The US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday ruled that employers can require their employees to sign an arbitration agreement prohibiting them to pursue claims in courts or in a class action....
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A judge for the US Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Michigan ruled Tuesday that the city of Detroit is eligible to file for bankruptcy under Chapter 9 of the US Bankruptcy Code ,...
The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit on Tuesday affirmed the district court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus for Guantanamo detainee Abdul Razak Ali. Ali, who was captured in...
Lawyers for two Guantanamo detainees, arguing before the European Court of Human Rights on Tuesday, accused Poland of serving as a secret torture site for the Central Intelligence Agency's (CIA) extraordinary rendition program [JURIST news...
The European Commission (EC) on Wednesday fined eight international financial institutions €1.7 billion for having engaged in illegal cartels. They were all involved in cartels relating to interest rate derivatives. Some participated in a cartel...
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in two cases. In Northwest, Inc. v. Ginsberg the court must decide on the scope of preemption under the Airline Deregulation Act...
The US Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that a forum-selection clause may be enforced by a motion to transfer under 28 USC § 1404 but may not be enforced by a motion to dismiss under 28...
Prominent Egyptian blogger and activist Ahmed Douma was arrested Tuesday according to a posted tweet. According to Reuters, Douma has been detained in connection with violence at a protest over the weekend outside...
The US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Monday upheld a federal law that prohibits corporate and campaign advertising on public radio and television. In a 9-2 ruling the court held that...
A French court on Monday ordered a trial for German car maker Daimler AG and French industrial conglomerate Lagardere SCA, shareholders in Airbus' parent European Aeronautic Defence & Space Co. (EADS) , in an insider trading investigation dating...
