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News Afghanistan president accuses UN, EU officials of election fraud
Afghanistan president accuses UN, EU officials of election fraud
Daniel Makosky
April 1, 2010 12:11:00 pm

Afghan President Hamid Karzai on Thursday blamed foreign officials for the extensive irregularities that occurred during last year's disputed presidential election . Though admitting that fraud was widespread, Karzai accused [Al Jazeera...

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News Haditha Marine squad leader set for court-martial
Haditha Marine squad leader set for court-martial
Daniel Makosky
March 27, 2010 04:21:00 pm

A US military judge Friday denied a motion to dismiss charges against US Marine Staff Sgt. Frank Wuterich , the leader of the squad implicated in the killing of 24 Iraqis in Haditha...

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News Federal appeals court strikes down contribution limits to political advocacy groups
Federal appeals court strikes down contribution limits to political advocacy groups
Daniel Makosky
March 27, 2010 03:03:00 pm

The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit unanimously ruled Friday that limiting contributions from individuals to independent political advocacy organizations is unconstitutional. The court relied on the Supreme Court's recent decision...

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News Spain high court rules Garzon can face charges for Franco probe
Spain high court rules Garzon can face charges for Franco probe
Daniel Makosky
March 26, 2010 10:48:00 am

The Spanish Supreme Court on Thursday denied an appeal by National Court judge Baltasar Garzon , ruling that he may be formally charged for exceeding his jurisdictional...

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News New York appeals court rules state can annul same-sex civil unions
New York appeals court rules state can annul same-sex civil unions
Daniel Makosky
March 21, 2010 10:22:00 am

A New York state appeals court ruled Thursday that the state's courts have jurisdiction to hear requests to annul civil unions performed in other states. The Third Judicial Department Appellate Division reversed a 2008 Schenectady...

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News Retired US general tells Senate committee gays weakened Dutch military
Retired US general tells Senate committee gays weakened Dutch military
Daniel Makosky
March 19, 2010 12:19:00 pm

Retired US Marine Corps General John Sheehan testified before the US Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Thursday that he believes the Dutch military's inclusion of openly gay soldiers is partially responsible for the...

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News US senators unveil bipartisan immigration reform proposal
US senators unveil bipartisan immigration reform proposal
Daniel Makosky
March 19, 2010 10:56:00 am

Senators Charles Schumer (D-NY) and Lindsey Graham (R-SC) on Thursday unveiled their proposal for comprehensive immigration reform. The plan entails four principal tenets: improving border security, creating a system through which temporary workers would be...

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News Serbia police arrest 9 suspected of Kosovo war crimes
Serbia police arrest 9 suspected of Kosovo war crimes
Daniel Makosky
March 13, 2010 04:47:00 pm

Spokesperson for Serbia's Office of the War Crimes Prosecutor Bruno Vekaric Saturday announced the arrest of nine individuals suspected of committing war crimes during the 1998-1999 Kosovo war . The nine, members of...

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News Sweden, Turkey foreign ministers condemn Armenian genocide resolution
Sweden, Turkey foreign ministers condemn Armenian genocide resolution
Daniel Makosky
March 13, 2010 03:35:00 pm

Swedish Foreign Minister Carl Bildt and Turkish Foreign Minister Ahmet Davutoglu Saturday jointly denounced the Swedish Parliament's Thursday passage of a resolution recognizing the Ottoman Empire's killing of Armenians between 1915 and...

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UK PM defends legality of Iraq invasion
Daniel Makosky
March 5, 2010 08:57:00 am

UK Prime Minister Gordon Brown testified to the Iraq Inquiry on Friday that he remains convinced that the decision to participate in the 2003 Iraq invasion was the appropriate course of action. Brown discussed...

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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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