Sep 17 Former Merrill Lynch Executives Indicted in Enron Fraud Probe Three former Merrill Lynch executives surrendered to federal authorities in Houston Wednesday to face criminal charges involving a 1999 transaction that enabled Enron Corp. to deceive its investors and artificially inflate its earnings reports. Continue reading
Sep 17 Spanish Judge Indicts Bin Laden, 34 Others for Terrorism Osama bin Laden and 34 others were indicted Wednesday by a Spanish judge on charges of terrorism, including the Sept. 11 attacks. Continue reading
Sep 15 Federal Court Delays California Recall Election A federal appeals court in California has temporarily blocked the Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election that was to decide the fate of Gov. Gray Davis. Continue reading
Sep 15 Watch The California Recall Election A federal appeals court in California has postponed the Oct. 7 gubernatorial recall election. Legal experts discuss the ramifications of this ruling on the candidates and the election. Continue watching
Sep 11 Watch Security vs. Liberties Within 45 days of Sept. 11, 2001, President Bush signed the Patriot Act, making it easier for investigators to obtain private records, conduct searches without notice and monitor phone and Internet usage. Ray Suarez gets perspective on the debate surrounding… Continue watching
Sep 10 Former Enron Treasurer Gets Five-Year Prison Term Former Enron Corp. treasurer Ben Glisan on Wednesday pleaded guilty to a federal conspiracy charge, becoming the first executive incarcerated for participating in an accounting scheme that prompted the company's sudden collapse. Continue reading
Sep 09 Music Industry Files Hundreds of Lawsuits Against Internet Song Swappers The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) on Monday filed lawsuits against 261 people across the country for allegedly downloading thousands of copyrighted songs via popular Internet file-sharing networks. Continue reading
Sep 09 Watch Illegally Downloading Music The Recording Industry Association of America on Monday filed lawsuits against 261 people for allegedly downloading thousands of copyrighted songs via popular Internet file-sharing networks. Two musicians debate the merits of the RIAA's move and its effect on the music… Continue watching
Sep 08 Supreme Court Hears Arguments in Campaign Finance Challenge By Admin The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on whether recently passed campaign finance regulations infringe on constitutional rights in a special one-day session on the mammoth legal challenges to the 2002 Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act (BCRA). Continue reading
Sep 08 Watch Campaign Finance Law During an unusual late-summer session, the Supreme Court heard a challenge to campaign finance laws that were put into place in 2002. Jeffrey Brown discusses the case and arguments with Jan Crawford Greenburg, Supreme Court reporter for The Chicago Tribune. Continue watching