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New York Law Journal

Officials to Probe Complaints of Primary Voting Problems

Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said his office has opened an investigation into the New York City's Board of Elections and complaints that would-be voters were turned away from polling places during Tuesday's primaries.
3 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Many Corporate Scandals Are 'Preventable,' Says KPMG Risk Expert

Richard Girgenti has worked through 40 years of regulatory enforcement, seen the changes wrought by world and economic crises in recent years, and now charts the future for corporations that want to thrive.
5 minute read

National Law Journal

Trading 'Spoofer' Must Be Stopped, Chicago Regulators Will Argue

As part of a crackdown on “spoofing,” the U.S. Commodities Futures Trading Commission will square off in Chicago's federal court on Monday against a Northwestern University dropout who made millions on the futures markets.
19 minute read

The Recorder

Judge OKs Gag Orders in National Security Letters

Reforms in the USA Freedom Act cured First Amendment issues, says U.S. District Judge Susan Illston.
6 minute read

Corporate Counsel

US Exports to Cuba Could Triple If Sanctions Lifted

At the request of Congress, the U.S. International Trade Commission has been researching the impact lifting economic sanctions on Cuba will have on American businesses.
3 minute read

National Law Journal

Morning Wrap: Dickstein Shapiro State Attorneys General Lawyer Didn't Breach Ethics Rules | John McKay Returns to Private Practice

An ethics commission finds a resolution in its investigation of the Dickstein Shapiro-turned-Cozen O'Connor state attorneys general practice, and big-name turnover materializes at K&L Gates, Davis Wright Tremaine, the Sacramento U.S. Attorney's Office and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia bench. This is a round-up of legal industry news from ALM and other outlets.
14 minute read

New York Law Journal

Judge Refuses to Enjoin Camera Ban From 'Forum'

A Nassau County judge has refused to enjoin a local school board and superintendent from barring news cameras from a meeting that was open to the public.
9 minute read

New York Law Journal

Suit Against City Over Welfare Benefits Settled

Attorneys for low-income New Yorkers have reached a settlement in a lawsuit filed in 2009 against the New York City Human Resources Administration on behalf of clients they say were denied access to welfare benefits because they could not communicate in English.
3 minute read

New York Law Journal

Government Seeks Substantial Prison Term for Silver

Prosecutors asked a federal judge to sentence convicted former state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to more prison time than the 10-year term suggested by the Probation Department "in light of the egregiousness of Silver's conduct" and to deter corruption by other public officials.
15 minute read

Corporate Counsel

Supreme Court Hears Argument on Scope of False Claims Act

Companies doing business with the government are facing an unprecedented increase in liability risk as federal authorities and individual whistleblowers aggressively use the federal False Claims Act to allege an array of frauds on a broad range of government programs.
8 minute read

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