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Trustee for MF Global Says All Missing Customer Money Accounted For

The trustee overseeing the liquidation of MF Global, James Giddens, has told the Senate Banking Committee on Tuesday that he…

Supreme Court Seems Sympathetic to Arizona Illegal Immigration Laws

The Supreme Court seems surprisingly sympathetic to Arizona's side in the case of Arizona versus the United States of America,…

EEOC Rules Transgender People Protected by Gender Discrimination Laws

The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has ruled for the very first time that transgender people are protected from any bias…

U.K. Supreme Court Upholds Rights of Law Firm to Enforce Compulsory Retirement

On Wednesday, the U.K. Supreme Court dismissed a challenge by a retired partner against a law firm forcing him to…

Defense for Bradley Manning Asks for Dismissal of Case

The lawyers for the United States Army intelligence analyst who has been accused of leaking secrets to the website WikiLeaks…

Timeline Leading up to Edwards Trial

The John Edwards trial began on Monday of this week involving $1 million in campaign funds used to cover up…

Walmart Investigated for Bribing Mexican Officials

It has been reported that Walmart more than likely will not face criminal charges in connection with allegations that the…

Dewey Partner Joins Allen & Overy

We have yet to hit the month of May and now 70 partners have left the law firm of Dewey…

Citigroup Directors and CEO Sued for Compensation Packages

Vikram Pandit, the Chief Execuive for Citigroup Inc, along with the bank’s directors, have been sued for awarding outsized compensation…

Settlement Accepted by Lawyer without Permission from Client

A trial lawyer from California claims that he did not have the authority to settle a case for $350,000 just…

The Suffering to Gain Suffrage

We take women's suffrage for granted as an obvious common sense right. But how do such ideas become obvious and…

George Zimmerman Released with GPS Tracker

George Zimmerman was released from the Seminole County jail on Monday, early-morning. Zimmerman gained notoriety for killing 17-year old Trayvon…