Anthony D'Amato, Northwestern University School of Law: "Although I have been very critical of the President, I write to report how thrilled I was to hear his second-term acceptance speech. He may not have written it, but he ratified it and spoke it and that's good enough for me. "We are led, by events and [...]

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, Fidelity Investments announced two more traders have left the firm over the government's investigation into employees who inappropriately solicited and received expensive gifts and entertainment from brokers who wanted the company's business. This is the second set of traders to leave the firm over the SEC and company's [...]

Jack Balkin, Yale Law School: "I liked Bush's second inaugural address, which argued for the cause of freedom around the world, very much. I also liked his first inaugural address, which sounded very moderate, spoke of justice, tolerance, and aid to the poor, and pledged to work together with everyone. However, I also remember that [...]

Judges in Malawi began their first strike late Thursday, refusing to hear cases until they receive a fleet of new cars – a promise made by former President Bakili Muluzi . Malawi Attorney General Ralph Kasambara said that the unfortunate part of the situation is that current President Bingu wa Mutharika is being held accountable [...]

AP is reporting that FCC officials have confirmed that Federal Communications Commission Chairman Michael Powell will announce his resignation from the Commission Friday. A publicly-unconfirmed report of a possible announcement was carried early this morning in the Wall Street Journal. Powell's tenure as Commission chair was marked by controversy over telecommunications deregulation and, more recently, [...]

US bankruptcy court Judge Letitia Clark ruled late Thursday that Russian oil company Yukos cannot seek information as to whether the Russian state Gazprom monopoly illegally took part in the sale of Yukos' main oil-producing unit. Yukos had asked the judge to allow such inquiries so the company can proceed with its plans to sue [...]

The US Army has charged Sgt. Kevin Benderman for refusing to return to Iraq for a second tour of duty because he now objects to war, an Army spokesman from Fort Stewart Georgia said late Thursday. Benderman, an Army mechanic with 10 years in the military and eight months in Iraq in 2003, has been [...]

An Irish appeals court Friday quashed the only criminal conviction stemming from the 1998 Omagh bombing which killed twenty-nine people and injured hundreds more in the largest terror attack in the history of the Northern Ireland "troubles". Responsibility for the attack was claimed by the Real IRA . The Court of Criminal Appeal in Dublin [...]

Danish authorities have charged five soldiers – an intelligence officer and four military policemen – with "incorrect treatment" of Iraqi prisoners held in southern Iraq, Danish news agency Ritzau reported Friday. Denmark has 500 troops in the country headquartered at Camp Eden near Basra. The alleged abuse took place last year; complaints by other military [...]

Here's a run-down of law-related events, expected developments and live webcasts on JURIST's docket for Friday, Jan. 21. The 55th Presidential Inauguration comes to a close today with a National Prayer Service at the National Cathedral. C-SPAN has a live webcast of the hour-long ceremony beginning at 10 AM ET. Members of the EU Commission [...]