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The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals to order a retrial on the case of ousted collector of the country's internal revenue bureau, Denis W. Delaney in early July 1953. The court claims that the press uproar had prevented a fair trial on Delaney so it is ordering a retrial. The evidence presented by sister publications Providence Journal and Evening Bulletin reporter John Strohmeyer, however, prompted Delaney to plead guilty on bribery and tax evasion.

The article reports on the anti-trust charges filed by the U.S. government against "Kansas City Star" newspaper President Roy A. Roberts and Advertising Director Emil A. Sees. Republican Frank Carlson of Kansas City, Missouri criticized the indictment when it was handed down in the Senate. Roberts argued against the alleged existence of coercion on advertisers and the advertising rates for all the paper's editions compared with other major papers in the U.S. He cited two other cases in which the government and the "Star" were involved in 1930 and 1946.

The article provides information on a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Justice Department against publisher Leonard K. Nicholson for alleged unfair competition. The agency argued that Nicholson forced advertisers to put advertisements in his papers "Times-Picayune" and "States" even if they wanted to promote only in one. In the ruling of Federal Judge Herbert W. Christenberry, he decided that the unit rates of Nicholson were indeed unfair competition.

The article presents the civil suits filed by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in the 1970 bankruptcy of the Penn Central Transportation Co. in which SEC believes it to be fraud. Charges are against Chairman Stuart T. Saunders, accounting firm Peat, Marwick, Mitchell & Co., and Goldman, Sachs & Co. Moreover, SEC intends to set precedents which include information availability to buyers of commercial paper, accounting awareness, and a doctrine that alerts the directors.

The article reports on the testimony of Daniel Ellsberg, an employee of Rand Corp., and Anthony Russo Jr., a researcher of Rand Corp., on the criminal case charged against them in the U.S. The defendants have been accused of stealing the Pentagon Papers and breach of national security. However, the hearing did not reveal a study on the Pentagon's Viet Nam War.

The article presents information related to the theft of U.S. Department of Defense's papers that involve criminal offenses on renowned publishing companies like New York Times Co., Washington Post Co., and Globe Newspaper Co. It focuses on the Espionage Act that could ban the work of these publishing house, and the penalty of ten years of imprisonment and 10,000 dollars could be charged. Further it discusses the trial of Daniel Ellsberg who is charged for stealing the pentagon papers.

The article reports on the decision of the U.S. Supreme Court to stop the U.S. government from preventing the newspapers like "The New York Times," and the "Washington Post," to publish the secret history of Vietnam war. It is stated that the decision strengthened the freedom of speech and freedom of press mentioned in the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. Justices, Hugo L. Black, William O. Douglas and Thurgood Marshall declared that there can be no exceptions to the First Amendment's press freedom, no matter what the potential impact on the nation.

The article presents information on a court case which was started after attorney general John Mitchell sent a telegram to the newspaper "New York Times," for willingly disclosing secret defense information that could jeopardize the safety of the country. In the case, the U.S. Justice Department chose not to file criminal charges because its main concern was to prevent publication of the documents.

The article focuses on the statement by the U.S. government that prices of folding-carton containers and the products that come in them were kept higher than that they ought to be since 1960. It relates that a Chicago grand Jury in Illinois indicted 23 firms and 50 former and existing executives of 19 of those firms for price-fixing conspiracy in the carton industry. It mentions three of the indicted firms such as American Can Co., Federal Paper Board Co. Inc. and Container Corp. of America. It states that the case is the largest price-fixing indictment of the U.S. Justice Department in terms of annual sales since 1964, amounting to 70% of the industry's total volume. Moreover, the U.S. Justice Department has filed a civil suit against 22 corporate defendants that are still in operation.

The article reports that Berkey Photo Inc. won a favorable jury verdict in an antitrust action against Eastman Kodak Co. It notes that during the six-month trial, Berkey claimed that it had been hardly hit by Kodak's alleged monopoly power wherein it incurred lost of 24.2 million dollars profit in the first nine months of 1977. The jury argues that Kodak is guilty for monopolizing the U.S. market for cameras, film, and color-print paper and for violating the fair-pricing provisions of the Robinson-Patman Act. It mentions that the jury's verdict leave many legal experts in astonishment. On the other hand, Kodak lawyers contended that their client, far from being an invulnerable monopoly has also losing market share in pocket cameras, photographic paper and photo finishing products.

