Chicago Cardinal Francis George said Wednesday that new pope Benedict XVI , will preserve the church law giving bishops broad power to discipline sexually abusive priests. George said he had previously told then-Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger...
The UN Human Rights Commission Thursday passed a resolution condemning rights abuses in Sudan. The final text, supported by the US, the EU, other African nations and even Sudan itself, only passed after a compromise was reached...
Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, KPMG LLP , the US unit of accounting firm KPMG International , has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle with the SEC over charges that it allowed...
Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, the Wall Street Journal is reporting Cablevision Systems Corp. has raised its bid for Adelphia Communications Inc. to $17.1 billion. The move may threaten the...
Former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker III Monday opened the first public hearings of the Commission on Federal Election Reform , set up to continue the election...
Texas insurance agent Jerry Gossett has sued the Republican National Committee and one of its suppliers, the Spalding Group , alleging they stole his design for the 'W' bumper stickers used by President George W. Bush...
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, Coca-Cola Co. has announced that the Justice Department (DOJ) has closed its investigation relating to allegations raised in a whistleblower lawsuit of accounting irregularities at the company. The...
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, defense contractor Raytheon Company has announced that it's placed chief financial officer Edward S. Pliner and another employee on administrative leave and also offered to settle a SEC inquiry into...
The Federal Election Commission (FEC) has dismissed three complaints from the 2004 presidential race involving Ralph Nader and the anti-John Kerry group Swift Boat Veterans for Truth . The three complaints include one alleging...
The Justice Department in conjunction with the US Marshals Office announced Thursday that more than 10,000 fugitives, many wanted for violent crimes, were arrested over the last week as part of a coordinated nationwide effort led by...
