The Stars And Stripes Forever by John Philip Sousa Songfacts. John Philip Sousa is a famous American composer known for his marches, and this is his most famous song. It's a patriotic anthem, with the stars and stripes referring to the American flag. In his autobiography Marching Along, Sousa explained that he wrote the song on a boat while returning from a vacation in Europe where he found out that his band manager David Blakely had died.
Moore tried, unsuccessfully, to keep Miranda's confession from being admitted into evidence, and Miranda was convicted of rape and kidnapping. Judge Yale McFate sentenced him to 20 to 30 years on each charge, to be served concurrently.
Jury Verdict Upheld in FLSA Retaliation Lawsuit. Leonard Avila was a police officer for the Los Angeles Police Department (âLAPDâ). In January 2008, he was subpoenaed to testify in a Fair Labor Standards Act (âFLSAâ) lawsuit brought by a follow officer who claimed he was required to work through his lunch hour but was not compensated for this time. The FLSA mandates that employees be compensated for meal periods unless the meal period is uninterrupted.