The article offers the author's insights on the U.S. grand jury. It states that the indictment against Daniel Ellsberg, who released the Pentagon papers, has revived longstanding criticisms of the body that is usually celebrated as protector of individual liberties. It says that in the wake of the investigation over the Pentagon papers, even Harvard Law professor James Vorenberg profess to witness modern-day grand juries as comparable to congressional committees of politician Joseph McCarthy.

The article focuses on the judicial role of Judge William Matthew Byrne Jr. in the Pentagon papers trial for Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo in Los Angeles, California. Byrne shows his firmness in the trial as he made his own examination and discovers that the affair only covers espionage law charges and thus requires evidences on the threat it made in national interest. It says that he made such action to prevent making mistake, however it poses risks of overruling of the appeals court.

The article reports on the conspiracy trial of John Ehrlichman, former domestic aide of U.S. President Richard Nixon, alleging that he manipulated confidential memos from the White House. Assistant Special Prosecutor William Merrill charged that Ehrlichman manipulated the burglary from the office of Danielle Ellsberg's psychiatrist in an attempt to secure psychiatric information from Ellsberg, who leaked the Pentagon papers to the press, to use it against him. It also mentions the persons involved in the burglary case including E. Howard Hunt and G. Gordon Liddy, who were convicted as conspirators and confessed on managing the operations in the pyschiatrist's office. Evidence suggested that Ehrlichman signed a memo for approval for the secret operations but he denied the accusations.

The article presents several items the U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has seized from people and is selling to cover their debts. Included are an antique French armoire Congressman Randy Cunningham took as a bribe. Proceeds of the sale will go toward his tax bill. The papers and other personal effects of Unabomber Ted Kaczynsky will be auctioned off to help pay restitution to victims of his bombs. Two Grammy awards won by singer Peabo Bryson were auctioned to cover his tax debt. Ex-Enron CEO Andrew Fastow's house was sold as part of a plea bargain. Singer Willie Nelson's ranch was auctioned to pay the IRS.

Discusses the United States government trial against nuclear scientist Wen Ho Lee. Allegations that he downloaded classified data about US nuclear weapons programs; Purpose of the trial to ascertain what happened to discs on which the information was copied; Dismissal of most of the charges against Lee as part of a plea bargain; Opinion that the government could have obtained the information without a long trial. INSET: THE STORY WITHIN THE STORY, by Jodie Morse, Jay Branegan, et al.

States a federal appeals court has ruled that former President Richard M. Nixon must be compensated for the government's 1974 seizure of presidential papers and tapes after the Watergate scandal forced him to resign. Ultimately the American taxpayer will foot the bill, which some estimates put in the millions. A New York `Times' editorial called the court decision `ludicrous.'

The article reports on the criticisms and sympathy for Spiro Agnew, the U.S. Vice-President, from editorial writers, columnists and television commentators in the U.S. The publication of magazine "TIME" states that the disgrace and banishment of Agnew from public life is considered as a severe punishment. However, the Atlanta Journal believes that Agnew was innocent and wast treated unfairly in his case.

The article focuses on the tabloid newspaper "Overseas Weekly" and its criticisms on the U.S. military establishment Pentagon. It notes several exposés of the Weekly such as one on Major General Edwin Walker and his John Birch Society propaganda. It discusses the move of the Pentagon to ban the Weekly which was reversed by the U.S. Court of Appeals, giving the tabloid a chance for a court trial. It mentions the competition of the Weekly to the military paper "Stars and Stripes."

The article discusses a court case wherein plaintiff Army Lieutenant Colonel Anthony Herbert sued producer Barry Lando, correspondent Mike Wallace and CBS Television Network. Herbert claims that he had been relieved from command for reporting U.S. atrocities in Vietnam to his superiors. Justices are concerned on the reluctance of journalists to discuss stories openly in the newsroom. Justice Byron White claims the capability of the press to protect themselves against libel suits.

