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News Putin urges compromise in Ukraine
Putin urges compromise in Ukraine
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 22, 2014 02:47:03 pm

Russian President Vladimir Putin on Sunday expressed support for a cease-fire in Ukraine's battle against pro-Russian separatists and called for both sides to negotiate a compromise. Following a ceremony commemorating the millions who died following...

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News Top Kuwait court jails activist over Twitter posts
Top Kuwait court jails activist over Twitter posts
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 15, 2014 02:10:15 pm

Kuwait's Supreme Court on Sunday upheld the two-year jail sentence of an opposition online activist for writing tweets found to be offensive to the country's Emir. After the ruling, activist Hejab Al Hajeri said on his Twitter ...

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News Apple, Samsung drop cross-appeal in ITC phone-patent dispute
Apple, Samsung drop cross-appeal in ITC phone-patent dispute
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 15, 2014 01:51:42 pm

Apple Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co. on Friday agreed to drop their appeals of a patent-infringement case at the US International Trade Commission (ITC) that resulted in an import ban on some older model Samsung...

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News Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia agree to truth commission
Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia agree to truth commission
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 8, 2014 02:36:03 pm

Colombia's government and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia (FARC) on Sunday agreed to create a truth commission to investigate the deaths of thousands of people in the last five decades of the country's conflict. During negotiations in Havana,...

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News UN calls for immediate end to conflict in DRC
UN calls for immediate end to conflict in DRC
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 8, 2014 02:27:03 pm

The head of the UN Mission in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) on Saturday strongly condemned an outbreak of deadly violence in the eastern areas of the DRC, sparked by a confrontation over cattle. The...

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News Chile court ends 10-year Pinochet embezzlement investigation
Chile court ends 10-year Pinochet embezzlement investigation
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 1, 2014 02:00:59 pm

A Chilean court on Friday said that it has completed the 10-year investigation into the origin of former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet's fortune and his suspected embezzlement of public funds. In an unanimous decision,...

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News AI: Iran must halt execution of political dissident
AI: Iran must halt execution of political dissident
Elizabeth LaForgia
June 1, 2014 01:12:45 pm

Amnesty International (AI) urged Iran on Saturday not to execute a political dissident convicted of "enmity against God." Gholamreza Khosravi Savajani was sentenced to death in 2010 on the charge of "enmity against God" for...

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News Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency
Poroshenko claims Ukraine presidency
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 25, 2014 04:13:58 pm

Frontrunner Petro Poroshenko claimed Ukraine's presidency on Sunday after exit polls gave him an absolute majority in the first round of voting. Billionaire candy-maker Poroshenko, who is known as the "chocolate king," garnered more than 55 percent of votes....

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News US judge allows force feeding of Guantanamo prisoner to continue
US judge allows force feeding of Guantanamo prisoner to continue
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 25, 2014 02:17:37 pm

A judge for the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued an order late Thursday allowing the military to resume force feeding a Syrian prisoner at Guantanamo Bay, stating that "the court is...

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News Minnesota lawmakers approve limited legalization of medical marijuana
Minnesota lawmakers approve limited legalization of medical marijuana
Elizabeth LaForgia
May 18, 2014 04:11:39 pm

Minnesota lawmakers on Friday approved a bill legalizing medical marijuana in pill or liquid form for a limited number of patients who suffer from severe or fatal illnesses. The state's Senate voted 46-16 and the House...

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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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