JUN
18
2014

Judge considers whether five accused of 9/11 attacks need new lawyers

A U.S. Justice Department lawyer acknowledged Monday that the FBI investigated members of the team representing Mohammed and the other Guantanamo Bay detainees accused of the September 11 attacks, prompting the lead defense lawyer to threaten to pull out of the case out of fears that he too is a subject of a federal probe.

JUN
17
2014
JUN
16
2014

Polish leaders try to limit damage in new scandal

Polish magazine Wprost on Saturday published the recording in which central bank head Marek Belka told Interior Minister Bartlomiej Sienkiewicz last July that he would help the government get out of financial trouble if it fired the finance minister.

JUN
16
2014

Italy high court to review law on transgender marriage rights

The rights and identity of transgender individuals is a topic of legal debate around the world.

JUN
16
2014

Apple, Samsung drop cross-appeal in ITC phone-patent dispute

Last month, both companies blamed each other for their inability to reach a global settlement.

JUN
13
2014

Facebook ad targeting will use even more of your data

Ads on the site were already targeted to users based on individuals´ activity on the site: for instance, what a person "liked" on Facebook.

JUN
13
2014

Expedia to accept Bitcoin payments for hotel bookings

But one Bitcoin watcher told the BBC this was "a big move" for the currency.

JUN
13
2014

Hostile takeover bids for big firms across industries make a comeback

Endurance Specialty Holdings’ offer for Aspen Insurance Holdings in April did not get much attention from the broader business world.

JUN
13
2014

US Supreme Court allows creditors to tap into inherited IRA money

In a unanimous ruling written by Justice Sonia Sotomayor, the court said inherited IRA money not received from a spouse isn´t protected in bankruptcy proceedings.

JUN
12
2014

Zuckerberg, other Facebook directors are sued over pay plan

In a complaint filed on Friday night in Delaware Chancery Court, Ernesto Espinoza said the board was "essentially free to grant itself whatever amount of compensation it chooses" under the social media company´s 2012 equity incentive plan, which also covers employees, officers and consultants.

JUN
12
2014

U.S. - Federal appeals court rules against Wells Fargo in loan case

In an unsigned opinion, a unanimous three judge panel found that the settlement deal involving a number of major banks including: Bank of America Corporation, Wells Fargo, JP Morgan Chase & Co., Citigroup Inc., and Ally Financial Inc. did not answer allegations in a separate civil case brought by the US Attorney´s office for the Southern District of New York concerning the origination and underwriting of loans.

JUN
12
2014

EU investigates tax rulings on Apple, Starbucks, Fiat

The EU is looking at whether the countries´ tax treatment of multinationals, which help to attract investment and jobs that might otherwise go to where the companies´ customers are based, represent unfair state aid.

JUN
12
2014

Spain lawmakers approve royal abdication law

Several leftist deputies protested, holding up signs demanding a referendum on whether to scrap the monarchy.

JUN
12
2014

Pakistan cannibal brothers jailed for 12 years

They were found guilty of desecrating a grave, which is a criminal offence, and other charges.

JUN
11
2014

U.S. - Supreme Court rules in child immigration case

The INA permits US citizens and lawful permanent resident aliens to petition for certain family members to obtain visas to immigrate to the US or to adjust their status in the US to that of a lawful permanent resident alien.

JUN
11
2014

New corporate audit rules require greater scrutiny of insider deals

The new rules, which go into effect in 2015, were approved unanimously by the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the government´s audit regulator.

JUN
11
2014

Obama: Soul-searching needed on high gun violence

At the White House, Mr Obama said the US´ firm resistance to "basic" new gun controls was his "biggest frustration".

JUN
11
2014

U.S. - Supreme Court rules on bankrtupcy court jurisdiction

In Stern v. Marshall the Supreme Court held that Article III of the US Constitution precludes Congress from assigning certain "core" bankruptcy proceedings involving private state law rights to adjudication by non-Article III bankruptcy judges. Applying Stern, the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit held that a fraudulent conveyance action is subject to Article III.

JUN
11
2014

U.S - Supreme Court rules state statute of repose not preempted by federal law

Because the corporation has not had any operations at the site since it was sold in 1987, CTS argued that the case should be dismissed under North Carolina´s 10-year limitation on the accrual of real property actions.

JUN
10
2014

Libya top court declares PM appointment unconstitutional

The rejection of the Islamist-led parliament´s appointment was not accompanied by any further details or instructions, and the parliament has said it will comply with the court´s decision, leaving interim Prime Minister Abdullah al-Thinni in office. Maetig´s election win came after he earned 121 votes, just surpassing the 120 needed under Libya´s constitution, and has been contested by some politicians and judicial experts.

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