Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, Feb. 15.The US Senate convenes at 9:45 AM ET today and is scheduled to consider the nomination of Judge Michael Chertoff...
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Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, Feb. 14.Alberto Gonzales will be sworn in as the nation's 80th Attorney General by President Bush today. C-SPAN has...
Israeli prosecutors to recommend ignoring ICJ ruling on security fence
The Israeli newspaper Haaretz reported Monday that Israel's State Prosecution Office will later this week recommend to the country's High Court that it ignore the International Court of Justice ruling on Israel's security fence issued...
International brief ~ UK to release three terror suspects on bail
In Monday's international brief, the United Kingdom's Special Immigration Appeal Commission has granted bail to three terror suspects individuals being held without charge or trial in London's Belmarsh Prison . The only individual to...
Corporations & securities brief ~ SEC begins formal probe into Merck's handling of Vioxx
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, Merck & Co. announced the SEC has started a formal probe into the company's handling of Vioxx . Merck had pulled the painkiller from...
O'Connor tops list of preferred Chief Justice nominees, poll results show
Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor has topped a roster of potential nominees to replace Chief Justice William Rehnquist should he retire, according to the results of a Zogby poll released Wednesday. O'Connor garnered...
Commissioner v. Banks, Supreme Court of the United States, Justice Kennedy, January 24, 2005 [ruling that contingency fees paid to an attorney after a jury award or settlement are taxable as part of the successful plaintiff's gross income, in part...
International brief ~ US lawmakers to push for Sudan sanctions
In Monday's international brief, US lawmakers from the House International Relations Subcommittee on Africa who met with Sudanese government officials and displaced Sudanese refugees in Chad over the weekend are expected to announce that they will urge...
Opposition leader Viktor Yushchenko will be sworn in as the new Ukrainian president at noon on Sunday. The Ukrainian Parliament voted to approve a Sunday ceremony after the country's Supreme Court rejected...
DOJ to announce first criminal charges in connection with UN oil-for-food program
Attorney General John Ashcroft is expected to announce Tuesday afternoon the first charges in the governemnt's investigation into alleged corruption in the UN-administered oil-for-food program . According to Justice Department sources, Ashcroft will announce a plea agreement with...