Looks at a judge's rejection of Bill Gates' antitrust decree, a ruling that has reopened the question of whether Microsoft should be reined in. Comments on the deal which was struck between Anne Bingaman of the Justice Department and Bill Gates; Actions by federal judge Stanley Sporkin in which he flatly rejected the defense decree; Other aspects.

The article focuses on ex-freelance spy Edwin Wilson, who received a 15-year jail term in Virginia for smuggling guns to Libyan terrorists in 1982. Released on parole in 2004, Wilson has filed a lawsuit against his prosecutors that will probably embarrass the U.S. Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) and Justice Department. At issue is his claim that his foreign crimes were committed at least implicitly under the direction and authority of the CIA. Using the Freedom of Information Act to compel the government to turn over papers, Wilson has found official records of contacts he had with CIA officials.

The article presents a profile of the lawyer Michael Avenatti. It mentions his legal career including the lawsuits in which he has been involved, his work with the adult film star Stormy Daniels in her lawsuit against President Donald Trump, and the possibility that Avenatti may run for president in 2020 on the Democratic ticket.

The article focuses on the complaint filed by the U.S. Justice Department in the Federal Court in Manhattan, New York, charging CBS Television Network of violating the U.S. Clayton Antitrust Act with its acquisition of Fawcett Publications Inc. It says that the complaint indicated that the mass-market paper-back-publishing business purchased by the network is concentrated. It adds that CBS has denied the accusation and promised to defend itself against the charges.

The article focuses on the coverage of the trial of Sam Sheppard who was accused of murdering his own wife in the U.S. District Judge Carl Weinman states that the press particularly the Cleveland Press, took upon itself the role of judge, and jury and its nonobjective reporting proved no respect for its responsibilities. It also notes that the U.S. Supreme Court would require Sheppard's retrial or acquittal if it would find that the court officials were influenced by the coverage of the press.

The article focuses on the court case involving the U.S. government and the newspapers "The New York Times" and the "Washington Post" regarding the publishing of secret government documents held in the U.S. Supreme Court in July 1971. U.S. solicitor general Erwin N. Griswold urged the court to establish a standard that would allow the government to prevent newspapers from publishing classified material. Attorneys for the New York Times and the Washington Post have argued for the public's right to know and the First Amendment guarantee of press freedom ruled out pre-publication censorship. Chief Justice Warren Burger gave no indication of when a decision would be handed down.

The article focuses on the filed antitrust suit of the U.S. Justice Department to E. W. Scripps Co. in 1964 to forcefully give up the newspaper "Enquirer" which was purchased by the company in 1956. The law department thinks that "Enquirer" was a good newspaper and in good financial condition when the company managed it. It also mentions that a consent decree was signed by the company to sell its majority stock interest in the "Enquirer."

The article discusses American attorney Michael Avenatti's discovery that between 2016 and 2018, millions of dollars were transferred in and out of the Essential Consultants LLC firm that was controlled by U.S. President Donald Trump's personal lawyer Michael Cohen. According to the article, the telecommunications firm AT&T Inc. and drug company Novartis AG made payments to Cohen. Adult film actress Stormy Daniels' lawsuit against Trump is addressed.

The article discusses the lessons that can be learned about American businessman and 2016 U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump by examining the consumer-fraud litigation involving Trump University which was in operation between 2005 and 2010. According to the article, Trump University offered adult-education classes dealing with Trump's real estate investing methods and secrets. Deceptive advertising and marketing lawsuits are assessed in relation to course curricula design.

The article discusses the court case involving the 42-year-old Ronald Humphrey, an officer in the U.S. Information Agency who was charged with espionage for delivering government documents to a foreign agent. It notes that the U.S. Government continued its prosecution with immense care and zeal at the colonial courthouse in Alexandria, Virginia in May 1978. Humphrey gave the documents to David Truong, a Vietnamese peace activist.

