New York AG files antitrust suit against Intel
November 5, 2009
[JURIST] The New York Attorney General [official website] on Wednesday filed an antitrust suit [complaint, PDF; press release] against Intel [corporate website], alleging that the microprocessor manufacturer engaged in illegal conduct to further its dominance in the marketplace. The complaint allege....... [more] 
Supreme Court hears arguments on electricity contracts, bankruptcy
November 3, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] heard oral arguments [day call, PDF; merit briefs] Tuesday in three cases. In NRG Power Marketing v. Maine Public Utilities [oral arguments transcript, PDF; JURIST report], the Court heard arguments on whether the Mobile-Sierra do....... [more]
Israel pressuring Palestinians to drop ICC case for cellular network: report
September 28, 2009
[JURIST] Israel has threatened to deny the Palestinian Authority (PA) [IMEU backgrounder] permission for a second cellular phone provider to operate in the West Bank unless the PA drops its request that the International Criminal Court [official website] investigate Israel for possible war crimes, H....... [more]
Switzerland, US sign treaty on sharing tax evader information
September 25, 2009
[JURIST] The US and Switzerland signed a treaty [text, PDF] Wednesday that would increase the amount of information shared between the two nations on would-be tax evaders. The agreement was constructed in accordance with Article 26 of the Model Tax Convention [text, PDF], which states in relevant pa....... [more]
DC Circuit orders SEC to review indexed annuities rule
July 21, 2009
[JURIST] The US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit [official website] on Tuesday remanded for reconsideration [opinion, PDF] a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) [official website] rule [Rule 151] stating that fixed indexed annuities (FIAs) are not annuity contracts within t....... [more]
Blackwater security firm ends Baghdad operations as contract expires
May 7, 2009
[JURIST] The security company known formerly as Blackwater Worldwide [corporate website; JURIST news archive] on Thursday concluded its operations in Baghdad as its contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq ended. A spokesperson from the US Embassy in Iraq [official website] said that the compa....... [more]
Supreme Court takes energy, bankruptcy, immigration cases
April 27, 2009
[JURIST] The US Supreme Court [official website; JURIST news archive] on Monday granted certiorari [order list, PDF] in three cases. In NRG Marketing, LLC v. Maine Public Utilities Commission [docket; cert. petition, PDF] the Court will consider whether the Sierra-Mobile doctrine applies when an ent....... [more]
California AG calls amendment banning affirmative action unconstitutional
April 23, 2009
[JURIST] California Attorney General Jerry Brown [official website] said [opinion letter, PDF] Wednesday that portions of Proposition 209 [text], an amendment to the California Constitution [text] banning the use of affirmative action for state hiring, contracting, or university admission, may....... [more]
Ex-CIA official sentenced to 37 months in defense contract corruption case
February 26, 2009
[JURIST] The US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia [official website] on Thursday sentenced former CIA executive director Kyle Foggo [JURIST news archive] to 37 months in prison for wire fraud related to charges that he accepted bribes in return for granting federal defense contract....... [more]
State Department not renewing Blackwater Iraq contract
February 1, 2009
[JURIST] An official from the US State Department [official website] said Friday that the Blackwater Worldwide [corporate website; JURIST news archive] contract to protect American diplomats in Iraq will not be renewed when it expires in May. The State Department has yet to make an official statemen....... [more]
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