How lovely it would be to believe that political ideology never influences federal judges’ rulings. Well, at least we can be sure that they step off any case in which they have a financial interest, can’t we?
Read More »Jim Morrison freed of indecent act against him
Jim Morrison, poet, songwriter and lead singer for the legendary rock band the Doors, may or may not have exposed himself to thousands of fans packed into a hall in Miami on a hot night in 1969.
Read More »Madoff suit says HSBC overlooked fraud
Irving Picard speaks outside U.S. Bankruptcy Court in New York in February. Picard is the trustee who is liquidating Bernard Madoff’s business.
Read More »Close enough to recuse
Oh, for the days when men were men and women were wives. How much simpler it was when the man of the house sallied forth into the world and the little woman contented herself with home, hearth and family (whether ...
Read More »Nazis who hid still get U.S. cover
To whatever degree the U.S. knowingly or carelessly sheltered Nazi murderers after World War II, it’s a national shame.
Read More »Suit shows why Wall Streeters can walk
Citigroup Inc. investors either fell on their faces or cleared a high hurdle when a federal judge last week killed (part of) their securities fraud case.
Read More »Republican activists choke U.S. courts
The Republican wave that swept through Congress has House victors declaring they’ll kill Obamacare, slash spending, ease up on Wall Street reform and crank out subpoenas to delve deep into administration misdeeds.
Read More »Halliburton’s cement may seal fate
Halliburton Co. probably meant no irony when it named its annual report last year, “Pushing Boundaries.”
Read More »Lenders should get what’s due them
A distressed U.S. homeowner with a temporarily modified mortgage made every payment on time for 13 months. That’s 10 months past the standard three-month trial period, but the servicer was predicting a permanent modification, so the homeowner kept paying.
Read More »Thomas’s wife dialed the wrong number
In this April 1993, photo, Anita Hill is seen in Cambridge, Mass.
Read More »Obamacare haters should curb zeal
A federal judge in Pensacola, Fla., gave enemies of the national health care reform law reason to rejoice last week when he said it looks sort of unconstitutional.
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