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British courts-martial over Iraq abuse to begin next year

October 31, 2005 12:57:00 PM

Britian's military court service announced Monday that the seven British soldiers facing court-martial over alleged abuse of Iraqi prisoners will not stand trial until next year. The charges against the men relate to treatment of Iraqi prisoners being held...

May 13, 2005 11:46:00 AM

As anticipated , Russian prosecutors Friday announced plans to bring new charges of money laundering against Mikhail Khodorkovsky , former CEO of second-largest Russian oil firm Yukos , and his business partner Platon Lebedev. Khodorkovsky is...

April 13, 2005 02:27:00 PM

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, United Food and Commercial Workers (UFCW) , the largest US grocery union, has filed a complaint against Wal-Mart Stores Inc. with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ...

February 4, 2005 03:22:00 PM

In Friday's environmental law news, the Southeastern PA Transit Authority (SEPTA) has received $23 million as part of a settlement agreement to reimburse the company for cleanup at the Paoli Rail Yard Superfund site . The...

February 3, 2005 02:59:00 PM

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law news, prosecutors have announced that former HealthSouth Corp. president and director James P. Bennett has been indicted on charges of fraud, conspiracy, insider trading, money laundering and lying to the FBI...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations formally ended WWII

On April 28, 1952, a peace treaty between Japan and 48 nations took effect, formally ending World War II.

Review the terms of the San Francisco Treaty.

Former CIA official Aldrich Ames pleads guilty to spying for USSR

On April 28, 1994, Aldrich Ames, a former CIA official, pleaded guilty to passing US secrets to the USSR during the Cold War. Ames further confessed that he continued spying for Russia after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Learn more about the case of Aldrich Ames from the FBI. Also read a CNN interview with Ames.