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Exit polls are reporting that French voters have rejected the EU constitution by 54.5% to 45.5%. The last official polls closed in Paris and Lyons at 10 PM local time Sunday (4 PM ET). From Paris, Le Monde provides...

Russian prosecutors filed new murder charges Thursday against former Yukos security chief Alexei Pichugin . Last month, Pichugin was convicted of organizing a double murder and was sentenced to 20 years in jail...

AP is reporting that the Oregon Supreme Court has nullified 3,000 marriage licenses issued to same-sex couples last year. The decision reverses a court of appeals decision upholding the licenses. Oregon voters approved ...

Leading Tuesday's corporations and securities law news, the Wall Street Journal is reporting that 20 former NYSE traders who oversaw stock auctions were indicted on charges they traded stocks which benefited their firms at the expense of...

The Vatican Thursday released the will and spiritual testament of Pope John Paul II . In the 15 page document the Pope left no material...

Leading Friday's corporations and securities law news, US District Judge Sim Lake has ordered the jury selection for the trial of former Enron Chairman Ken Lay , ex-CEO Jeff Skilling and...

KGW.com in Portland, OR, is reporting that the US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a Bush administration challenge to Oregon's Death with Dignity Act , which allows assisted suicide. The US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals...

In Tuesday's international brief, Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas today announced a truce between Israelis and Palestinians. The announcement came at the end of Tuesday's summit at Sharm al-Sheikh, which was also...

Leading Monday's corporations and securities law news, the Justice Department is investigating as many as 20 individual specialists on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) over allegations of using illegal trading practices...