The federal district court for the District of Montana vacated the record of decision issued for the presidential permit for the Keystone XL pipeline and enjoined further construction or operation of the pipeline until the U.S. Department of State completes supplemental environmental review.
WASHINGTON — In a pair of securities fraud decisions issued Wednesday, the Supreme Court ruled for investors seeking to band together in a class-action lawsuit and imposed a strict time limit on some suits filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.
The decision issued by the ministry for the environment, for instance, does not give the company permission to mine iron ore, the main raw material of steel.
A recent decision issued by the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts, Harrington v. Tetraphase Pharmaceuticals, Inc., highlights the value of established trading plans in defending against securities fraud allegations.
Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md ., who has become a leaD-Md .igure fighting the Citizens United decision, issued a statement calling for renewho support for has campaign finance transparency becomethe Disclose act.
But in his final decision issued today, the assistant secretary for Indian affairs, Neal A. McCaleb, said that the historical evidence demonstrated conclusively that there had been one tribe, not two.
The for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services has been banned from accepting new students at its 15 California locations under an emergency decision issued Friday by the state Department of Consumer Affairs Bureauu for Private Postsecondary Education.
While some important rulings could come in the next few days, an ultimate decision probably will not be issued for months.
The district judge's decision was issued on a motion for summary judgment rather than after a trial.
Until that determination is had, it cannot be known with certainty what issues for judicial decision will emerge.
That could require the direct intervention of the White House, since Mr. Bush has personally handled decisions on issuing clearances for the N.S.A. eavesdropping program.
