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News Federal judge rules against releasing Guantanamo interrogation documents
Federal judge rules against releasing Guantanamo interrogation documents
Matt Glenn
October 17, 2009 12:30:00 pm

A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia refused Friday to force the Department of Defense (DOD) and Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) to release non-redacted versions of documents that...

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News ICTY appeals chamber upholds rejection of Karadzic ‘immunity’ claim
ICTY appeals chamber upholds rejection of Karadzic ‘immunity’ claim
Matt Glenn
October 14, 2009 08:25:00 am

The appeals chamber of the International Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia (ICTY) dismissed an appeal claiming immunity by former Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic in a ruling released Tuesday....

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News Spain judge charges accused Somali pirates
Spain judge charges accused Somali pirates
Matt Glenn
October 14, 2009 07:33:00 am

Spanish judge Baltasar Garzon charged two suspected Somali pirates accused of helping take over the Alakrana, a Spanish ship currently under the control of Somali Pirates. The suspects, Abdou Willy and Raagegeesey, were charged with 36 counts...

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News Palestinian Authority president reverses position on UN rights council Gaza delay
Palestinian Authority president reverses position on UN rights council Gaza delay
Matt Glenn
October 13, 2009 07:05:00 am

Palestinian Authority (PA) President Mahmoud Abbas proposed Monday that the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) reconvene to vote to endorse the findings of a report by the UN Fact Finding Mission...

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News Top Rwanda genocide suspect arrested
Top Rwanda genocide suspect arrested
Matt Glenn
October 6, 2009 01:57:00 pm

Former Hutu intelligence chief Idelphonse Nizeyimana , wanted for his role in the 1994 Rwandan genocide , has been arrested in Uganda, officials announced Tuesday. The International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda (ICTR)...

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News Russia court denies same-sex marriage petition
Russia court denies same-sex marriage petition
Matt Glenn
October 6, 2009 01:05:00 pm

A Russian court ruled Tuesday that Russian law defines marriage as between a man and a woman, affirming a registry office's refusal to recognize a marriage between two women. The couple, Irina Fedotova-Fet and Irina Shipitko, applied for a...

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News INTERPOL ex-president pleads not guilty at South Africa corruption trial
INTERPOL ex-president pleads not guilty at South Africa corruption trial
Matt Glenn
October 5, 2009 02:52:00 pm

Former INTERPOL president and South African police chief Jackie Selebi pleaded not guilty to corruption charges Monday at the start of his trial in the Johannesburg High Court. Selebi...

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News Palestinian Authority criticized for supporting UN rights council delay on Gaza resolution
Palestinian Authority criticized for supporting UN rights council delay on Gaza resolution
Matt Glenn
October 5, 2009 12:59:00 pm

Hamas leaders on Monday condemned the Palestinian Authority (PA) for supporting Friday's decision by the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to delay a vote on resolution adopting the recommendations of the UN Fact Finding...

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News UN Gaza mission presents findings to rights council
UN Gaza mission presents findings to rights council
Matt Glenn
September 29, 2009 01:58:00 pm

Head of the UN Fact Finding Mission on the Gaza Conflict Richard Goldstone formally presented the group's findings to the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) Tuesday. In his opening remarks , Goldstone...

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News Former Enron Broadband CEO sentenced to 16 months for wire fraud
Former Enron Broadband CEO sentenced to 16 months for wire fraud
Matt Glenn
September 29, 2009 01:03:00 pm

Former Enron Broadband Services (EBS) CEO Joe Hirko was sentenced Monday to 16 months in prison for misrepresenting to investors the capabilities of Enron's broadband service. Hirko pleaded guilty last October to one...

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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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