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Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W.Va.) , ranking Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, has called for a congressional investigation of the role played by US intelligence officials in prisoner abuse scandals in Iraq, Afghanistan, and Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, citing...

The US House of Representatives passed a Republican-backed energy bill late Thursday aimed at increasing domestic production, including provisions that would permit drilling in the Alaska wildlife refuge and protect the manufacturer of gasoline additive MTBE...

In Thursday's environmental law news, US District Judge Shira Scheindlin has ruled that some 80 lawsuits can proceed against oil companies claiming that a gasoline additive, methyl tertiary-butyl ether (MTBE) , contaminated groundwater. The suits allege...

The office of the Pentagon's general counsel has sent leaders of the US Senate and House of Representatives Armed Services Committees a draft copy of a proposal saying that consensual sodomy between members of the US military...

Leading Thursday's corporations and securities brief, the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) announced it will merge with rival Archipelago Holdings Inc. in a move which transforms the NYSE into a for-profit, publicly traded company. The...

The US House of Presentatives voted late Wednesday to allow oil drilling in the Alaska Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) as part of new and wide-ranging energy legislation . The bill's sponsors claim the refuge will produce...

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Thursday, April 21.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today. It will begin an executive session at 10:30 AM ET to...

Leading Wednesday's corporations and securities law news, KPMG LLP , the US unit of accounting firm KPMG International , has agreed to pay $22.5 million to settle with the SEC over charges that it allowed...

The Utah Legislature passed House Bill 1001 Tuesday directing state education officials to comply with state education goals before they consider the provisions of the federal No Child Left Behind legislation. Utah...

Following up on a story reported yesterday afternoon on JURIST's Paper Chase, the Senate Foreign Relations Committee late Thursday postponed until next month its scheduled confirmation vote on the nomination of John Bolton as US...