Conceding the presidential race to George Bush Wednesday afternoon in a speech at Boston's Faneuil Hall, John Kerry said that the outcome of an election should be decided by the voters, and not by a "protracted legal fight." With a handful of states yet to be decided, Kerry and his advisors had realized earlier in [...]

Impala, an organization representing 2,500 independent music companies, announced Wednesday that it would ask the EU's high court to overturn a decision allowing the merger of industry giants Sony and Bertelsmann (BMG). The merger, approved by EU regulators in July, and not opposed by the US FTC, would result in 80% of the world's music [...]

Democratic presidential nominee John Kerry will make remarks to supporters at about 1:00 PM ET at Fanueil Hall in Boston. Watch

AP is reporting that John Kerry has called President Bush to concede the Presidential race. UPDATE: ABC News is reporting that Kerry will make a concession speech at 1 PM ET in Boston. As early as this morning, the Kerry campaign had maintained that it would wait for all ballots to be counted in Ohio, [...]

AP is reporting that the Knesset has approved a compensation plan for Israeli settlers displaced by Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's Gaza withdrawal plan. AP has background here.

Spncer et al. v. Blackwell; Summit County Democratic Committee et al. v. Heider, United States Supreme Court, Justice John Paul Stevens, November 2, 2004. Excerpt: Although the hour is late and time is short, I have reviewedthe District Court opinions and the opinions of the Circuit Judges. That reasonable judges can disagree about the issues [...]

Summit County Democratic Committee et al. v. Blackwell; Spencer v. Blackwell, United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit, November 2, 2004. Read the opinion here , concurrence here and dissent here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

The State ex rel. Wolf v. Blackwell et al., Ohio Supreme Court, November 1, 2004 . Read the full text of the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

Summit Party Democratic Committee v. Blackwell, United Staters District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Judge John R. Adams, November 1, 2004 . Read the full text of the order here .

Spencer et al. v. Blackwell et al., United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio, Judge Susan J. Dlott, November 1, 2004 . Read the full text of the opinion here . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.