James and John MacNamara were Los Angeles trade unionists. They are best known for their attack on the offices of the virulently anti-union Los Angeles Times on October 1, 1910, when a bomb started a fire which killed 20 newspaper employees and injured a hundred more. This article is about the largest city in California. ... A union (labor union in American English; trade union, sometimes trades union, in British English; either labour union or trade union in Canadian English) is a legal entity consisting of employees or workers having a common interest, such as all the assembly workers for one employer, or all the workers... The Los Angeles Times (also known as the LA Times) is a daily newspaper published in Los Angeles, California and distributed throughout the western United States. ... October 1 is the 274th day of the year (275th in Leap years). ... 1910 (MCMX) was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ...

When the case came to trial in 1911, the unions hired well-known union lawyer Clarence Darrow to defend the brothers. Darrow initially planned to fight the case. However, once he realised the overwhelming weight of evidence that would be offered by the prosecution, Darrow convinced his clients that they had only two options - plea bargain, or the death penalty. Their guilty plea ("although they had not meant to kill anyone") was entered before jury selection was completed; John, the older brother, was sentenced to 15 years in prison, while James, who had actually planted the bomb, was sentenced to life. 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar). ... Clarence Seward Darrow ca. ... A plea bargain is an agreement in a criminal case in which a prosecutor and a defendant arrange to settle the case against the defendant. ... Capital punishment, also referred to as the death penalty, is the execution of a convicted felon as a punishment for a crime (often called a capital offence or a capital crime). ... This article can be confusing for some readers, and needs to be edited for clarity. ...

Many of the MacNamaras' supporters in the trade unions were stunned by their confession, and vastly disappointed that Darrow had not performed with his usual verve. This, combined with Darrow's subsequent arraignemnt on two charges of attempted bribery of jurors - although acquitted on both counts, he was ordered to leave California and never again practice law there - led to his being dropped by the unions as a preferred attorney and prompted his move into practice as a criminal lawyer. The outcome of the MacNamara case similarly devastated the electoral chances of Socialist candidate Job Harriman, at that time considered likely to be the next governor of California. Bribery is a crime defined by Blacks Law Dictionary as the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting of any item of value to influence the actions as an official or other person in discharge of a public or legal duty. ... The color red and particularly the red flag are traditional symbols of Socialism. ... Governors Arnold Schwarzenegger and Gray Davis with President George W. Bush (2003) Seal of the Governor of California (without the Roman numerals designating the governors sequence) See also: List of pre-statehood governors of California, List of Governors of California The Governor of California is the highest executive authority...