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-'''Sir Alexander James Edmund Cockburn, 12th Baronet''' [[Queen's Counsel|Q.C.]] (24 September 1802 20 November 1880) was an [[England|English]] [[lawyer]], [[politician]] and [[judge]]. A notorious [[womaniser]] and [[socialite]], as [[Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales|Lord Chief Justice]] he heard some of the leading ''[[causes célèbres]]'' of the nineteenth century. He ruled ''[[R v. Hicklin]]'' in which he developed the [[Hicklin test]] for [[obscenity]].+'''Alexander Claud Cockburn''' ( June 1941 21 July 2012) was an Irish-American political journalist and writer. Cockburn was brought up by British parents in Ireland but had lived and worked in the United States since 1972. Together with [[Jeffrey St. Clair]], he edited the political newsletter ''[[CounterPunch]]''. Cockburn also wrote the "Beat the Devil" column for ''[[The Nation]]'' as well as one for ''[[The Week]]'' in London, syndicated by [[Creators Syndicate]].
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Alexander Claud Cockburn ( June 1941 – 21 July 2012) was an Irish-American political journalist and writer. Cockburn was brought up by British parents in Ireland but had lived and worked in the United States since 1972. Together with Jeffrey St. Clair, he edited the political newsletter CounterPunch. Cockburn also wrote the "Beat the Devil" column for The Nation as well as one for The Week in London, syndicated by Creators Syndicate.




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