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EDF Must Return $1.5 Billion French Tax Subsidy

Summary: Due to an erroneous tax exemption in 1997, Electricite de France SA must repay over one billion euros it…

New Anti-Terrorism Law in Canada Allows Secret Courts

Summary: Organizations are arguing that the new security measures that Canada is taking are unconstitutional in allowing secret courts and…

Saving Face: How Looks Impact Court Sentences

  Summary: A recent study from the University of Toronto suggests that one’s facial appearance may have a big impact…

Mayer Brown Welcomes Alexander Behrens to Its Banking & Finance Practice

Summary: Alexander Behrens has joined Mayer Brown in its Frankfurt office. Alexander Behrens has joined Mayer Brown’s Banking & Finance…

Verdict Comes in for Colorado Theater Shooting

Summary: James Holmes shot-up a packed movie theater three years ago, killing twelve. His was found guilty on all 165…

Ireland Allows Transgender to Easily and Legally Change Gender

Summary: Ireland is quickly becoming one of the most progressive European nations in giving all citizens rights. Ireland will now…

First Lethal Drug Execution since Glossip v. Gross

Summary: State lawyers and the US Supreme Court made it clear in the dismissal of Zink's appeals that citing Breyer’s…

NCAA Must Pay $46 Million in Class Action Antitrust Suit

Summary: A federal judge has ordered that millions must be paid to compensate student athletes in a NCAA lawsuit. On…

Closing Arguments in Dark Knight Massacre Trial Center on Defendant’s Sanity

Summary: Attorneys focused on the mental health of James Holmes as the trial came to a close earlier this week.…

Obama Commutes Prison Sentences for 46 Drug Offenders

Summary: As a country founded on freedoms, Obama is granting that freedom to 46 men and women that were serving…

Farid Fata Receives 45 Years for Fraudulent Cancer Diagnoses

Summary: A doctor who treated hundreds of patients for cancer they did not have will spend the next 45 years…

Costa Rican Attorney Smuggled Cocaine in Anal Cavity

Summary: An attorney in Costa Rica, who has a colorful past, has been arrested after he smuggled cocaine into a…