The article reports on the performance of Attorney Lee Bailey in the Patty Hearst's trial in the U.S. Bailey outwitted and outclassed Attorney James L. Browning in previous trials, but in the second week of March 1976, he suffered more defeats as the case moved to its final stages and constantly lost legal disputes to the prosecutor. During the argument between the defense and prosecution on whether Judge Oliver J. Carter will allow the jury to hear the statement of Berkeley psychologist Margaret Singer, he failed to halt Singer's statement and Judge Carter excused the jury and heard Singer's testimonies. Updates on the case are also discussed.

The article focuses on the preparation of U.S. President Richard Nixon to reply to the House Judiciary Committee's subpoena relating to his role in Watergate to salvage his presidency and stave off impeachment in the U.S. It states that the committee demanded 64 tapes of presidential conversations with aides dealing primarily with the Watergate scandal. It notes that the committee lawyers are focusing on their investigation of Nixon's possible impeachment and allegations which include his possible involvement in the Watergate coverup and charges that he and his staff promised favors in return for campaign contributions from ITT Corp.

The article reports that 13 men have appeared in the U.S. District Court in Boston, Massachusetts for accusation on charges as they have fraudulently induced investors to take the write-offs on the Form 1040 in Wyoming coal fields. It informs that the government of the U.S. has charged the deductions as illegal. Many famous personalities have been attracted with this tax scheme including the basketball player Spencer Haywood, the singer Alice Cooper and the model Margaux Hemingway.

The article reports on a formal motion filed by the lawyers of Alger Hiss, who was found guilty of perjuring himself in testimony about former U.S. Communist courier Whittaker Chambers in 1950, for a new trial in February 1952. The move of his lawyers aim to prove that Chambers has damaged the evidences presented to the court using a technique of forgery by typewriter. According to his lawyers, they are ready and willing to demonstrate the technique since a typewriter engineer has helped them develop a machine that can forge documents.

The article discusses a court case wherein the plaintiff, Lawrence Wright complaints on the constituted cruelty and unusual punishment which are in violation to the Eighth Amendment in the state prison in the U.S. The complaint was dismissed by a U.S. district court. The article shows the desire of the society for the state to formulate, supervise, and enforce the rights of the prisoners.

The article profiles Anthony De Angelis, who pleaded to four federal counts of fraud and conspiracy and was sentenced to ten years in prison by Federal Judge Reynier J. Wortendyke in the U.S. It states that De Angelis is a son of poor Italian immigrants and was forced to quit high school to support his parents. It notes that De Angelis was a butcher who oiled the bankruptcy of 16 companies including American Express Co. in a swindle.

The article focuses on the legal aspects of libel in the U.S. journalism. It cites the case of the police commissioner L. B. Sullivan who has filed a lawsuit against the newspaper "Times" which allegedly involves his name in an advertisement. It further discusses the significance of press liberty and press license policies for the country.

The article discusses the right to privacy in the U.S. in 2013 in the wake of the revelation that the U.S. National Security Agency has been conducting domestic surveillance and collecting telephone and Internet records on American citizens. An American military court's conviction of U.S. Army Private Bradley Manning on espionage charges is addressed, along with motion picture director Alfred Hitchcock and the Biblical figure Bathsheba in the second Book of Samuel. Data collection and the alleged whistleblower Edward Snowden are assessed, along with the bombings at the 2013 Boston Marathon.

Reports on the investigation of Algerian terrorist suspect Ahmed Ressam, who attempted to bring bombmaking materials from Canada into the United States in December 1999. Circumstantial clues hinting at Osam bin Laden's involvement; Ressam and his Montreal, Quebec-based associates' link to the Algerian terror organization, Armed Islamic Group.

Reports on New Jersey Governor James McGreevey's announcement that he is gay, had an extramarital affair with another man, and is resigning from office. Reference to scandals in New Jersey involving McGreevey; Biographical and career details; The lawsuit against McGreevey brought by Golan Cipel, with whom he allegedly had an affair; Ethical problems within the administration; How McGreevey named Cipel his special assistant on homeland security in 2002; Cipel's denial of having had an affair with McGreevey; Implications for McGreevey's wife Dina; Outlook.

Focuses on Andrea Yates of Houston, Texas, who pleaded not guilty by reason of insanity to the drowning of her five children. Focus on her mental state by Yates' attorneys; Biographical background, including her secretiveness; Her marriage to Rusty Yates; Account of how Yates gradually became mentally unstable, as evidenced by her oral history and medical documents; Yates' confession; Comments of Rusty Yates.

