Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell said in court papers Monday that his conviction on several counts of public corruption was based on an overly broad definition of bribery and a flawed explanation of ...

The definition of “corrupt persuader” was raised as a key issue in the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals, where the Andersen accounting firm seeks to reverse last year’s guilty verdict of obstruction of ...

Feb 15 (Reuters) - The SEC on Wednesday won an appeal against a penny-stock firm accused of acting as an unregistered securities dealer, fending off investment industry warnings that its expansive ...

RICHMOND, Va.RICHMOND, Va. — A federal appeals court ruled Wednesday on the legal definition of piracy, saying an armed attack on a U.S. vessel can be considered piracy even if no one ever boards or ...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — A U.S. federal appeals court has ruled on the legal definition of piracy and says a person does not necessarily have to board a ship to be charged with piracy. U.S. Attorney Neil ...

A campaign group has won the right to appeal in a legal row over the definition of "woman" in Scotland. For Women Scotland (FWS) took the Scottish Government to court in 2021 to challenge its ...

A federal judge has granted a limited appeal filed by a former University of Virginia lacrosse player convicted a decade ago of murdering his ex-girlfriend. George Huguely V is serving a 25-year ...

Pharmaceutical giant Merck’s won an appeal that might see it claim $1.4 billion from insurers due to the NotPetya ransomware attack. The decision hinged on the definition of war and it could also ...

Former Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell is appealing his public-corruption convictions. McDonnell filed a “notice of appeal” Monday with the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Richmond, Virginia. The ...