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Vermont dispatch: Proposal 2 would remove language of slavery, indentured servitude from state constitution

November 3, 2022 06:14:45 AM

Come November 8, Vermont residents will have the opportunity to amend their state constitution and abolish slavery and indentured servitude for good. To be clear, Vermont does not currently allow either in any form, but there is antiquated language in the state constitution that allows for certain exceptions. In the Founding Era, numerous other states [...]

New York AG files brief challenging federal same-sex marriage ban

July 27, 2011 09:07:53 AM

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman filed an amicus curiae brief challenging the constitutionality of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) barring recognition of same-sex marriages . The...

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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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