SEC paying $755K to settle with former staff lawyer who investigated prominent hedge fund

SEC paying $755K to settle with fired lawyer

Kagan: Judges must intervene if president, Congress overstep authority but aren’t policymakers

Kagan: Role of court is not to set public policy

Kagan tells Judiciary Committee she admires Justice Marshall, but will be herself on court

Kagan testifies she’ll be her own person on bench

Berlusconi assailant acquitted

Milan, June 29 (IANS/AKI) An Italian judge Tuesday acquitted the mentally unbalanced man who attacked Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi at a political rally last year on grounds of diminished responsibility.

No action against MPs for not disclosing assets: Activist

NEW DELHI - Four months after a right to information (RTI) plea revealed that 70 Lok Sabha members had not declared their assets to the speaker, the authorities have yet to take any action, a transparency law activist said Tuesday.

Birla Corporation completes adjourned AGM

KOLKATA - Birla Corporation, the M.P. Birla Group flagship company controlled by the Lodhas, Tuesday finished its re-scheduled 90th annual general meeting (AGM).

Kagan embraces living Constitution; Says Framers understood need for adaptation to change

Kagan embraces notion of living Constitution

Berlusconi attacker found unfit for trial, placed under psychiatric care

Berlusconi attacker found unfit for trial

MILAN — The man who hurled a statuette at Premier Silvio Berlusconi, leaving the bloodied Italian leader with a broken nose and two broken teeth, is not fit to stand trial, a judge ruled Tuesday.

Deve Gowda sued by defence ministry over dues

NEW DELHI - The defence ministry has sued H.D. Deve Gowda to recover dues of over Rs.54 lakh for “non-official” use of aircraft when he was prime minister in 1996-97.

Court prefers natural father over relatives for child’s care

NEW DELHI - The Supreme Court Tuesday said a child’s maternal grandparents cannot seek his or her custody if the kid’s natural father was there to take care.

NHRC notice to home ministry over handling of Maoist bodies

NEW DELHI - The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) Tuesday issued notice to the home ministry over pictures showing security men carrying the bodies of Maoists, including women, with their hands and feet tied to bamboo poles.

Indian-origin doctor guilty of manslaughter in Australia

MELBOURNE - Jayant Patel, an Indian origin doctor, was Tuesday held guilty of manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm on patients at an Australian hospital.

Indian-origin doctor guilty of manslaughter

MELBOURNE - Jayant Patel, an Indian origin doctor, was Tuesday held guilty of manslaughter and causing grievous bodily harm on patients at an Australian hospital.

Demjanjuk trial session called off after defendant hospitalized

Demjanjuk trial postponed for health reasons

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