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News Honduras congress votes to remove Supreme Court justices
Honduras congress votes to remove Supreme Court justices
Rebecca DiLeonardo
December 13, 2012 02:46:09 pm

The Honduran National Congress on Wednesday voted to dismiss four justices of the country's Supreme Court for alleged abuse of their position. The dismissal of the judges came after the justices ruled last week [AP...

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News Washington governor certifies same-sex marriage referendum
Washington governor certifies same-sex marriage referendum
Rebecca DiLeonardo
December 6, 2012 12:46:10 pm

Washington Governor Christine Gregoire on Wednesday certified the results of Referendum 74 which has legalized same-sex marriage in the state. The referendum gave Washington voters the choice to accept or reject the...

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News UN expert applauds Africa convention to protect displaced persons
UN expert applauds Africa convention to protect displaced persons
Rebecca DiLeonardo
December 6, 2012 11:26:14 am

A UN independent expert on Thursday praised a convention passed by the African Union (AU) to protect internally displaced persons (IDPs). The African Union Convention for the Protection and Assistance of...

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News BP executive, supervisors plead not guilty to criminal charges
BP executive, supervisors plead not guilty to criminal charges
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 29, 2012 01:16:52 pm

Two well-site supervisors and one former executive of British Petroleum (BP) pleaded not guilty in US federal court on Tuesday to criminal charges stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill . The...

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News Poland court rules ritual slaughter of animals violates constitution
Poland court rules ritual slaughter of animals violates constitution
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 29, 2012 12:13:29 pm

Poland's Constitutional Tribunal ruled Wednesday that the ritual slaughter of animals violates the Polish Constitution. The court's ruling will bar strictly-followed slaughtering practices by Muslim and Jewish citizens where the animal is not stunned first. The decision...

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News Germany to increase Nazi victim compensation
Germany to increase Nazi victim compensation
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 15, 2012 12:33:21 pm

The German Finance Ministry on Thursday gave final approval to amendments to the Luxembourg Agreement that will increase compensation to surviving victims of the Nazi regime. German...

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News Wells Fargo challenges lawsuit by US government
Wells Fargo challenges lawsuit by US government
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 2, 2012 10:39:54 am

Wells Fargo claimed Thursday that a federal lawsuit filed by the US government to recover money from defective mortgages is barred by a settlement reached earlier this year. The government filed the lawsuit last month,...

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News Russia court reduces sentence for Khodorkovsky partner
Russia court reduces sentence for Khodorkovsky partner
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 2, 2012 10:01:59 am

A Russian court on Wednesday reduced the sentence of the former business partner of jailed Russian oil executive Mikhail Khodorkovsky by three years. Platon Lebedev has been incarcerated since...

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News Sri Lanka to begin impeachment of chief justice
Sri Lanka to begin impeachment of chief justice
Rebecca DiLeonardo
November 1, 2012 12:49:08 pm

A spokesperson for the government of Sri Lanka on Thursday announced that the government had begun the process of impeaching the country's chief justice. The specific charges were not revealed , but spokesman Keheliya Rambukwella, confirmed that the...

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Federal appeals court declines to rehear Texas Planned Parenthood funding case
Rebecca DiLeonardo
October 26, 2012 10:40:19 am

The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Thursday declined to reconsider its August decision allowing Texas to impose a funding ban on clinics affiliated with abortion providers under the state's Women's Health Program [official...

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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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