Legal News for Mon 10/13 - CA Bans Fee Sharing with Non Attorney Firms, Trump's Nat Guard Bid in Chicago Blocked, NE Courts Trump Battleground
This Day in Legal History: Supreme Court Denies Cert for Rosenbergs
On October 13, 1952, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear the appeal of Julius and Ethel Rosenberg, who had been convicted of conspiracy to commit espionage by passing atomic secrets to the Soviet Union. The couple had been sentenced to death in 1951 following a high-profile trial that captivated Cold War-era America. The Rosenbergs’ appeal was their final attempt to overturn the conviction and avoid execution. By denying certiorari, the Supreme Court allowed their death sentences to stand without offering an…
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