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August 02, 2012 |

Fed says economy has slowed, but takes no new steps

The Federal Reserve said the U.S. economy is losing strength and repeated a pledge to take further steps to stimulate growth if the job market doesn't show sustained improvement.
4 minute read
July 02, 2008 |

Moving on to Bigger Pastures

With the sun setting on their longtime S.F. insurance-defense shop, Phillip Shinn, above, and Otto Becker are casting their lot with Philly-based Fox Rothschild and its West Coast plans.
5 minute read
September 03, 2009 |

Pa. lifers seeking clemency in wake of US ruling

Tyrone Werts earned a college degree, counseled at-risk teenagers, organized an anti-crime summit, sold Girl Scout cookies, and once prevented the rape of a teacher -- all while serving a life sentence for second-degree murder and robbery.
5 minute read
May 22, 2007 |

Bank of America Faces Race Bias Suit

Five former and current employees have sued Bank of America Corp., alleging it discriminated against African-American brokers and bankers in promotion, compensation, mentoring and other employment opportunities. The lawsuit, filed Thursday at a federal court in Massachusetts, alleges Bank of America gave black brokers and bankers inferior positions and less favorable assignments than their white counterparts. The suit also alleges that the bank's retail brokerage unit engaged in "racial steering."
2 minute read
April 27, 2011 |

Chandler Retirement Spurs Replacement Speculation

The Delaware legal community is abuzz with speculation about a replacement for Chancellor William B. Chandler III, who announced his retirement earlier this week. Six possible candidates have emerged, with Samuel Glasscock III and Mary Johnston as the likely favorites, according to sources familiar with the situation.
4 minute read
September 18, 2009 |

A redistricting crusader: It's not sexy, 'just important'

Two constitutional amendments are heading for the November 2010 ballot to take the power of incumbency out of the reapportionment picture.
6 minute read
December 05, 2006 |

U.S. Attorney: Company Reaction to Options Inquiries Crucial to Whether Prosecutors Indict

The federal prosecutor overseeing Silicon Valley said last week the way a company responds to stock option backdating allegations is crucial to whether or not it will be indicted. Kevin Ryan, the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, in July created a task force to pursue criminal charges related to stock option backdating. Ryan's office has issued one of the only criminal indictments over options backdating, against two executives at San Jose, Calif.-based Brocade Communications System.
3 minute read
April 06, 2010 |

Supreme Court prospects are Kagan, Wood, Garland

WASHINGTON AP - Two experienced federal judges and the Obama administration's top Supreme Court lawyer are widely considered the leading candidates for the next high court opening if Justice John Paul Stevens retires this year.Stevens, 89, is expected to decide soon whether to step down after more than 34 years on the court.
4 minute read
June 08, 2009 |

Tax havens lobby to keep their names out of the law

A bill that would create a list of foreign tax havens, and give the U.S. Treasury Department new tools to impose sanctions on them, has set off an intensive lobbying push by locales that don't want to be named in the legislation.
6 minute read
January 30, 2012 |

Divided Circuit Upholds Sentencing Enhancements in Sex Conviction

A man who enticed a 15-year-old girl online, lied to her about his age, went to Connecticut for a sexual rendezvous and then brought her to New York for more sex was appropriately assessed three, two-level sentencing enhancements, the Second Circuit held.
4 minute read

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