Ivory Coast signs accord to allow ICC investigation to proceed
Although not a member of the ICC, Justice Minister Jeannot Ahoussou Kouadio of the Ivory Coast, signed an agreement recently…
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North Carolina’s Abortion Waiting Period Bill Vetoed by Governor Perdue
A legislation which required a woman to pass a 24-hour waiting period before undergoing an abortion and also viewing an…
$214 Million for Alleged Malpractice May Have to be Paid by Wilmer
A decade old malpractice claim against Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr is still in the air and if proved…
Three Nominees Confirmed by Senate for the Department of Justice
The U.S. Justice department which was running without full strength since 2004 in the absence of confirmed top positions has…
Missouri woman fired from credit union job wins lawsuit
A Missouri woman, Brandi Catherall, was awarded more than $500000 in damages because her employer, a local credit union, had…
Insider trading case reveals new focus by U.S. Attorney’s Office on white collar crime
Matthew Kluger, along with his associate Kenneth Robinson, were found making use of sensitive, confidential information about pending corporate deals…
Tunisia court upholds conviction of ex-president Ben Ali’s nephew
Tunisia court upholds conviction of Imed Trabelsi, businessman and nephew of ex-president Ben Ali. The court sentenced Trabelsi on charges…
Do Small Firms All Hope To Grow Big?
The common trend believed by all is that bigger law firms are far better than smaller ones when it comes…
Violent Video Games Ban Struck Down by Supreme Court
On June 27, 2011 the US Supreme Court ruled that California Civil Code sections 1746-1746.5 which bans the sale of…
Moscow Office Expanded by King & Spalding
King and Spalding is a firm that is known all over the world. They recently added several lawyers to their…
Congo Court Sentences 4 Officers to Death for Rights Activist’s Murder
Four officers were sentenced capital punishment in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, for a murder of a human rights…
Senate Judiciary Hearing to Inspect Wal-Mart and Other Supreme Court Rulings
A gender discrimination lawsuit representing 1.5 million female employees of Wal-Mart was filed by Betty Dukes against Wal-Mart and the…