Trump enforcement actions extend prior Foreign Corrupt Practices Act trend, targeting foreign companies, and diverting federal prosecutorial resources.
Read more...Comprehensive analysis of why it matters that fracking companies are overestimating their ‘proved’ oil and gas reserves– as allowed under an SEC rule change.
Read more...A leaked memo written for CalPERS by Silicon Valley attorney Larry Sonsisi not only reflects poorly on him and CalPERS, but also validates concerns about corruption.
Read more...A skeptical look at the prospects for cryptocurrencies.
Read more...Some bankruptcy judges recognize that the typical application of the “undue hardship” for discharging student debt is too stringent and are finding wriggle room.
Read more...Gaming out a Brexit scenario.
Read more...The Trump administration has successfully seated a record number of lifetime federal judges, in part because his predecessor left so many positions pending.
Read more...Police are casting their DNA-matching efforts wider via genealogy websites.
Read more...Double whammy regularity revelations wallop Deutsche bonds and shares, raising the old question: When will she buckle?
Read more...Senators seek information on testing protocols for self-driving cars; mandatory arbitration for further lawsuits involving such vehicles looms as a threat.
Read more...Nobel laureate James Buchanan is the intellectual lynchpin of the Koch-funded attack on democratic institutions, argues Duke historian Nancy MacLean.
Read more...Drug company settlements with the Feds, which never were very tough to begin with, are also becoming less frequent.
Read more...On the shortcomings of eyewitness memories, and in particular, forensic sketches based them.
Read more...Congress has failed to use Congressional Review Act procedures to scupper the payday lending rule. Pending CFPB and court challenges may still doom the measure.
Read more...An example of how the peer environment influences crime levels.
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