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Credit Suisse Group Close to Resolving U.S. Tax Evasion Probe

Credit Suisse Group AG is close to resolving a U.S. tax-evasion probe with an agreement that might include a penalty…

Charles Duross Leaves Post at Justice Department for Morrison & Foerster

The law firm of Morrison & Foerster has added Charles Duross to its ranks. Duross served as the deputy chief…

Justice Department Attempts to Dismiss Jill Kelley Suit

After Jill Kelley contacted authorities regarding intimidating emails from an anonymous source, who turned out to be Paula Broadwell, the…

JPMorgan Adds to its Litigation Reserve by More Than $1.5 Billion

JPMorgan is the largest bank by asset holdings in the United States. The firm has recently increased its reserve allocated…

Temporary Stay Filed in Antitrust Suit Against Anheuser-Busch

On Wednesday, Anheuser-Busch InBev and the Justice Department announced that the two parties were discussing plans to resolve antitrust concerns…

Memo from Justice Department Justifies Drone Strikes on Americans

According to NBC News, a confidential Justice Department memo concluded that the United States government is allowed to order the…

Congress Asks Justice Department to Fix Legal Gap with Civilian Contractors Overseas

Congress has been asked by the Justice Department to fix a legal issue that obstructs efforts to prosecute civilian contractors…

Brief Filed by Lawyer is Complete Cartoon

The chairman of RoyaltyShare Inc., Bob Kohn, is also an expert in the area of music licensing laws. He has…

Lawsuit Alleges Discrimination Against Women by Corpus Christi Police Department

The police department in Corpus Christi, Texas has been accused of discriminating against female applicants, according to a federal lawsuit…

Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Juvenile Murderers

On Monday, the Supreme Court ruled that juvenile murderers cannot be issued mandatory sentences of life in prison without parole,…

Ronald Weich Named Dean of University of Baltimore School of Law

Ronald Weich, who is the Justice Department’s assistant attorney general for legislative affairs, will become the dean of the University…

Quinn Emanuel Hired by Megaupload as Counsel

Megaupload was shut down by the United States Department of Justice in January, seized its multiple domain names, and charged…