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Dec. 4 (Bloomberg) -- A U.S. Supreme Court case may prompt Congress to scale back the 2002 Sarbanes-Oxley law, the measure that tightened oversight of financial disclosure after the Enron Corp.
Ohio Chief Justice Thomas Moyer will host a forum to discuss whether Ohio needs to change the way it selects judges.
By A. Jose Cortina, Ward and Smith, P.A. Editor's Note: A. Jose Cortina is a member of the Intellectual Property Group of Ward and Smith P.A. On Monday, Nov. 9, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in the case of Bilski v. Kappos.
RICHMOND, Va. - The U.S. Supreme Court refused Monday to block the execution of a Maryland man who was convicted of gunning down a northern Virginia couple to win the love of a former stripper.
As Sonia Sotomayor wraps up her second full argument cycle as a U.S. Supreme Court justice, it has become clear that she is a prolific and fearless questioner. She can be tenacious and direct, bordering on harsh.
The Irish Legal 100 is a celebration of Irish Americans and their success in the legal industry. Honorees flew in from as far away as Los Angeles to celebrate at this prestigious event. Despite the heavy rain, there was an exceptional turnout.
Clerics crowd around Supreme Court Associate Justice Sonia Sotomayor to greet her after the Red Mass at the Cathedral of St. Matthew the Apostle in Washington in this photograph from In Oct. 4, 2009.
The U.S. Supreme Court is taking a close look at a question individual investors have long asked about their mutual funds, but the courts have largely ignored: Why am I getting charged twice as much as big institutional clients?
As a judge considers a motion to promote white firefighters who brought the Ricci case, seven African-American firefighters have stepped into the case.
Gun Rights Groups Tell Justices No State Can Ban Law-Abiding Residents From Buying Handguns
More than five weeks after election day, George W. Bush accepted the mantle of the presidency after Al Gore conceded the race to the Texas governor. Both candidates addressed the nation last night.
The Supreme Court is refusing to block Virginia from executing Larry Bill Elliott, who is set to die Tuesday in the state's electric chair.
The U.S. Supreme Court yesterday refused to block the execution of a Maryland man who was convicted of gunning down a Northern Virginia couple to win the love of a former stripper. Larry Bill Elliott, 60, is scheduled to be executed by electrocution at 9 tonight for the January 2001 shooting deaths of 25-year-old Dana Thrall and 30-year-old Robert Finch. The former Army counterintelligence ...
LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska is not reconsidering its planned switch from electrocution to a three-drug lethal injection cocktail to execute inmates, despite Ohio’s decision to start using a single-drug injection following a botched execution attempt, officials said Monday.
In 2006, Assistant U.S. Attorney Brett Grayson lined up more than 30 jailhouse informants to testify that they had sold drugs to Church Point, La., homemaker Ann Colomb and her three sons.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The U.S. Supreme Court Monday rejected a challenge by Native Americans to the Washington Redskins' team name.
