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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Entrepreneur charged in $200 million tax evasion scheme
Corporations and securities brief ~ Entrepreneur charged in $200 million tax evasion scheme
Amit Patel
March 1, 2005 10:16:00 am

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, telecommunications entrepreneur Walter Anderson, Washington business executive who earned nearly a half-billion dollars through off-shore ventures, was indicted in a $200 million income tax evasion scheme. The indictment charges Anderson with engaging...

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News Supreme Court considers whether ADA applies to foreign cruise ships
Supreme Court considers whether ADA applies to foreign cruise ships
Amit Patel
February 28, 2005 03:05:00 pm

The US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in Spector v. Norwegian Cruise Line , 03-1388, dealing with the issue of whether foreign cruise ships that stop at US ports must comply with...

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News US sparks controversy over abortion stance at women’s rights meeting
US sparks controversy over abortion stance at women’s rights meeting
Amit Patel
February 28, 2005 02:43:00 pm

Ten years after the world's nations pledged to achieve equality for women in the Beijing Declaration , the progress meeting organized by the UN Commission on the Status of Women started Monday with controversy over American insistence...

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News UK Home Office amends anti-terror bill
UK Home Office amends anti-terror bill
Amit Patel
February 28, 2005 02:27:00 pm

UK Home Secretary Charles Clarke has indicated in a letter to his Conservative Party shadow that he will amend the Prevention of Terrorism bill so that the government would have to apply to a judge...

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News State Department raps Middle East allies for rights abuses
State Department raps Middle East allies for rights abuses
Amit Patel
February 28, 2005 02:01:00 pm

The US State Department Monday released its 2004 annual reports on human rights practices in 196 countries, delivering with sharp criticisms of rights situations in Middle Eastern allies Saudi Arabia, Jordan, and Egypt. The document also censured...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Spitzer expands AIG probe
Corporations and securities brief ~ Spitzer expands AIG probe
Amit Patel
February 28, 2005 12:15:00 pm

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the Financial Times is reporting that New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer has expanded his inquiry into the corporate governance and accounting practices at American International Group (AIG)...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ Lay,Skilling trial to begin January 17
Corporations and securities brief ~ Lay,Skilling trial to begin January 17
Amit Patel
February 25, 2005 11:11:00 am

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, US District Judge Sim Lake has ordered the jury selection for the trial of former Enron Chairman Ken Lay , ex-CEO Jeff Skilling and...

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News Corporations and securities brief ~ ChoicePoint identity thefts lead to Senate hearings
Corporations and securities brief ~ ChoicePoint identity thefts lead to Senate hearings
Amit Patel
February 24, 2005 03:00:00 pm

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities law news, Senator Arlen Specter announced the Senate Judiciary Committee will start an investigation into how criminals were able to gain access to at least 145,000 consumer profiles...

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News Kansas AG seeks records of late-term abortion recipients
Kansas AG seeks records of late-term abortion recipients
Amit Patel
February 24, 2005 01:37:00 pm

Two medical clinics have asked the Kansas Supreme Court to intercede in secret investigation by Attorney General Phill Kline seeking medical records of females seeking late-term abortions. Kline wants the records in an attempt to...

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News Federal judge rules New York Times can protect sources
Federal judge rules New York Times can protect sources
Amit Patel
February 24, 2005 01:07:00 pm

New York District Court Judge Robert W. Sweet ruled Thursday that the New York Times can protect the confidentiality of its sources under the First Amendment , refusing to dismiss the paper's lawsuit against the...

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THIS DAY @ LAW

Germany surrenders unconditionally, ending WWII in Europe

On May 7, 1945, General Gustav Jodl, on behalf of Germany, signed an unconditional surrender, effectively ending World War II in Europe. The surrender was formally accepted by the Allied Powers the next day, May 8, which came to be known as Victory in Europe (VE) Day.

Read World War II legal documents, treaties, and declarations from the Avalon Project at the Yale University School of Law.

27th Amendment to US Constitution ratified

On May 7, 1992, the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the US Constitution was ratified, barring Congress from granting its members pay raises in the middle of terms. The Amendment had initially been proposed in 1789 by James Madison, but only became law after a grass-roots campaign in the 1980s against "excessive" Congressional privileges. Learn more about the Twenty-seventh Amendment.

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