General Motors on Wednesday said that records relating to its pension program had been subpoenaed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission as part of an investigation into its accounting practices. GM said the subpoena related to reporting of pension and post-employment benefits, as well as its dealings with parts supplier Delphi . GM said [...]
Former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman and former HealthSouth CEO Richard Scrushy , along with two others, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on charges if a "widespread racketeering conspiracy" that included bribery for official acts in the state. According to the indictment, Siegelman and former chief of staff Paul Hamrick took bribes and [...]
The US House Committee on Resources on Wednesday approved a budget package that includes provisions to relax a ban on oil and gas drilling along the nation's coast and in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge . The Committee voted 24-15 to approve the bill, which would allow states to opt out of a federal moratorium [...]
A six-person jury on Wednesday found the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey negligent in the 1993 bombing of the World Trade Center by Islamic radicals that killed six and injured 1,000. According to the jury, the Port Authority, which owned the World Trade Center, did not properly maintain the building's garage, where [...]
Lawyers for Guantanamo Bay detainees on a hunger strike must be notified by the Defense Department before their clients may be force fed against their will, US District Judge Gladys Kessler ruled Wednesday. Kessler also ruled that the government must provide detainee medical records from before the hunger strike to their attorneys, although she denied [...]
US v. Ahmend Omar Abu Ali, United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia, Judge Gerald Bruce Lee, October 24, 2005 . Read the full text of the memorandum opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
Majid Abdulla al-Joudi et al. v. George W. Bush et.al, United States District Court for the District of Columbia, Judge Gladys Kessler, October 26, 2005 . Read the full text of the memorandum opinion . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.
The federal grand jury investigating the leak of a CIA operative’s identity adjourned on Wednesday after meeting for three hours with Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald and his deputies. The grand jury's term, which is set to expire in three days, can be extended by Chief US District Judge Thomas Hogan at Fitzgerald's request. Though Fitzgerald [...]
The Bush administration announced Wednesday that on November 8 it plans to reinstate rules that ensure workers on federal Hurricane Katrina projects receive fair wages that are close to the amount of local wages on similar projects. In the days following Hurricane Katrina, the President signed an executive order suspending provisions of the 1931 Davis-Bacon [...]
The British government's proposed Terrorism Bill passed its first test in the House of Commons Wednesday, despite a 16 MP-strong rebellion of Labour Party backbenchers against the government and continued disagreement from opposition parties over controversial detention provisions. The bill, championed by Prime Minister Tony Blair , passed with the support of most Conservatives. The [...]
