The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is hearing arguments today in the legal fight over access to Vice President Dick Cheney's records from his 2001 energy task force . The...
The four British citizens released from Guantanamo Bay who arrived in the UK Tuesday and were later released from custody by British police still pose a terrorist threat, according to US officials....
In Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, the agreement by Lenovo , China's largest computer supplier, to takeover IBM's PC division for $1.75 billion is in jeopardy of falling apart as congressional Republicans...
Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, SEC Chairman William Donaldson stated in a speech today that the agency is considering changes to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to ease burden on foreign companies. Companies in both...
Senators supporting a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage said Monday they will press for passage of the amendment in the new Congress despite President Bush's recent indication that he will not lobby for its passage . GOP...
The UN General Assembly opened its 28th Special Session Monday commemorating the 60th anniversary of the liberation of Jews from Nazi death camps. Various world leaders and Nobel Laureate author Elie Wiesel , a World War II...
Israel has reportedly begun seizing land in east Jerusalem land owned by Palestinians in the West Bank under a law passed in 1950. The land has been transferred to the Custodian of Absentee Property [UN Secretariat working paper with...
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, ImClone Systems Inc. has agreed to settle a class-action shareholder lawsuit from 2002 for $75 million. The lawsuit accused the company of making false and misleading statements about a prospective...
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, Fidelity Investments announced two more traders have left the firm over the government's investigation into employees who inappropriately solicited and received expensive gifts and entertainment from brokers who wanted the...
Leading Thursday's corporations and securities brief, US District Court Judge Sim Lake has decided against former top Enron executives Ken Lay , Jeff Skilling , and Rick Causey in their attempt to...
