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News Supreme Court rules on Telecommunications Act
Supreme Court rules on Telecommunications Act
Taylor Gillan
January 14, 2015 01:43:34 pm

The US Supreme Court ruled Wednesday on the ability of localities to deny permission to build cell phone towers. The case of T-Mobile South, LLC v. City of Roswell concerned what it means...

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Turkish court bans access to Charlie Hebdo cover
Taylor Gillan
January 14, 2015 12:23:28 pm

A Turkish court on Wednesday banned access to websites showing the new cover of the French magazine Charlie Hebdo , which features a caricature of the Prophet Muhammad. The court's prohibition of access to the sites is reportedly...

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News UN SG condemns attack against French magazine employees
UN SG condemns attack against French magazine employees
Taylor Gillan
January 7, 2015 01:40:27 pm

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon on Wednesday spoke out against the attack against the French satirical magazine Charlie Hebdo , expressing his shock and appall at at the actions of the terrorists who carried it out. The...

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News LRA leader surrenders to US forces, Uganda confirms
LRA leader surrenders to US forces, Uganda confirms
Taylor Gillan
January 7, 2015 12:28:07 pm

The Ugandan army on Wednesday confirmed that top Lord's Resistance Army (LRA) commander Dominic Ongwen is now in the custody of US forces. Ongwen, the second-in-command of the rebel militia group headed by alleged Ugandan war criminal Joseph Kony...

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News UN rights expert urges international accountability standards for violence against women
UN rights expert urges international accountability standards for violence against women
Taylor Gillan
December 4, 2014 08:27:45 am

A UN rights expert on Wednesday called for a legally binding agreement at the national level in order to fight violence against women in member states and hold violators accountable. Special Rapporteur on violence against women Rashida...

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Bangladesh tribunal convicts UK journalist of contempt
Taylor Gillan
December 4, 2014 07:58:01 am

A special tribunal in Bangladesh on Tuesday found British journalist David Bergman guilty of contempt for challenging the official death toll of Bangladesh's 1971 independence war with Pakistan. Bergman wrote in a 2011 blog...

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ACLU challenges Nebraska same-sex marriage ban
Taylor Gillan
November 19, 2014 03:01:55 pm

The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), the ACLU of Nebraska and the Nebraska law firm Koenig | Dunne on Monday filed a lawsuit challenging Nebraska's exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage. The lawsuit,...

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UN General Assembly: North Korea should be referred to ICC
Taylor Gillan
November 19, 2014 02:45:19 pm

The UN General Assembly on Tuesday urged the Security Council to call on the International Criminal Court (ICC) to investigate allegations against North Korea for crimes against humanity. The vote came after the release of a report...

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News UN agency voices concern over US states’ marijuana legalization
UN agency voices concern over US states’ marijuana legalization
Taylor Gillan
November 12, 2014 03:37:27 pm

The head of the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Wednesday expressed concern that the legalization of marijuana by some US states is not compatible with existing international drug conventions. UNODC executive director Yury Fedotov...

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Judge urges immediate implementation of Detroit bankruptcy plan
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November 12, 2014 02:44:35 pm

A judge for the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan on Wednesday urged that the newly approved plan to resolve Detroit's bankruptcy be implemented as soon as possible. The plan, which was...

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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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