The US Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals Friday refused a request by Virginia Attorney General Judy Jagdmann to have the full court rehear a June ruling by a three-judge panel striking down Virginia's...
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Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, the US Securities and Exchange Commission has announced that it will indefinitely extend filing deadlines for businesses in the areas affected by hurricane Katrina. In a press release, the SEC...
California Attorney General Bill Lockyer Friday opened an investigation into whether gasoline retailers in the state had participated in illegal profiteering in the wake of Hurricane Katrina . Lockyer said his office would subpoena records...
A Connecticut state judge has refused to approve an arrest warrant for former governor John G. Rowland on ethics charges, and the chief state's attorney said the case was now closed. Christopher Morano...
Leading Friday's states brief, a federal judge will hear arguments next week in Missouri's attempt to prevent the closing of the Air National Guard in St. Louis, with the state arguing that the Pentagon must...
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday approved a settlement agreement between US Airways and the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation over nearly $2.7 billion in claims stemming from the airline's Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Under the approved...
The International Atomic Energy Agency released a report Friday that found Iran had resumed previously suspended nuclear activities, raising the possibility that the issue will be referred to the UN Security...
Kenyan Transport Minister Chris Murungaru has asked the UK High Court to review a July UK government decision to ban him from entering the country. British authorities did not announce the reason...
A Maryland judge has set trial dates for John Allen Muhammad and John Lee Malvo on charges from six Maryland deaths in the pair's 2002 DC-area sniper shooting spree. Muhammad is scheduled to stand trial May 1,...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has withdrawn an order allowing a student to file a response to a rehearing petition by Kamehameha Schools in a lawsuit over the school's admissions policy....
