It is hard to imagine anything more Kafkaesque than a true innocent sitting in jail day after day, while a cynical prosecutor hides the knowledge of his innocence and the keys to the man's freedom in a lockbox in her office.
The pressure is on for competitive law schools, and University of Illinois College of Law appears to have caved, allegedly tipping Lady Justice's scal...
WASHINGTON -- The American Bar Association has secretly declared a significant number of President Obama's potential judicial nominees "not qualified,...
Under current law, lobbyists seeking consideration for their clients can sweeten the pot by throwing massive fundraisers for the members of Congress t...
BEIJING -- A Tibetan monk in western China set himself on fire in an anti-government protest, then was beaten and kicked by police, prompting hundreds...
WASHINGTON -- A rift is emerging among bank lobbyists over the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau as the deadline approaches for President Barac...
Last week Bloomberg News reported that the American Bankers Association had started a campaign to mobilize investors against an accounting-rule propos...
Independent bookstores were battered first by discount chains like Barnes & Noble, then by superefficient Web retailers like Amazon.com.
Now the ele...
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After months of criticizing the Obama administration's proposal to create a consumer-focused agency dedicated to protecti...
Bank lobbyists are fighting to derail a key element of consumer protection which they fought to preserve just four years ago, threatening to kill fina...
State Department Legal Adviser Harold Koh has promised to produce the Obama administration's legal justification for its increased use of drone strike...
The ABA (American Booksellers Association) announced the finalists for the Indies Choice Book Awards on Monday, which are chosen by any and all indepe...
When a system is ineffective and no longer functions in the manner initially intended, there are two possible avenues to pursue - either piecemeal, pa...
Finally, Klansmen and Nazis have a league of their own. At least, this may be the only major fan-base for a new league, the "All-American Basketball...
A House panel approved a provision Thursday that calls for a new oversight body dominated by bank regulators to advise on accounting rules for banks, ...
As we reported, the American Bankers Association annual convention in Chicago continue to draw significant protests. As the events proceed, we've been...
Like termites, the American Bankers Association does most of its damage in the dark. But the ABA is getting a brief period in the limelight this week as a result of the Showdown in Chicago.
The pre-printed price, establishing the value of a book, is the temptress that has seduced the biggest merchants in the country to go for each other's jugular.
In the midst of what was supposed to be a Congressional push for increased financial regulation and accountability, a powerful coalition of moneyed in...
As the American Bankers Association gathers for its annual convention in Chicago amid hundreds of protesters, and sets off to kill or at least defang ...