Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, President Bush's nominee to head the SEC, Rep. Christopher Cox , told the Senate Banking Committee Tuesday that he would vigorously enforce securities laws. Cox also pledged to enforce...
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Leading Tuesday's states brief, the ACLU filed a lawsuit today against North Carolina asking the court to rule that a "holy scripture" suitable for oath administration includes the religious texts of Islam, Judaism, Hinduism and other non-Christian...
A witness testified at a military Article 32 hearing Tuesday that dogs handled by two American soldiers at Abu Ghraib prison bit and injured two Iraqi detainees. Pvt. Ivan L. "Chip" Frederick II, who...
An Indonesian court Tuesday sentenced a man to a four year jail term for his role in the 2004 Jakarta suicide car bombing outside the Australian embassy. Agus Ahmad is the second man convicted by...
The UN Security Council Tuesday unanimously adopted a resoluton to closely scrutinize and keep track of all countries and rebel organizations that abuse children in any way or recruit children as soldiers . Resolution 1612...
The European Commission announced a proposal Tuesday that would require all customers making money transfers within the EU to register their name, address, and account number with the bank in an effort...
Two Republican senators proposed legislation Monday dealing with the detention of terrorism suspects at Guantanamo . Lindsey Graham (R-SC) introduced an amendment to a pending defense bill that would officially authorize the government to hold...
British politicians on Tuesday questioned a proposal that would allow the government to hold terrorism suspects for up to three months without charge . The Association of Chief Police Officers (ACPO) has asked that the period...
US District Judge for the District of Nebraska Laurie Smith Camp ruled Monday that Union Pacific Railroad discriminated against women by covering a range of preventive drugs, but not contraception, in its health care plan....
A draft chapter of the new Iraq constitution obtained by the Associated Press has raised concerns similar to those raised last week after another leaked draft obtained by the New York Times story prompted questions about the...
