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US officers say Iraq interrogation rules unclear in court-martial testimony

January 21, 2006 01:07:00 PM

Two US military intelligence officers testified on Friday in the court-martial of Army Chief Warrant Officer Lewis Welshofer Jr. that the interrogation rules in place during the first months of the Iraq war were unclear and that...

Son of Adelphia founder pleads guilty to falsifying financial record

November 23, 2005 01:02:00 PM

Michael Rigas, the former executive vice president of Adelphia Communications Corp. and son of founder John Rigas pleaded guilty in Manhattan Wednesday to falsifying a financial record. His plea negates the need for retrial on other charges...

Corporations and securities brief ~ Justice Department probes NYSE specialists

February 7, 2005 01:25:00 PM

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the Justice Department is investigating as many as 20 individual specialists on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) over allegations of using illegal trading practices...

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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).