American Bankers Association, et al. v. Gould, et al., United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, June 20, 2005 [ruling that a portion of a California law giving consumers the right to block banks from selling their personal...

A panel of the US Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that portion of a California law giving consumers the right to block banks from selling their personal information to other institutions is preempted by federal law....

The controversial confirmation of UN ambassador nominee John Bolton. stalled in the Senate again late Monday after Republicans failed, in a 54-38 vote, to gain the 60 votes needed to invoke cloture and commence a roll...

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, General Electric Company has been subpoenaed by the US Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York. In a press release issued Monday, GE said that the subpoena is...

In a closed door meeting Monday, US District Judge Gladys Kessler urged the government and tobacco company executives to settle the multibillion dollar racketeering lawsuit filed by the Justice Department 5 years ago. In the suit, the government...

Leading Monday's states brief, the Supreme Court of New Jersey ordered its criminal practice committee to assess whether financial records should be given more protection as a matter of public policy. In upholding the conviction of a...

Leading Monday's international brief, Kenyan Foreign Affairs Minister Ali Chirau Mwakwere has announced that Kenya would actively be seeking to obtain one of the two permanent regional seats for Africa under the current proposed reform...

Adelphia Communications Corp. founder John Rigas has been sentenced to 15 years for bank fraud, securities fraud, and conspiracy.5:02 PM ET - AP is reporting that former Adelphia chief financial officer Timothy Rigas has been sentenced to...

Having last week reached a deal on Sunni representation on the parliamentary committee to draft the Iraqi constitution , Iraqi politicians are now debating over who exactly should be named to the new seats. Sunni...

A new report released by the World Health Organization on Monday urges countries to pass laws protecting the mentally ill, a group categorized by a WHO press release as "among the most vulnerable and the least...