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SEC Is Preparing Option to Charge Former GC of KLA
By the end of its fiscal year, the SEC’s San Francisco office plans to have civil charges against another Silicon Valley lawyer under its belt. Several people briefed on the SEC’s probe of Lisa Berry — the former GC of KLA-Tencor Corp. and Juniper Networks — said the commission is preparing to charge her in connection with schemes to backdate stock options at both companies. She would be the first executive in any of the 150-plus options investigations to be sued for behavior at more than one company.
Kennedy urges action against injustice (AP)
AP - Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy painted a dismal picture of injustice and lack of opportunity in much of the world, then told lawyers Monday that they must do something.
In Address to ABA, Justice Breyer Reflects on ‘Difficult Year’
As unhappy as he was about being on the losing side in so many cases last term, Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Saturday his faith in the legal system and the rule of law is undiminished. “I had a difficult year,” Breyer said before the opening assembly of the ABA’s annual meeting. “I was in dissent quite a lot, and I wasn’t happy.” What makes him still proud of the system is that disputes over race and other deeply emotional issues are worked out “in the courts, not in the streets.”
US Supreme Court Justice Breyer unhappy with cases last term, strong belief in rule of law (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court’s most recent term was a difficult one, Justice Stephen Breyer said Saturday, because he found himself on the losing end of several key cases. “I was in dissent quite a lot and I wasn’t happy,” Breyer said at the American Bar Association’s annual meeting.
Breyer says last term was difficult (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court’s most recent term was a difficult one, Justice Stephen Breyer said Saturday, because he found himself on the losing end of several key cases.
Breyer stresses rule of law (AP)
AP - Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer said Saturday that the major division in the world is between people committed to resolving disputes through a system of laws and those who are not.
US high court refuses to halt Guantanamo inmate's repatriation (AFP)
AFP - The US Supreme Court Friday refused to stop the repatriation by the US government of an Algerian inmate at the Guantanamo Bay prison who fears he will be tortured if he returns to his country.
Judges on ABA Panel Describe Living in Fear, Years After Unpopular Rulings
More than two years after enraging right-wing groups by ordering Terri Schiavo’s feeding tube removed, George Greer still peers nervously over his shoulder at times. In fact, the Florida judge told a rapt audience Friday, he even used an alias when he registered at his San Francisco hotel for the annual ABA meeting. Greer was one of four current or former judges who described how their lives were affected by their rulings in high-profile cases involving hot-button issues.
Supreme Court allows detainee transfer (AP)
AP - The Supreme Court said Friday it would not prevent the U.S. from transferring an Algerian army veteran from Guantanamo Bay to his home country.
Number of class-action suits filed (AP)
AP - Number of class-action suits filed