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Judge Rejects Citigroup, SEC Settlement

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Tue, 11/29/2011 - 3:56am

A federal judge has nixed a $285 million settlement between Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission.

He said the deal was "neither fair, nor adequate nor in the public interest." The settlement dealt with Citigroup's handling of subprime mortgage debt prior to the financial crisis.

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Judge in Va. strikes down federal health care law (AP)

Ytop stories  Mon, 12/13/2010 - 12:22pm

AP - A federal judge rejected a key provision of the Obama administration's health care law as unconstitutional Monday, ruling the government cannot require people to buy insurance, in a dispute that both sides agree will ultimately be decided by the U.S.

Supreme Court.



 

Obama Nominee For Justice Post Left In Limbo

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Sun, 11/14/2010 - 11:01pm

Some of the people vying for attention from the Senate during the lame-duck session are key Obama nominees, including the right-hand man at the Justice Department and nearly two dozen federal judge candidates.

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James DeAnda sculpture to be unveiled

UT - Office of Public Affairs  Thu, 11/11/2010 - 11:31am

Event: The University of Texas School of Law will host a sculpture unveiling to celebrate the life of the late Honorable James DeAnda, a pioneering lawyer, social activist and federal judge whose career included successfully fighting the segregation of Mexican American children in Texas schools.

The celebration for DeAnda, one of the university's and law school's [...]



 

Judge Rules Military Must Stop 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'

NPR Programs: Morning Edition  Wed, 10/13/2010 - 4:23am

The Pentagon has been ordered to stop enforcing its policy that bars gays from serving openly in the military.

A federal judge in California issued an injunction in a case brought by the gay rights group the Log Cabin Republicans.

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