Articles by Dan Rivoli
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Dead Heat - Obama, Romney Tied In Presidential Race: CBS/NYT PollApril 18 2012 2:12 PM
A CBS/New York Times poll said U.S. President Barack Obama and his Republican rival Mitt Romney are tied with 46 percent of likely voters each.
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Foreign Political Groups Like PLO Safe From Torture Suits In U.S.: Supreme CourtApril 18 2012 12:09 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that a law allowing torture victims to sue for human rights abuses abroad can only target individuals, not groups.
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Senate GOP Join Legal Fight Against Obama's Recess AppointmentsApril 17 2012 6:38 PM
Republicans in the U.S. Senate are filing a friend-of-the-court brief in a lawsuit to challenge the constitutionality of U.S. President Barack Obama's controversial recess appointments.
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Happy Tax Day: Economist Charged With Dodging $500K IRS Bill For 22 YearsApril 17 2012 11:38 AM
U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara of the Southern District of New York said 68-year-old David Gilmartin went to great lengths to avoid his legal obligation as a citizen to pay taxes.
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Supreme Court Wrestles With Overtime Pay For Pharmaceutical Sales RepsApril 16 2012 8:07 PM
The pharmaceutical industry is paying close attention to a case that could determine if about 90,000 sales representatives are entitled to overtime pay.
- Ex-Enron Chief Skilling Loses Bid To Overturn Fraud Conviction At Supreme Court
April 16 2012 12:52 PM
The U.S. Supreme Court rejected a petition from imprisoned former Enron executive Jefffrey Skilling.
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Mitt Romney Appeals To Gun Owners With Barack Obama's Supreme Court StumblesApril 13 2012 6:46 PM
Mitt Romney aimed to assure gun owners Friday he would safeguard our Second Amendment as he claimed President Barack Obama undermines the U.S. Supreme Court and tramples on constitutional rights.
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WikiLeaks' Julian Assange To Host Talk Show While Under House ArrestApril 13 2012 3:45 PM
The World Tomorrow will feature interviews with politicians, revolutionaries, intellectuals, artists and visionaries. Its host remains under house arrest in Britain, fighting extradition to Sweden on sex charges.
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Super PACs On NPR? Court Backs Political Ads On Public AirwavesApril 13 2012 1:11 PM
A federal appeals court in California ruled that a ban preventing public broadcasters from airing public issue and political advertisements was unconstitutional.
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SOPA Is 'Dead,' Film Industry Lobbyist Chris Dodd SaysApril 12 2012 12:16 PM
Chris Dodd, a former U.S. senator who heads the Motion Picture Association of America, said there will be another push for some kind of anti-piracy legislation after the 2012 elections.
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Charles Manson 'Unsuitable' For Parole, Likely Will Die In PrisonApril 11 2012 2:55 PM
The commission found inmate Manson unsuitable for parole, a spokesman for California's Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation said.
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AG Eric Holder Vows 'Thorough And Independent' Trayvon Martin InvestigationApril 11 2012 11:31 AM
U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder's gives brief remarks about shooting death of unarmed 17-year-old Trayvon Martin.
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