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Law OrderA former banker accused of leaking deal tips to his dad was convicted of insider trading - again
- Sean Stewart, a former managing director at Perella Weinberg Partners, was found guilty of insider trading on Monday, according to a Bloomberg report.
- He was accused of tipping off his father about pending mergers. His earlier guilty verdict was overturned in 2018.
- Prosecutors brought - and ultimately won - the retrial, even without a key piece …
Carmen Reinicke
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'The dogma lives loudly within you': The battle over Trump's effort to remake the courts in his image is starting to heat up
Franken, Merkley, and Wyden's moves to refuse blue slips emphasized what is the biggest roadblock f…
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As Trump readies to announce Supreme Court pick, one judge emerges as top candidate
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The verdict is in: The GOP's Supreme Court plan so far has been a disaster
One final poll, this time from Monmouth University, found that margin to be even wider. A surprisin…
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OBAMA: Republicans are 'worried and scared' over the looming Supreme Court battle
But other members of his party, including Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Chuck Grassley of Iow…
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Criminal Charges Filed Against Credit Suisse Over Tax Evasion - Bank Expected To Plead Guilty
The bank has been charged with a conspiracy count in a case alleging that they helped U.S. citizens…
Julia La Roche
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Trial By Combat May Still Be Legal In America
Indeed, it was still allowed in a murder case in 1818, when a British court ruled a defendant could…
Christina Sterbenz
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How Clarence Thomas Grew To Hate Affirmative Action
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Erin Fuchs
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How My Polaroids Of The Sept. 11 Attacks Led Me Into America's Secret Court System For Terrorist Suspects
On the day of the attacks, I lived directly across the Hudson River from the twin towers, in downto…
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JUSTICE SCALIA: My Decisions Are Sometimes 'Stupid And Even Cruel'
If nine lawyers in a room discuss whether the Constitution allows abortion or sodomy, for example, …
Christina Sterbenz
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America Is Getting Desperate For Drugs To Execute People
California and Arkansas have both suspended executions until they can find a replacement for pentob…
Christina Sterbenz
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A Federal Court Says It Doesn't Matter If Poker Is A Game Of Skill Or Not - It's Still Illegal Online
"The 'game of skill' argument to support the legality of poker was a lie perpetrated by Online Poke…
Steven Perlberg
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Nebraska Police Owe A Stripper $1 Million
George Washington University law professor Jonathon Turley's most recent blog entry claims that beh…
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The Supreme Court's Approval Rating Just Keeps Getting Lower
The justices also sent a university affirmative action case back down to a lower court, asking judg…
Christina Sterbenz
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The Supreme Court's Approval Rating Just Keeps Getting Lower
The justices also sent a university affirmative action case back down to a lower court, asking judg…
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The 6 Most Outrageous Things Scalia Ever Said About Gays
2. "Of course it is our moral heritage that one should not hate any human being or class of human b…
Erin Fuchs
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The 6 Most Outrageous Things Scalia Ever Said About Gays
2. "Of course it is our moral heritage that one should not hate any human being or class of human b…
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Anti-Gay Marriage Law
The opinion says DOMA "contrives to deprive some couples married under the laws of their State, but…
Erin Fuchs
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Supreme Court Strikes Down Federal Anti-Gay Marriage Law
The opinion says DOMA "contrives to deprive some couples married under the laws of their State, but…
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Justice Alito Keeps Acting Like A Grumpy Teenager
The Supreme Court doesn't allow cameras, but luckily, Alito engaged in his antics outside the halls…
Christina Sterbenz
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Justice Alito Keeps Acting Like A Grumpy Teenager
The Supreme Court doesn't allow cameras, but luckily, Alito engaged in his antics outside the halls…
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Justice Ginsburg: There's Still Racism In The South, And Minority Voters There Need Protection From Discrimination
"In 1965, the States could be divided into two groups: those with a recent history of voting tests …
Erin Fuchs
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Justice Ginsburg: There's Still Racism In The South, And Minority Voters There Need Protection From Discrimination
"In 1965, the States could be divided into two groups: those with a recent history of voting tests …