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Martha Stewart conviction upheld by federal appeals court

January 6, 2006 12:24:00 PM

The US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on Friday upheld the 2004 conviction of Martha Stewart for lying to federal investigators in connection with her sale of ImClone stock. Stewart filed an...

November 1, 2005 10:51:00 AM

The leading Islamic party in Tajikistan has criticized the country's recent ban on Islamic headscarves in secular schools . The Islamic Renaissance Party (IRP) said the ban was unconstitutional and against the interests of...

October 24, 2005 09:55:00 AM

Sanjar Umarov , head of Uzbekistan's Sunshine Uzbekistan opposition coalition, was arrested and charged with corruption Sunday. The state prosecutor's office has said that Umarov is charged with stealing money through his business dealings, though Sunshine...

October 4, 2005 04:25:00 PM

Leading Tuesday's states brief, a North Carolina appeals court ruled today that a September 2001 state law that raised income taxes on top-wage earners to 8.25% for the entire year is constitutional. Plaintiffs argued that the law ...

September 9, 2005 10:37:00 AM

AP is reporting that the US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied the habeas appeal of Jose Padilla , ruling that the "dirty bomb" suspect can be detained without charges indefinitely. Padilla's attorneys had challenged his...

August 15, 2005 07:06:00 PM

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law brief, the New York Stock Exchange says it has censured and fined Merrill Lynch for what it called "supervisory and operational lapses." In a press release, the NYSE indicated it has fined the...

March 15, 2005 03:36:00 PM

Paul Clement is awaiting confirmation by the Senate after President Bush nominated him Friday as US Solicitor General, a position he has filled on an acting basis ever since predecessor Theodore Olson's departure for the...

March 10, 2005 11:34:00 AM

Lawyers for the survivors of the 1921 Tulsa race riot petitioned the Supreme Court Wednesday to hear their case seeking reparations. The case was thrown out of a federal district on the grounds that the two-year statute of...

March 2, 2005 01:05:00 PM

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, Titan Corp. announced it reached administrative settlement agreement with the US Navy allowing the company to bid, receive and perform on government contracts. Read the Titan press release....

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Line of Demarcation divides the New World between Spain and Portugal

On May 4, 1493, Pope Alexander VI promulgated the Line of Demarcation, dividing the New World between Spain and Portugal in response the return of Christopher Columbus from his discovery of the American continents. However, neither country was entirely satisfied with the placement of the Line. A year later on June 7, 1494, the two nations signed the Treaty of Tordesillas, which moved the Line of Demarcation further west, giving Portugal claim to Brazil.

Kent State student shootings precipitated lawsuits

On May 4, 1970, National Guardsmen at Kent State University opened fire on students protesting the US invasion of Cambodia, killing four.

Review a legal chronology of the Kent State shootings, from May 5, 1970 (the day the FBI investigation started) to January 4, 1979 (the day the state of Ohio reached an out-of-court settlement for $675,000 with victims and relatives of victims).