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A lawyer for former media baron Conrad Black urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday to overturn his fraud conviction, and several justices asked whether the federal law at issue was too vague.
The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Tuesday that a federal judge’s decision releasing documents created by Mohawk Industries’ lawyer could not be immediately appealed. It was Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s first opinion as a Supreme Court justice.
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday examined controversial graft law in a case that has given a former Enron boss and the disgraced Anglo-Canadian media mogul Conrad Black hope for another day in court.
The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to limit federal prosecutors' use of a fraud law that has helped win convictions of high-profile corporate executives and public officials, or throw out the law altogether.
An Ohio killer was put to death in an efficient 10 minutes Tuesday in the first U.S. execution to use a single drug injection instead of the standard three-chemical combination that has come under legal attack because it can cause excruciating pain.
The U.S. Supreme Court hears arguments Tuesday in a case that tests the constitutionality of a federal anti-corruption law that makes it a crime to deprive shareholders of honest services. The law has been used to prosecute public officials and corporate executives. Opponents argue that the law is too broad.
Dec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned the constitutionality of the accounting oversight board set up by the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley law in the aftermath of the Enron Corp.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. Supreme Court justices questioned the conviction of Conrad Black , the former Hollinger Inc. chairman who is serving a 6 1/2-year prison sentence for mail fraud and obstruction of justice.
Dec. 8 (Bloomberg) -- Justice Sonia Sotomayor’s first U.S. Supreme Court opinion dealt a unanimous setback to businesses, limiting their ability to appeal orders that require the disclosure of documents during litigation.
The Supreme Court appeared inclined Tuesday to limit federal prosecutors' use of a fraud law that has helped win convictions of high-profile corporate executives and public officials, or throw out the law altogether. The justices, hearing two challenges to... United States Supreme Court - Law - Supreme Court - Fraud - United States Attorney
The Supreme Court dismissed a case pitting innocent property owners against Chicago police and prosecutors who held seized autos and other property for years under a controversial Illinois forfeiture act.
Prosecutors back 'honest-services statute,' but defense attorneys say it is unconstitutionally vague
Several U.S. Supreme Court justices seemed to question Monday whether the president had enough authority over an agency that polices auditors of public companies. During arguments to consider if ...
WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court is considering whether to rein in federal prosecutors' use of a 28-word fraud law that has become a preferred tool in high-profile corporate crime and public corrupti...
The justices ask if a suspect was clearly told of his rights.
The U.S. Supreme Court appeared inclined to leave well enough alone Monday and not tinker with the structure of an accounting oversight board created by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002.
