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Attorney General

In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney-general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may in addition have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public prosecutions.

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Facebook Shares Rise Despite Morgan Stanley Subpoenas, Complaints About IPO

By IBTimes

Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, rose more than 3 percent Wednesday in premarket activity despite continuing fallout from its May 17 initial public offering. (3:29 pm)

MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, JPMORGAN CHASE, MORGAN STANLEY, NYSE, FACEBOOK

Eric Schneiderman
State AGs Urge Supreme Court To Back Montana's Corporate Money Ban [READ BRIEF]

By IBTimes

Led by New York's Eric Schneiderman, a group of 23 Democratic and Republican attorneys general asked the U.S. Supreme Court Monday to uphold Montana's ban on direct corporate spending in local campaigns. (May 21)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, ELECTIONS, NEW YORK, SUPREME COURT, CALIFORNIA, MEXICO

Robert Bentley
Alabama Governor Calls Special Legislative Session To Fix Immigration Law

By IBTimes

Days after the Alabama legislature voted to update a stringent immigration law considered among the toughest in the nation, Governor Robert Bentley has called for a special legislative session to address his concerns with the law. (May 18)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, ARIZONA, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SUPREME COURT

Mexico
Mexican Generals Questioned On Drug Gang Ties

By IBTimes

Mexico's drug war has left 50,000 people dead; if generals are playing both sides, who is winning? (May 17)

MORE TOPICS: MEXICO

Mohammed Rashid, the late Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat's former financial adviser, is being sought by the Palestinian Authority on suspicion of corruption and embezzlement
Hunt for Yasser Arafat’s 'Corrupt' Former Advisor Mohammed Rashid

By IBTimes UK

The former financial adviser of the late Yasser Arafat is being sought abroad on suspicion of corruption and embezzlement. (May 16)

MORE TOPICS: AL ARABIYA, COURT, JUDICIARY, INVESTMENT, DUBAI

AIG ex-CEO Greenberg eyes reversing NY fraud case

By Reuters

Former American International Group Inc Chief Executive Maurice "Hank" Greenberg said New York's attorney general should be barred from invoking a 91-year-old state law in a fraud case over two suspect reinsurance transactions. (May 15)

MORE TOPICS: AIG, COURT, NEW YORK, SUPREME COURT, LAWYER

Three former GE affiliate executives convicted of fraud

By Reuters

Three former executives of General Electric Co affiliates were convicted by a federal jury in New York of conspiracy charges related to bid-rigging contracts for the investment of municipal bonds, the U.S. Department of Justice announced. (May 12)

MORE TOPICS: GENERAL ELECTRIC, NEW YORK, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, INVESTMENT

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee
Death Penalty Causes State-Fed Clash Over Accused Murderer In Rhode Island

By IBTimes

Rhode Island Gov. Lincoln Chafee said he will petition to Supreme Court to keep in state custody an accused murderer facing federal charges, to avoid the death penalty, which the governor opposes. (May 11)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, SUPREME COURT, INVESTMENT

Al Franken wrote a letter to Carrier IQ's CEO Larry Lenhart demanding answers about his company's alleged logging of keystrokes and private information from cell phones.
US Sen. Franken Presses Justice Department On Cell-Phone Tracking

By IBTimes

Law-enforcement officers who track the locations of people via their cell phones may be operating outside the bounds of a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision, Sen. Al Franken, D-Minn., said Thursday. (May 11)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, SUPREME COURT

'America's Toughest Sheriff' Joe Arpaio
Department Of Justice To Sue Immigration Hardliner Sheriff Joe Arpaio

By IBTimes

The Department of Justice plans to sue Maricopa County, Arizona Sheriff Joe Arpaio for civil rights abuses, including racial profiling against Latinos. (May 10)

MORE TOPICS: COURT, CIVIL RIGHTS, ARIZONA, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, LAWYER, LAWSUIT