Ten Commandments and historic documents display ruling [6th Circuit] News
Ten Commandments and historic documents display ruling [6th Circuit]

American Civil Liberties Union v. Mercer County Kentucky, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, December 20, 2005 [upholding a lower-court decision allowing Mercer County to continue displaying the Ten Commandments along with the Declaration of Independence, the Bill of Rights, the words to "The Star-Spangled Banner" and other historic documents, and censuring the ACLU for making "tiresome" arguments about the "wall of separation" between church and state]. Read the full text of the opinion [PDF].

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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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