Discusses the school shooting in Santee, California, allegedly by 15-year-old student Charles Andrew Williams, in which two students were killed. Background on Williams' family life and his relationship with other students; How he talked about his plan to shoot up the school; Speculation on why the shooting occurred; Topics of bullying and alienation.

Reports on the espionage case involving former United States Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) agent Robert Philip Hanssen. Disappointment and surprise of FBI Director Louis Freeh upon finding out that Hanssen was a spy; Discussion of counterintelligence; Biographical and career highlights of Hanssen; How the FBI caught Hanssen; Discussion of information that Russia obtained from the U.S. INSETS: Web of Betrayals;TRADECRAFT 101;WEBSTER'S WORDS;WHY DO WE KEEP SPYING?

The article discusses a court case wherein Central Intelligence Agency (CIA) agent Frank Snepp, who spent eight years with the CIA in Vietnam, was charged with breach of contract. It states that the case resulted from Snepp's publication of the book "Decent Interval" that details the CIA's failure to evacuate its Vietnamese agents in Saigon before the Communists attacked the city. Federal Judge Oren Lewis ruled the absence of facts to settle and rejected a defense motion for a jury trial.

The article focuses on the lawsuit filed by South Windsor Connecticut against Mrs. Carline Toner, who was died in October 1976 after her car collided with a garbage truck. It states that the state's department of transportation demands 34.15 dollars for the cost of cleaning up the highway after having determined that Mrs. Toner was to blame for the accident, however, her husband Donald Toner failed to comply, and thus, the state filed a suit at a small claims court in Windsor. It mentions that Attorney James Throwe, who was asked by Mr. Toner to fight the suit, disclosed the story of the suit to local newspapers. Moreover, Connecticut Governor Ella Grasso was embarrassed and asked the department of transportation to pull back the suit, deploring that it was unfortunate and regrettable.

Recounts the finding by a Napa, California, jury that two therapists who counseled Holly Ramona helped her `remember' alleged abuse by her father Gary Ramona. In finding for the father, the jury struck a serious blow against the increasingly controversial technique of recovered-memory therapy. Background of the case; Therapeutic techniques of Marche Isabella and Dr. Richard Rose; Why the jury found against the therapists.

The article reports on the violation of the 1976 U.S. Copyright Act committed by the university publishers in New York University (NYU) in New York City. It reveals that the nine major U.S. publishers have sued NYU wherein nine faculty members and an off-campus copy center have been charged with copyright infringement. It also notes that the Association of American Publishers (AAP) is hoping that the news of the suit would shock other schools and professors into compliance.

The article discusses issues about the use of sexist texts in schoolbooks that teach children reading, writing and the roles they will later play as adult men and women in the U.S. It mentions that school boards using sexist texts may be sued under Title IX of the Education Amendments Act of 1972, a law that prohibits sex discrimination in federally funded educational program, since the government helps finance such books. It notes that the Committee to Study Sex Discrimination in the Kalamazoo Public Schools in Michigan filed a complaint with the Department of Health, Education and Welfare alleging that 80% of the leading characters in a book read by elementary school students are boys or men.

The article focuses on the major crises that U.S. President Richard Nixon faced from his term as the California governor to his office as the president of the U.S. Among the crises mentioned are top seventeen controversial cases faced by Richard Nixon. Nixon's first crisis was during the Alger Hiss case where Nixon overstated his role in the case. The then vice presidential candidate Nixon was accused of improperties related to his campaign funds where he conducted a live television and radio speech in defense of himself. U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower's heart attack is also mentioned during which Richard Nixon was the vice president.

The article reports on the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the patent infringement lawsuit filed by Topic Toys against Crest Specialty Co. Topic Toys claims that the toy gadget developed by Crest Specialty, called Puppy Tu, was similar to its Hungry Piggy toy. The Supreme Court held that neither Piggy nor Puppy could be patented. The U.S. Patent Office was criticized by the Supreme Court for patenting items that add nothing to useful knowledge.