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Veteran Supreme Court Reporter Analyzes Roberts Court's Form Of 'Judicial Activism'
Posted on 7 Jul 2011 by Gregg Lawson

PHILADELPHIA - Does the U.S. Supreme Court under Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr. engage in judicial activism? Yes, according to a reporter who has covered the high court for more than 50 years. But, he says, that's not a negative quality, or unusual... Read More

The Week in Securities Litigation: Jury Begins Deliberations In Stanford Ponzi Scheme Case, SEC Announces 2 Partial Settlements
Posted on 2 Mar 2012 by Thomas O. Gorman

This week the jury began deliberations in the Robert Allen Stanford Ponzi scheme case without hearing from Mr. Stanford despite promises to the contrary from defense counsel at the beginning of the trial. Granger announced an SEC FCPA probe centered on... Read More

Judge: Corporate Donations Ban Unconstitutional
Posted on 28 May 2011 by LexisNexis Litigation Resource Community Staff

ALEXANDRIA, Va. - (AP) A judge has ruled that the campaign-finance law banning corporations from making contributions to federal candidates is unconstitutional, citing the Supreme Court's landmark Citizens United decision last year in his analysis... Read More