A federal judge has approved CIT Group's motion to hire Sullivan & Cromwell as special counsel for the duration of its bankruptcy case.

Today is Thanksgiving in the U.S. Traditionally we take stock of the things that we're thankful for on this day each year.

The judge handling the lawsuit filed by the CNMI government to block the federal takeover of the local immigration system dismissed yesterday two of the three-count lawsuit, saying the CNMI failed to prove its case.

Next week, the White House is expected to release a proposal for simplifying the tax system.

UNION a ' The Human Rights Institute at Kean University will host its third annual international conference on human rights, Combating Hatred, on Friday, Jan.

Governor Tim Pawlenty has chosen an assistant U.S. Attorney to fill a judicial vacancy in Dakota County.

Tessera Technologies, Inc. announced today that Bernard J. a oeBarneya Cassidy, senior vice president and general counsel, has been promoted to executive vice president and general counsel.

Bernard Madoff 's bankruptcy trustee and the law firm employing him have asked a U.S. judge to be awarded $22.1 million in fees for five months of work, boosting their combined total bill to more than $37.5 million.

Opinionline Archives 'Years of delay' saved lives Did the Bush administration purposely hold off on prosecuting KSM, as Attorney General Eric Holder suggests? Of course.

Google Inc.'s acquisition of online advertising start-up Teracent Corp., announced Monday, marks yet another payday courtesy of the Internet giant for a member of one of the most prominent families in Silicon Valley.

The FBI is blaming sharp increases in hate crimes involving gays and religious groups for an overall rise of about 2 percent in hate crimes last year.

Two Boston partners at well-known law firms are striking out on their own. Lawrence Gennari and Neil Aronson are forming their own firm in Needham, Mass.

CNN host Lou Dobbs resigned last week, but the damage he caused to the immigration debate will be felt for a long time.

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Old Reports Suggesting One-Third to One-Half of All Men Are Apprehended Had Flaws, but New Studies Confirm a High Rate More than 40 years ago, President Lyndon B. Johnson's crime commission reported that half of American men would be arrested at some point in their lives.

The attorneys and business staff at international law firm Greenberg Traurig, P.A., are helping to ensure that 46 families in Overtown will be able to enjoy the wonderful American tradition of a Thanksgiving feast this year.

Wisconsin Insurance Commissioner Sean Dilweg traveled to New York to meet with executives from Ambac Financial and the investment bank Jefferies yesterday.

New data released today by Quest Diagnostics Incorporated , the nation's leading provider of employment-related drug testing services, reveal that drug testing of hair specimens from employees and job applicants in the general U.S. workforce has tracked sharp downward trends in cocaine and methamphetamine use from 2005 to the first half of 2009 ...

The Mississippi Court of Appeals has granted a retrial for Covington & Burling LLP client Cory Maye, who was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2001 shooting of a police officer that occurred during a narcotics task force search of Mr.