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News Iran opposition candidate Mousavi calls for continued protests over disputed election
Iran opposition candidate Mousavi calls for continued protests over disputed election
Christian Ehret
September 5, 2009 12:49:00 pm

Iran opposition leader Mir Hossein Mousavi on Saturday called for continued protests over the recent controversial election in which President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was re-elected. Mousavi maintained his position that the election was fraudulent...

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News WTO issues preliminary ruling against EU Airbus subsidies
WTO issues preliminary ruling against EU Airbus subsidies
Christian Ehret
September 5, 2009 11:39:00 am

The World Trade Organization (WTO) on Friday ruled that Airbus received illegal subsidies from European governments, according to sources familiar with the unreleased decision. The preliminary ruling came in response to a complaint [materials; JURIST...

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News Pfizer settles health care fraud suit for record $2.3 billion
Pfizer settles health care fraud suit for record $2.3 billion
Christian Ehret
September 3, 2009 09:19:00 am

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Wednesday that pharmaceutical company Pfizer and its subsidiary have settled a health care fraud suit for a record $2.3 billion. The DOJ brought a...

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News CIA refuses to release further documents on detainee treatment practices
CIA refuses to release further documents on detainee treatment practices
Christian Ehret
September 3, 2009 08:24:00 am

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) has announced that they would not release further documents regarding investigations into alleged detainee mistreatment in Iraq and Afghanistan. Filed late Monday in response to a Freedom of Information Act...

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News Portugal accepts two Guantanamo Bay detainees as free men
Portugal accepts two Guantanamo Bay detainees as free men
Christian Ehret
August 29, 2009 01:15:00 pm

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Friday that two Guantanamo Bay detainees have been transferred to Portugal under an agreement between the countries. The Syrian nationals were released from the detention...

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News Federal court rules Connecticut campaign finance law unconstitutional
Federal court rules Connecticut campaign finance law unconstitutional
Christian Ehret
August 29, 2009 11:55:00 am

A federal court ruled Thursday that a Connecticut campaign finance law discriminated against minor party candidates in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendments . The state's Campaign Finance Reform Act , which provided public funding to...

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News Mali president rejects women’s rights law following protests
Mali president rejects women’s rights law following protests
Christian Ehret
August 27, 2009 09:37:00 am

Mali President Amadou Toumani Toure announced Wednesday that he will not sign a controversial law expanding women's rights, after objections by the country's High Islamic Council. The announcement followed a mass demonstration against the law...

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CIA documents detail controversial interrogation practices
Christian Ehret
August 27, 2009 08:07:00 am

The Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) conducted overseas interrogations that included sleep deprivation, dietary manipulation, and physical abuse, according to documents made available earlier this week. The letters and memoranda, originally sent to the...

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News Former AIG executives settle SEC financial fraud case
Former AIG executives settle SEC financial fraud case
Christian Ehret
August 6, 2009 03:42:00 pm

Former American International Group (AIG) executives on Thursday agreed to settle a suit brought by the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) alleging their involvement in inflating the company's reported financial...

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Ninth Circuit denies FOIA request for potential blast ranges at military base
Christian Ehret
August 6, 2009 12:34:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that the US Navy did not have to disclose the locations and potential blast ranges of explosive artillery stored at a Puget Sound...

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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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