Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Wednesday, Jan. 26.On Capitol Hill, the US Senate will open its daily session at 9:30 AM ET. The Senate is expected to...
In Tuesday's environmental law news, newly appointed US Department of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns announced at a news conference yesterday that his "top priority" will be working with Japan to resume trade in US beef....
Trials in two high-profile corporate fraud cases are under way, with the trial of former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy beginning Tuesday and jury selection in the retrial of former Tyco Inc. [official website; JURIST Hot...
Trials in two high-profile corporate fraud cases are under way, with the trial of former HealthSouth Corp. CEO Richard Scrushy beginning Tuesday and jury selection in the retrial of former Tyco Inc. ...
Jury selection in the trial of former WorldCom CEO Bernard Ebbers was completed Tuesday, and opening statements began this afternoon. Ebbers faces charges of fraud, conspiracy and filing false regulatory reports in the $11 billion fraud scandal that forced...
High-profile New York-based monitoring group Human Rights Watch has broken from its practice of not directly endorsing or opposing Cabinet nomineees to issue a formal statement opposing the nomination of White House counsel Alberto Gonzales ...
Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, SEC Chairman William Donaldson stated in a speech today that the agency is considering changes to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to ease burden on foreign companies. Companies in both...
The first parliamentary elections in Afghanistan under the newly established government of Hamid Karzai may be forced to be delayed due to slow progress on a census of the population. Already delayed once from this fall, the...
The Taiwanese government has urged the US to intensify its opposition to China's proposed anti-secession law , which is aimed at Taiwan. Joseph Wu, Taiwan's top official for China-Taiwan affairs, admitted late on...
The National Telecommunications Commission in the Philippines has ordered cable operators to shut down all chat rooms, in response to complaints that some had become sex channels. The NTC commented that some chat room operators were not...