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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Judges at the UK Supreme Court are considering how women are defined in law in a landmark case brought about by Scottish campaigners. A lawyer acting on behalf of For Women Scotland (FWS) called on ...

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 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 ...