The Virginia Supreme Court reversed a jury’s wrongful death verdict against the state.
Read More »U.S. joins whistle-blower suit against firm that cleared Snowden
The U.S. joined a whistle-blower lawsuit against the firm whose background checks helped National Security Agency leaker Edward Snowden and Washington Navy Yard shooter Aaron Alexis get security clearances.
Read More »Surveillance judge says court alters 24% of data requests
About a quarter of government requests to the secret U.S. surveillance court undergo “substantive changes” because of judicial action.
Read More »House to blame in Fast and Furious case delay, judge says
U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson put the case on hold.
Read More »Fed asks judge to leave swipe fee rules alone for now
The U.S. Federal Reserve asked that its rules on debit-card transaction fees and processing be left in place while it appeals a decision that they are illegal.
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Read More »Lawmaker sues IRS over rules for tax exemptions
John Hancock loses lawsuit over $560M in taxes
The ruling Monday is the latest court victory for the IRS in challenges to lease-in-lease-out and sale-in-lease-out transactions, commonly called LILO and SILO, which the tax agency has determined are vehicles for improper tax avoidance.
Read More »Death-penalty drug import ban OK’d
A drug used in U.S. executions, sodium thiopental, can’t be imported because it lacks Food and Drug Administration approval, a federal appeals court ruled in a lawsuit filed by death row inmates.
Read More »Gallup to pay $10.5 million to settle contract claims
The allegations against Gallup were originally brought under the whistle-blower provisions of the False Claims Act by Michael Lindley, Gallup’s former director of client services.
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Read More »Court tosses EPA delay on greenhouse gas biofuel rules
The EPA failed to spell out what the delay, known as the deferral rule, would accomplish.
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