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News DC Circuit rules on discrimination suit against Department of Agriculture
DC Circuit rules on discrimination suit against Department of Agriculture
Abigail Salisbury
August 1, 2008 12:29:00 pm

A three-judge panel of the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit on Friday reversed a lower court's grant of summary judgment against Cheryl Steele, a former economist at the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) [official...

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News DOJ accused of pushing guilty pleas on immigrants arrested in Iowa raid
DOJ accused of pushing guilty pleas on immigrants arrested in Iowa raid
Abigail Salisbury
August 1, 2008 10:07:00 am

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Thursday obtained and made available a government handbook issued to the lawyers defending the illegal immigrants arrested in May during the massive raid on an Agriprocessors Inc. [corporate...

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News UN Security Council discusses future of mission in Kosovo under new constitution
UN Security Council discusses future of mission in Kosovo under new constitution
Abigail Salisbury
July 25, 2008 03:23:00 pm

The United Nations Security Council on Friday discussed a report outlining UN Secretary General Ban Ki-Moon's plans to reconfigure the UN Interim Administration Mission in Kosovo (UNMIK) now that...

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News Hamdan interrogation video shown after FBI agent testifies detainees not told of rights
Hamdan interrogation video shown after FBI agent testifies detainees not told of rights
Abigail Salisbury
July 23, 2008 05:52:00 pm

Guantanamo detainee Salim Ahmed Hamdan walked out of the courtroom at his military commission trial on Wednesday, refusing to watch a video depicting one of his interrogation sessions. Hamdan's lawyers had...

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News War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic captured after 13 years
War crimes suspect Radovan Karadzic captured after 13 years
Abigail Salisbury
July 21, 2008 06:43:00 pm

Serbian President Boris Tadic announced Monday evening that Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic had been captured earlier Monday by Serbian security forces. Karadzic is accused of war crimes stemming from his alleged involvement in...

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News Class action apartheid case to resume following US Supreme Court ruling
Class action apartheid case to resume following US Supreme Court ruling
Abigail Salisbury
July 6, 2008 09:07:00 am

A class of plaintiffs suing several dozen US companies which did business in South Africa during apartheid will ask to narrow their claims Tuesday in a status conference to be held in the US District Court...

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News New rule of law assessment tool presented at Vienna meeting
New rule of law assessment tool presented at Vienna meeting
Abigail Salisbury
July 6, 2008 08:30:00 am

A new tool for measuring adherence to the rule of law developed by the World Justice Project (WJP) was presented at the World Justice Forum in Vienna Thursday. The development of the Rule of Law...

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News Congo ex-militia leader seeks dismissal of ICC war crimes charges
Congo ex-militia leader seeks dismissal of ICC war crimes charges
Abigail Salisbury
June 10, 2008 02:11:00 pm

Defense counsel for Thomas Lubanga moved to dismiss all charges against the former Congolese militia leader at an International Criminal Court (ICC) status conference at The Hague Tuesday on the ground that prosecutors have refused...

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News Supreme Court rules in money laundering, paralegal fees recovery cases
Supreme Court rules in money laundering, paralegal fees recovery cases
Abigail Salisbury
June 2, 2008 10:31:00 am

The US Supreme Court handed down three decisions Monday, including United States v. Santos , where the Court held 7-2 that the term "proceeds" in a federal money laundering statute...

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News Supreme Court rules on employer retaliation, Alabama voting law
Supreme Court rules on employer retaliation, Alabama voting law
Abigail Salisbury
May 27, 2008 11:07:00 am

The US Supreme Court handed down three decisions Tuesday, including two cases involving alleged employer retaliation . In Gomez-Perez v. Potter , the Court held 6-3 that a provision...

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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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