North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper vetoed a proposed law that would have imposed rigid new restrictions on abortion access in the state, including a ban on most abortions after 12 weeks of pregnancy. Announcing a decision at a reproductive rights rally, Cooper indicated that the Republican-introduced bill would interfere with the doctor-patient relationship and could [...]
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The European Commission’s “freeze and seize” task force Friday said that EU member governments have frozen assets owned by Russian and Belarusian individuals and companies worth nearly €30 billion. More than half the EU member states have enforced EU sanctions by freezing boats, helicopters, real estate and artwork. They have also blocked transactions of €196 [...]
Federal appeals court rules mother can sue agent over cross-border shooting death of son
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit ruled Tuesday that a US border agent acquitted of murder in the shooting death of a Mexican teenager is not immune from civil claims for damages by the boy’s mother. In October 2012 16-year-old Jose Antonio Elena Rodriguez was shot about 10 times in the back [...]
ACLU challenges "authorized use" provision in federal computer law
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) on Wednesday filed a lawsuit challenging a provision in the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act (CFAA) allowing for criminal prosecution based on access that "exceeds authorized use." The ACLU...
JURIST Guest Columnist Benjamin Davis of the University of Toledo College of Law says that instead of excusing the Bush administration lawyers who enabled torture as a tool of American policy, we should press for their prosecution and celebrate the...
Tyco settles securities fraud lawsuit with New Jersey for $73 million
Tyco International Wednesday reached an agreement with the state of New Jersey to settle a lawsuit alleging that insider trading at the company cost the state $100 million in state employee pension funds. Under the...
New York appeals court upholds Kozlowski grand larceny conviction
A New York appellate court unanimously upheld the convictions of former Tyco International CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski and former CFO Mark Swartz Thursday, rejecting arguments that the pair had been convicted of grand...
Tyco liability insurer seeks recovery of legal fees from ex-CEO
Corporate Officers & Directors Assurance Ltd. (CODA), a subsidiary of ACE Bermuda , has filed a petition in a New York trial court requesting an order compelling former Tyco International CEO L. Dennis Kozlowski [JURIST news...
Tyco $3.2 billion shareholder settlement gets preliminary court approval
A federal judge has given preliminary approval to a $3.2 billion settlement agreement between Tyco International , Tyco's former auditor PricewaterhouseCoopers , and investors who were harmed by fraudulent accounting practices orchestrated...
Tyco International said Tuesday that it has reached an agreement to settle most of the class actions pending against it by investors who were harmed by the actions of the company's former...