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Justice Department, state officials to announce Standard & Poor's suit
WASHINGTON -- Justice Department officials and attorneys general from California and several other states were set Tuesday morning to announce a landmark civil suit against Standard & Poor's Corp. concerning the company's credit ratings of troubled...
Tags: Securities, Justice System, Derivative Securities, Lawyers, Finance
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S&P helped cause financial crisis with faulty ratings, Feds allege
WASHINGTON -- Standard & Poor's Corp. helped cause the financial crisis by misleading investors with falsely high credit ratings on bonds backed by toxic subprime mortgages, federal officials alleged Tuesday in announcing a civil suit against the company....
Tags: Securities, Credit and Debt, Business Institutions, Automotive Equipment, Justice System
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California Supreme Court poised to rule on bans of pot dispensaries
L.A. NOWThe state's highest court is scheduled to hear oral arguments Tuesday in a case that will decide if cities and counties can ban cannabis dispensaries. The Times will add the live stream from the hearing in San Francisco as soon...... -
California sues BP and Arco, alleges violations at gas stations
California Atty. Gen. Kamala D. Harris has filed a civil lawsuit against BP West Coast Products, BP Products North America Inc. and Atlantic Richfield Co., accusing them of violating state laws on hazardous materials and hazardous waste. The lawsuit...
Tags: Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Waste, Trials, BP Plc, Laws
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FTC: Give mobile device users more privacy disclosures -- or else
SAN FRANCISCO -- The Federal Trade Commission called on the fast-growing mobile device marketplace to do a better job of alerting consumers to what the various market players do with their personal information. It released guidelines for mobile...
Tags: Social Media, Culture, Ecosystems, Sociology, Media Industry
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Sacramento D.A. rejects case against state parks department
PolitiCalWhen an investigation by the California attorney general's office determined that some officials had deliberately hid millions of dollars at the state parks department, the conclusions were sent to the Sacramento County district attorney for a possible... -
California can't go it alone on guns
SACRAMENTO — California's gun controls are among the toughest in the nation, but they're severely weakened by Washington's failure to pass strong national laws. It's sort of like the chain analogy — a chain being only as strong as its...
Tags: National Rifle Association of America, Gun Control, Newspaper and Magazine, Barack Obama, Hunting
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Galt police mourn officer fatally shot responding to burglary
L.A. NOWThe 35-year-old Galt police officer killed while responding to a burglary Tuesday was hailed as a "very well respected and proactive member" of the small Sacramento County town's police force.... -
Lawmakers vow to close legal loophole in rape cases
PolitiCalState lawmakers are vowing to close a legal loophole cited by a state appeals court this week in a controversial ruling that overturned the rape conviction of a California man.... -
Voiding of rape conviction involving sleeping woman called 'bizarre'
L.A. NOWAn appeals court ruling invalidating a rape conviction in California has sparked debate and was described by one legal expert as "bizarre." A man who impersonates someone in order to have sexual intercourse may be guilty of rape only if...... -
Brown appeals injunction against gay-conversion law
PolitiCalGov. Jerry Brown filed an appeal of the court injunction barring enforcement of a ban on sexual orientation conversion therapy.... -
Longtime Assistant District Attorney Joe Beard retires
Staff WriterEditor's Note: This article has been corrected. After 30 years of service and more than 50 felony jury trials, Imperial County Assistant District Attorney Joe Beard retired Friday. The longtime public servant celebrated his retirement in the company...Tags: Lawyers, Judges, Justice System
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