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...line, though, between legitimate information-gathering and illegal insider trading is hardly a clear one. Technically, no laws ban trading on non-public information; prosecutions are based on legal theories that were developed in earlier court cases. "It's one of those areas where the courts say, 'I know it when I see it,' " says Gerald Lefcourt, a white-collar criminal defense lawyer in New York and past president of the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers. (See pictures of the top 10 scared stock traders...
...Christie’s school district, the zero-tolerance policy is clear: Weapons are not allowed in school “regardless of possessor’s intent.” Although many have claimed that, in Christie’s case, intent should have been taken into account, the district’s injunction is an essential one in creating a secure school environment. When students bring knives or any other implements that can be used as weapons into school, they are engaging in inherently unsafe actions. Even if, as in Christie’s case, the weapon...
...pointed out another dividend, this one political: to help the Administration draw a clear distinction from its predecessor for the benefit of left-leaning Obama supporters angered with the continuing war in Afghanistan and the renewal of the U.S. Patriot...
...local business giants like Aitken Spence, Brandix, Ceylon Tobacco, Dilmah, Hayleys, John Keells, MAS Holdings and Unilever. "We initiated the program and the formal agreements were signed in September," Sarath Godakanda, an official at the Ministry of Justice and Law Reforms, told TIME. It was not clear whether the funds pledged by Rajaratnam had already been received. The International Organisation of Migration, the U.N. agency that is implementing the rehabilitation project, said that it was consulting the Sri Lankan government on a decision on how to move forward on the pledge made by Rajaratnam. (See the top 10 crooked CEOs...
...That became abundantly clear last month during a symposium ahead of the Oct. 14-18 fair, when the Chinese delegation walked out over the participation of Dai and the poet and critic Bei Ling. Under Chinese pressure, the event's organizers initially rescinded the writers' invitations. Dai, who is based in Beijing, said her official plane ticket had been canceled, but she was able to attend the fair as an unofficial guest after obtaining a visa through the sponsorship of the German branch of the PEN writers' association. (See pictures of modern China in the making...