Former lobbyist Jack Abramoff, whose 2006 conviction in a high-profile tribal casino lobbying scandal sparked industry reform, was sentenced Tuesday to three-years of federal probation for his involvement in a separate cryptocurrency fraud.
Less than a month before the man accused of starting the Palisades Fire was arrested, police officers were called twice to the Florida home where he lived with his sister.
The primary owners and operators of two illegal gambling businesses in Ohio and an associated tax-evasion scheme failed to overturn their convictions and sentences on appeal.
Cravath Swaine & Moore is giving junior lawyers up to $140,000 in bonuses, kicking off flurry of moves by competitors.
A former senior adviser for diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility at a US Department of Commerce agency alleges she was forced to resign from her post after reporting numerous instances of discrimination and a sexual assault.
New York’s high court on Tuesday signaled they may punt on whether whether blogging is protected activity under the state’s labor law.
A conservative Ninth Circuit judge criticized the appeals court’s recently-decided gun rights precedent, suggesting the ruling could be used to ban all kinds of gun accessories.
The Trump administration’s legal opinion backing the use of military lawyers as immigration judges is drawing scrutiny from legal scholars who say the move represents an unprecedented expansion of the executive branch’s authority.
The former president and chief operating officer of a publicly traded company based in Idaho pleaded guilty to insider trading based on trades he made ahead of the acquisition of his company, the Justice Department announced Tuesday.
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