Corporations and securities brief ~ Freddie Mac settles accounting scandal
Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight (OFHEO) has announced that it has entered into a consent order with Freddie Mac over the company's multi-billion dollar accounting scandal...
Massachusetts lawmakers set to support same-sex marriage against attempted ban
Over 100 Massachusetts lawmakers plan to vote against a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban gay marriage in the state and create civil unions, according to an AP poll. The survey conducted between September 6-9 found 104 lawmakers who...
Judge lifts gag order against ID'ing librarians queried under Patriot Act
US District Court Judge Janet Hall Friday agreed with the American Civil Liberties Union that a gag order shielding the identity of librarians who had received an FBI demand for records about library patrons under...
BREAKING NEWS ~ California Assembly passes bill to legalize same-sex marriage
AP is reporting that the California Assembly has narrowly passed a bill to legalize same-sex marriage in the state. AB 849, the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act was approved by the state Senate [JURIST...
The American Civil Liberties Union charged Friday that Georgia had raised the fees for its new controversial voter ID cards without notice to the US Justice Department as required under federal law. The...
Corporations and securities brief ~ SEC extends filing deadlines for Katrina victims
Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will indefinitely extend filing deadlines for businesses in the areas affected by hurricane Katrina. In a press release, the SEC...
The American Civil Liberties Union has announced that it will file a challenge to a recent ban on panhandling in downtown Atlanta. Gerald Weber, legal director for the ACLU of Georgia, said the group plans...
Report of the American Civil Liberties Union on the Nomination of District of Columbia Circuit Court Judge John Roberts Jr., to be Associate Justice on the United States Supreme Court, August 2005; American Civil Liberties Union, August 31, 2005. Excerpt:...
ACLU seeks removal of gag order on library in Patriot Act case
The American Civil Liberties Union argued Wednesday that a federal judge should lift a gag order on a library from which the FBI has demanded circulation records under the USA Patriot Act ....
Attorneys from the American Civil Liberties Union are expected to file suit in federal court Wednesday, demanding the release of Numan Adnan Al Kaby, an Iraqi-born permanent US resident arrested and held in Baghdad since April 2005....
