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Wobbly Agency Staggers Sideways
The president tries to resuscitate the NLRB, but the signs are not good.
A Hankering to Hire
The Justice Department's budget seeks to add dozens of lawyers to bolster enforcement.
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DOJ Official Testifies on Banks as 'Too Big to Jail'
Banks and other large financial institutions are not immune from federal prosecution because of the potential collateral consequences to the economy, a top U.S. Department of Justice official testified on Capitol Hill.
Senators Grill Apple Executives About Tax Strategy
A day after a congressional panel claimed that Apple Inc. uses offshore entities to avoid U.S. taxes, senators on Tuesday grilled the company's chief executive officer and two colleagues about their tax strategy.
Bribery Prosecutions Revive Following 2012 Lag
Prosecutions under the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act declined during 2012, even as 15 new countries were cracking down on such crimes involving their own government officials, according to a survey by TRACE International Inc.
NLRB Nominees Get Mixed Senate Reception
All five nominees to the National Labor Relations Board appeared Thursday before a sharply divided U.S. Senate committee. Democrats urged their speedy confirmation while Republicans called the board biased and called upon two nominees serving under recess appointments to resign.
News of AP Phone Snooping Lands on GC's Desk
Laura Malone, general counsel of the Associated Press, has found herself in the middle of a struggle with the Obama Administration over the global news organization's seized phone records.
'Company Doe' Asks Fourth Circuit to Keep Records Sealed
A company using a pseudonym in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit is fighting to keep documents under seal in a dispute rooted in whether the public should be allowed to see a consumer product safety report.
Scandal Could Change How IRS Regulates Political Groups
A growing controversy in Washington involving the Internal Revenue Service could mean big changes in the way the agency regulates the political activity of tax-exempt organizations, according to election law experts.
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