Seventeen Afghan men held at Guantanamo Bay arrived in Afghanistan Tuesday and were being turned over to local officials, the Defense Department announced . The 17 Afghans and one detainee from Turkey all had...
The US Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that plaintiffs bringing securities fraud claims cannot establish economic loss necessary for such claims by showing that stock prices were inflated at the time of purchase. In Dura Pharmaceuticals, Inc....
The Tokyo High Court on Tuesday refused to award compensation to Chinese victims of atrocities during Japan's occupation of the country, as relations between the two countries grew increasingly tense. Ten survivors and relatives...
Flaws and inadequate computer security at the Internal Revenue Service has left the personal information of millions of taxpayers open to potential theft and illegal access, according to a Government Accountability Office report issued Monday....
Zacarias Moussaoui has notified the government that he will plead guilty to his alleged role in the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attacks if a judge finds him mentally competent, the Washington Post reported Tuesday [Post report,...
A jury on Monday found no wrongdoing by investment firm Alliance Capital when it invested Florida state employee pension funds in plunging Enron stock, ultimately losing $280 million. The jury found against the Florida State Board of...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Tuesday, April 18.The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first, Bradshaw...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Monday, April 18.The US Supreme Court hears oral arguments in two cases beginning at 10 AM ET today. In the first, Grable...
Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, April 15.The US Senate convenes at 9:30 AM ET today, when it will consider H.R. 1268 , the Iraq/Afghanistan Supplemental...
Democratic Sen. Thomas Carper , of Delaware, has placed a hold on the nomination of Stephen Johnson as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency . A spokesman for Carper said Thursday that the senator would...