 1982 attempt...

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News Libby presidential briefings access ruling [US DC]
Libby presidential briefings access ruling [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 11, 2006 04:40:00 pm

US v. I. Lewis Libby, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Reggie B. Walton, March 10, 2006 [ruling that I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby be given limited access to presidential security briefing transcripts to assist him in...

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News War crimes prosecutor calls for arrest and trial of fugitives after Milosevic death
War crimes prosecutor calls for arrest and trial of fugitives after Milosevic death
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 11, 2006 04:10:00 pm

ICTY Chief Prosecutor Carla del Ponte marked the sudden death of Slobodan Milosevic Saturday by reiterating her call for the remaining fugitives from the Hague war crimes tribunal to be brought to justice and tried....

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News Lawmakers to go ahead with vote on Dubai firm ports deal
Lawmakers to go ahead with vote on Dubai firm ports deal
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 11, 2006 02:59:00 pm

US lawmakers have indicated that they intend to press ahead with a vote next week on legislation to block the transfer of operations at 6 US ports to United Arab Emirates-owned Dubai Ports World. The controversial deal is widely...

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News Classified ruling issued in terror financing case after evidence queried for wiretaps
Classified ruling issued in terror financing case after evidence queried for wiretaps
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 11, 2006 02:17:00 pm

A New York federal judge Friday issued a highly-unusual classified ruling rejecting a defense motion to dismiss a US case brought against two Albany mosque members originally charged with money laundering and supporting terrorism after their arrests...

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News Pentagon defends force-feeding at Guantanamo
Pentagon defends force-feeding at Guantanamo
Stefanie Presley
March 11, 2006 01:21:00 pm

Pentagon officials said Friday that the force-feeding of hunger-striking detainees at Guantanamo Bay would continue despite opposition from doctors who signed an open letter published in the British medical journal Lancet [journal...

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News Jury acquits former Atlanta mayor of corruption charges
Jury acquits former Atlanta mayor of corruption charges
Stefanie Presley
March 11, 2006 01:10:00 pm

After a day and half of deliberation a federal jury Friday found former mayor of Atlanta Bill Campbell not guilty of racketeering, fraud and bribery charges, although he was found guilty on three counts of tax evasion....

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News Judge grants Libby limited access to presidential briefings
Judge grants Libby limited access to presidential briefings
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
March 11, 2006 11:39:00 am

A federal judge ruled Friday that former vice-presidential Chief of Staff I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby be given limited access to presidential security briefing transcripts to assist him in his defense against perjury charges in...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

American actress Mae West sentenced to 10 days for obsecenity

American actress Mae West was sentenced to 10 days in jail on April 19, 1927 for her participation in a play she wrote and starred in entitled "Sex." The play depicts the tribulations and adventures of a prostitute named Margy. The New York Police Department raided a performance, and West was charged with obscenity and behavior designed to corrupt the morals of youth. Learn more about West's arrest and sentence from PBS.

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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