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News Treasury Department drops court defense of excise tax on long-distance calls
Treasury Department drops court defense of excise tax on long-distance calls
Joshua Pantesco
May 25, 2006 02:29:00 pm

The US Treasury Department announced on Thursday that it will no longer defend in court the federal excise tax on long-distance telephone calls , and will issue refunds to taxpayers of all monies...

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News Former Russia nuclear minister to appeal detention order to Russian Supreme Court
Former Russia nuclear minister to appeal detention order to Russian Supreme Court
Joshua Pantesco
May 25, 2006 01:28:00 pm

Lawyers for former Russian nuclear minister Yevgeny Adamov announced Thursday their intention to appeal to the Russian Supreme Court a Moscow City Court decision to extend Adamov's detention until June 8....

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News Jefferson congressional office search warrant [US DC]
Jefferson congressional office search warrant [US DC]
Bernard Hibbitts | JURIST Staff
May 25, 2006 01:01:00 pm

In the Matter of the Search of Rayburn House Office Building Room 2113, Washington DC, US District Court for the District of Columbia, May 21, 2006 [search warrant and supporting materials for FBI search of the congressional office of US...

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News Florida terror case co-defendant deported
Florida terror case co-defendant deported
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 12:45:00 pm

Sameeh Hammoudeh, a co-defendant in a Florida terrorism case with former University of South Florida computer science professor Sami Al-Arian , was deported earlier this week, according to Hammoudeh's attorney. Federal officials took Hammoudeh to his...

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News House judiciary panel to hold hearing on FBI raid of congressional office
House judiciary panel to hold hearing on FBI raid of congressional office
Joshua Pantesco
May 25, 2006 12:40:00 pm

US House Judiciary Committee Chairman James Sensenbrenner (R-WI) has said that his committee will hold an oversight hearing into the constitutionality of the FBI's 18-hour raid last Saturday night of the congressional offices of Rep....

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News BREAKING NEWS – Jury finds Lay, Skilling guilty in Enron fraud case
BREAKING NEWS – Jury finds Lay, Skilling guilty in Enron fraud case
Joshua Pantesco
May 25, 2006 12:08:00 pm

CNN is reporting that the jury in the 16-week criminal fraud and conspiracy case against Kenneth Lay and Jeffrey Skilling has found both defendants guilty. Lay and Skilling were charged with multiple...

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News US bankruptcy court allows sale of Yukos refinery
US bankruptcy court allows sale of Yukos refinery
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 11:58:00 am

A US bankruptcy judge in New York City on Thursday declined to extend an order to block the sale of the controlling stake of Mazeikiu Nafta , the largest oil refinery owned by crippled oil company Yukos [corporate...

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News Federal judicial panel discussing ban on expense-paid trips for judges
Federal judicial panel discussing ban on expense-paid trips for judges
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 11:27:00 am

A panel of federal judges headed by US District Judge D. Brock Hornby of Maine has begun considering whether members of the federal bench should have their way paid to private seminars. Federal judges are currently allowed...

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News Belarus to appeal US, EU travel bans
Belarus to appeal US, EU travel bans
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 10:51:00 am

Belarus plans to appeal decisions by the European Union and the United States to ban Belarus President Alexander Lukashenko and other top government officials from entering their jurisdictions, according to a Lukashenko...

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News Congress approves restrictions on demonstrations at military funerals
Congress approves restrictions on demonstrations at military funerals
Jaime Jansen
May 25, 2006 10:28:00 am

Congress has approved and sent to President Bush for his signature a measure designed to prevent demonstrators from getting close to military funerals at national cemeteries. The US Senate approved the final version of the Respect for America's Fallen...

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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).

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