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.
Twitter users given legal warning in Britain
May 12 - France24
Another politician intervenes in Accretive case
May 10 - MarketWatch
Sprint hit with $300 million tax fraud lawsuit
Apr 19 - CNN Money
US dating agencies battle sex, financial predators
Mar 20 - France24
Issa asks Holder why suspect let go
Mar 20 - Politico
Mar 06 - Politico
DeWine says Romney will lose Ohio
Feb 28 - Politico
Ireland to hold referendum on EU fiscal pact: PM
Feb 28 - France24
Apple, Google Join California to Boost Mobile App Privacy
Feb 23 - Business Week
California will make apps carry privacy policies
Feb 22 - Politico
Kenya: Govt Seeks Insurance Fraud Prosecution Unit
Feb 21 - AllAfrica News
Intel to pay $6.5 million, ending anti-trust suit
Feb 09 - France24
BofA Said to Be in Talks With Arizona for Foreclosure Agreement
Feb 09 - Business Week
S.C. sues DOJ on voter photo ID law
Feb 07 - Politico
Texas Redistricting Compromise May Let April Primary Proceed
Feb 07 - Business Week
Nevada’s Masto Won’t Decide Today on Foreclosure Accord
Feb 06 - Business Week
California’s Solo Mortgage Probe Complicated by 2008 Deal
Feb 04 - Business Week
JPMorgan, BofA Sued by New York Over Use of Mortgage Database
Feb 04 - Business Week
New York sues banks over foreclosures
Feb 03 - CNN Money
California’s Solo Mortgage Probe May Be Hamstrung by 2008 Deal
Feb 03 - Business Week
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United Nations Human Rights chief Navi Pillay urges Western countries to lift sanctions on Zimbabwe and its president, Robert Mugabe. (May 25)
MORE TOPICS: HUMAN RIGHTS, EUROPEAN UNION, COURT, UNITED NATIONS, ELECTIONS, ZIMBABWE
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The Craig Thomson saga continues to unfold like a soap opera as an anonymous female sex trade worker claimed that the embattled MP was her client. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: AUSTRALIA, JOURNALISM
By Reuters
Apple Inc <AAPL.O> is rejecting charges that it conspired to fix prices of electronic books, calling the U.S. government's antitrust lawsuit a "fundamentally flawed" endeavor that could discourage competition and harm consumers. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: APPLE INC., STEVE JOBS, COURT, IPAD, NEW YORK, LAWSUIT
By IBTimes
As the 1965 Voting Rights Act comes under fire from Republican lawmakers and conservative justices on the Supreme Court, Holder explains why it's still needed to fight inequality at the polls. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: BARACK OBAMA, GEORGE W. BUSH, COURT, ELECTIONS, CIVIL RIGHTS, SUPREME COURT
By IBTimes UK
The lawsuit and separate subpoena issued to Morgan Stanley over the Facebook IPO could potentially land investors with insider trading allegations (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: MORGAN STANLEY, FACEBOOK, INSIDER TRADING, SEC, COURT, RETAIL, NEW YORK, NASDAQ OMX GROUP
By IBTimes
Shares of Facebook (Nasdaq: FB), the No. 1 social network, rose nearly 5 percent Wednesday despite continuing fallout from its May 17 initial public offering. (May 23)
MORE TOPICS: GOLDMAN SACHS, JPMORGAN CHASE, MORGAN STANLEY, NYSE, FACEBOOK
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
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
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
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
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