Filings Say Bank of America Hid Merrill’s Losses from Shareholders before 2008 Vote
Papers in a class-action litigation filed on Sunday night show that top executives at Bank of America Corp hid the…
Legal News
New York Decriminalizing Possession of Small Amounts of Marijuana
On Monday, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo announced new legislation that would be decriminalizing the possession of small amounts of…
Man Who Has Pension Cut after Conviction Claims ‘Elder Abuse’
An official from a small town, accused of misusing $60,000 for golf and massages, has said that he is going…
George Zimmerman Returns to Jail
On Sunday, George Zimmerman returned to jail after his bond was revoked and ordered that he return to custody. Zimmerman…
Target Raising Money for Group Working to Defeat Minnesota Gay Marriage Ban
Target Corp. is selling shirts in an effort to raise money for a group that is trying to defeat a…
Twitter Subpoena Raises a Storm of Legal Questions
On Thursday, electronic privacy advocates argued that the subpoena to Twitter seeking the tweets of an Occupy Wall Street protester…
Latest Challenge to Ban on Worship in NY Schools
On Friday, while presiding over a 16-year old dispute between religious groups and the city’s Board of Education, a federal…
NY Court of Appeals Rules Parents can be Kidnappers
On Thursday, a divided New York Court of Appeals held that in certain cases it is possible to convict custodial…
Wal-Mart Holds Annual Meeting in Arkansas
Mike Duke, the CEO of Wal-Mart Stores Inc., said on Friday that the company is committed to integrity despite the…
Human Rights Groups Disagree with Execution by Stoning in Sudan
Sudan has come under fire recently when a woman was ordered to be executed by a Sudanese court because she…
Colorado Woman under Probation for Rubbing Naked Buttocks on Abstract Art Painting
On Thursday, Carmen Tirsch, 37, was sentenced to two years probation and ordered to undergo mental health treatment and help…
Court Allows Class-action Against Google Digital Books
On Thursday, U.S. Circuit Judge Denny Chin in Manhattan allowed class-action status to a lawsuit brought by the Authors Guild…