The US government on Wednesday reached an agreement with Switzerland that would grant the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) access to information on thousands of Swiss bank accounts. As part of the agreement ,...
A judge in the US District Court for the District of Columbia issued a confidential ruling last week denying a habeas corpus petition by Guantanamo Bay detainee Adham Mohammed Ali Awad, the...
A Swiss court has denied an appeal by the family of former Haitian president Jean-Claude Duvalier to claim money hidden in Swiss banks by Duvalier while he led the island nation. The family's claim was rejected by...
The US District Court for the Northern District of California on Tuesday enjoined the technology company RealNetworks from selling its DVD copying software, RealDVD. Judge Marilyn Patel held that the RealDVD software violated...
The US House Judiciary Committee on Tuesday released testimony and e-mails purporting to show that Bush administration political advisor Karl Rove was involved in the firing of nine US Attorneys [JURIST...
Former financial chief for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC, Frank DiPascali, pleaded guilty Tuesday to 10 criminal counts for his role in the Ponzi scheme that defrauded investors of billions of dollars. DiPascali...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Wednesday affirmed a district court ruling reinstating the Roadless Rule , which prohibited the building of roads or the use of roadless lands in National...
The US Senate on Tuesday began debate on the nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the US Supreme Court. While it is believed that Sotomayor will be confirmed to...
The substantive portion of the civil trial of Boston University graduate student Joel Tenenbaum , accused of illegally downloading seven songs , began in Boston on Tuesday. On Monday, jury selection was completed, and,...
Former Credit Suisse broker Julian Tzolov pleaded guilty Wednesday to multiple counts of fraud and conspiracy before the US District Court for the Eastern District of New York . Tzolov is accused of defrauding...