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July 24, 2006 |

Roberts' Readiness To Bend the Rules

3 minute read
December 16, 2009 |

Fed. Judge Hears Arguments in Delaware River Dredging Case

A federal judge in Delaware will determine whether a federal agency's plan to deepen and widen the Delaware River must be regulated by the state of Delaware in order to mitigate what the state says are potentially harmful environmental effects.
5 minute read
May 22, 2006 |

Lethal injection stays not consistent in U.S.

A frustrated five-judge minority on the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decried the dysfunctional patchwork of stays and executions in capital cases since January, when the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to explore a procedural attack on lethal injection.
4 minute read
September 02, 2013 |

'Princelings' of the Law

The investigation at JPMorgan Chase has shown how pervasive the relatives of high-ranking Chinese officials are at global investment banks. But some work at big law firms too.
6 minute read
December 17, 2007 |

Lobbying Campaigns of the Year: Cable Tries to Tune Out The FCC

In Washington, sucking up to key regulators isn't so much a business plan as an art form. So it was somewhat surprising when Kyle McSlarrow, the top lobbyist for the cable industry, recently dropped even the pretense of civility, publicly ripping into Kevin Martin, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission.
5 minute read
March 22, 2005 |

Supremes Decline to Hear Cases Involving Moussaoui, Shareholder Suits

The Supreme Court let stand Monday a lower court ruling that let the government pursue the death penalty against terrorism suspect Zacarias Moussaoui while restricting his access to al-Qaida captives as witnesses. Also Monday, the Court declined to clarify how much federal law shields companies from shareholder suits involving financial statements. At issue was a "safe harbor" provision that gives companies a defense from liability for revenue predictions if they disclose risks to investors.
5 minute read
May 10, 2011 |

Company, officers convicted of bribing Mexican utility

A federal jury has found a California company and two of its senior executives guilty of violating the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes, including a $300,000 red Ferrari, to two officials from a state-owned electric utility company in Mexico.
6 minute read
August 24, 2009 |

Newly Released Documents Show Rehnquist's Private Side

Poignant letters from Chief Justice William Rehnquist's colleagues, written after his 2004 announcement that he was suffering from thyroid cancer, are among the latest Rehnquist papers to be released by the Hoover Institution Archives at Stanford University. The papers paint a picture of a Supreme Court under distress, even adrift, in the absence of his leadership after 18 years as chief justice. The archived materials also reflect a down-home style that won Rehnquist admirers across the political spectrum.
9 minute read
February 05, 1999 |

Atlanta Mayor Itching to Sue Gun Makers

Atlanta is expected this week to join other American cities that have sued the gun industry claiming that their products are unreasonably dangerous.
8 minute read

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