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News Egypt court convicts members of alleged terrorist group
Egypt court convicts members of alleged terrorist group
Amy Mathieu
February 27, 2014 12:04:21 pm

Egypt's Cairo Criminal Court convicted 26 people on Wednesday charged with forming a terrorist group with the intent to attack the Suez Canal . The group was charged with planning attacks on ships in the Suez Canal as...

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News Germany top court finds EU voting threshold unconstitutional
Germany top court finds EU voting threshold unconstitutional
Amy Mathieu
February 27, 2014 11:23:43 am

Germany's Karlsruhe court ruled on Wednesday that the 3% voting threshold for political parties to enter the the European Parliament is unconstitutional. The German government lowered the voting threshold from 5% to 3%...

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News Russia court convicts anti-Kremlin protesters
Russia court convicts anti-Kremlin protesters
Amy Mathieu
February 21, 2014 11:27:07 am

Moscow's Zamoskvoretksy District Court convicted eight anti-Kremlin protesters on Friday of rioting and violence against police at a protest in 2012. The protestors were arrested the night before Vladimir Putin's inauguration to his third term as...

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News Oregon AG refuses to defend same-sex marriage ban
Oregon AG refuses to defend same-sex marriage ban
Amy Mathieu
February 21, 2014 11:01:09 am

Oregon Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum said in a filing on Thursday that her office will not defend Oregon's ban on same-sex marriage. Rosenblum said that the ban cannot survive a federal constitutional challenge under any...

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News Al Jazeera journalists plead not guilty to charges in Egypt court
Al Jazeera journalists plead not guilty to charges in Egypt court
Amy Mathieu
February 20, 2014 12:08:26 pm

Egypt put three Al Jazeera journalists on trial on Thursday for allegedly aiding a terrorist organization and spreading false news. All three men, Peter Greste, Mohamed Fahmy and Baher Mohamed, pleaded not guilty to the...

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South Dakota House passes bill prohibiting gender-based abortions
Amy Mathieu
February 20, 2014 11:24:47 am

The South Dakota House of Representatives passed a bill on Wednesday that would prohibit individuals from having abortions based on the gender of the fetus. Representative Jenna Haggar is the lead sponsor of the bill,...

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News HRW: Somalia officials must reform laws to prevent sexual violence against women
HRW: Somalia officials must reform laws to prevent sexual violence against women
Amy Mathieu
February 14, 2014 11:54:02 am

Human Rights Watch (HRW) urged the Somali government on Thursday to adopt reforms to help prevent sexual violence against women and provide support for victims. HRW released a report, "Here, Rape is Normal" ,...

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News Germany officials propose law to lift statute of limitations on stolen property
Germany officials propose law to lift statute of limitations on stolen property
Amy Mathieu
February 14, 2014 11:27:33 am

The Bavarian justice minister Winfried Bausback presented a bill on Friday to the German Parliament that would lift the statute of limitations for certain cases involving stolen property. The...

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News Federal judge prevents pharmacy from providing lethal injection drugs
Federal judge prevents pharmacy from providing lethal injection drugs
Amy Mathieu
February 13, 2014 11:52:00 am

Judge Terence Kern for the US District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma issued a temporary restraining order on The Apothecary Shoppe in Tulsa to stop the pharmacy from providing an execution...

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Federal judge rules panhandling ban in Maine unconstitutional
Amy Mathieu
February 13, 2014 11:25:40 am

The United States District Court of Maine ruled on Wednesday that a city ordinance banning people from panhandling in median strips of streets was unconstitutional. US District Judge George Singal found that the...

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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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