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News Libyan court clears police officers in Bulgarian AIDS case
Libyan court clears police officers in Bulgarian AIDS case
Tom Henry
June 7, 2005 01:32:00 pm

A Libyan court announced Tuesday that nine police officers and one doctor have been acquitted of torturing five Bulgarian nurses and a Palestinian doctor, who were allegedly forced to confess to deliberately infecting Libyan children with HIV. The six...

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News Former MA House Speaker indicted in redistricting probe
Former MA House Speaker indicted in redistricting probe
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 03:39:00 pm

Former Massachusetts Speaker of the House of Representatives Thomas Finneran was indicted Monday on charges of perjury and obstruction of justice for lying about his role in a redistricting plan [Common Cause backgrounder on redistricting...

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News Deadlocked jury continues to work, Scrushy unwilling to cut deal
Deadlocked jury continues to work, Scrushy unwilling to cut deal
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 03:13:00 pm

Lawyers for former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy said Monday he is unwilling to reach a plea bargain with prosecutors and is prepared for a retrial if necessary. Scrushy denies wrongdoing in the $2.7 billion accounting fraud...

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News Trial begins for ex-professor accused of terrorism
Trial begins for ex-professor accused of terrorism
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 02:11:00 pm

A prosecutor in the trial of former University of South Florida professor Sami Al-Arian said in his opening remarks Monday that Al-Arian was at one time the most powerful man in an organization responsible for the deaths...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Washington judge upholds election of Gregoire
BREAKING NEWS ~ Washington judge upholds election of Gregoire
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 01:01:00 pm

A Washington state judge Monday rejected the Republican challenge to Democratic Governor Christine Gregoire and upheld the 2004 gubernatorial election results that put her in office after multiple recounts, finding no evidence of fraud. Chelan...

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News Cambodian opposition calls for public contributions to Khmer Rouge trials fund
Cambodian opposition calls for public contributions to Khmer Rouge trials fund
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 12:55:00 pm

Cambodia's opposition Sam Rainsy Party called on the government Monday to organize a program that would allow ordinary citzens the chance to contribute to the Khmer Rouge trial fund. The Cambodian government had...

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News US unlikely to court-martial over Koran abuse
US unlikely to court-martial over Koran abuse
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 12:29:00 pm

US Air Force Gen. Richard Myers , Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said Monday that the two or three reported incidents of deliberate Koran abuse were not likely to result in "court-martial activity." Five incidents of Koran...

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News ICC launches Darfur investigation
ICC launches Darfur investigation
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 11:44:00 am

The International Criminal Court announced Monday the opening of its investigation into reports of war crimes in the Darfur region of Sudan after the UN Security Council referred the Darfur situation to it...

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News Supreme Court: US disability law extends to foreign cruise ships
Supreme Court: US disability law extends to foreign cruise ships
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 11:12:00 am

The US Supreme Court ruled Monday that foreign cruise ships in US waters and ports are subject to federal civil rights law, overturning a Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals decision . The ruling extends the American with Disabilities Act...

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News BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court sides with government on medical marijuana
BREAKING NEWS ~ Supreme Court sides with government on medical marijuana
Tom Henry
June 6, 2005 10:22:00 am

In a 6-3 decision the US Supreme Court ruled Monday in Gonzales v. Raich that Congress has the power to criminalize the growth and use of marijuana for personal medical reasons with a doctor's recommendation. The case...

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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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