Posthumous Publishing: Copies of the late Sen. Ted Kennedy's autobiography are beginning to leak out, and The New York Times has a copy. The newspaper reports that Kennedy does not leave out the embarrassing moments of his life, writing that he "made terrible decisions" amid his car accident on Chappaquiddick Island.
Scotus in September: The Wall Street Journal offers up its preview of next week's Supreme Court oral argument in Citizens United v. FEC. The case "tests not only a central pillar of federal campaign-finance law but the court's own respect for precedent," the Journal reports.
Ponzi Inquiry: The lawyer trying to unravel what the government calls a multibillion-dollar Ponzi scheme run by Texas businessman R. Allen Stanford fired back at critics who said his request for $27 million in fees is excessive, The Associated Press reports via Law.com. Ralph Janvey, through court filings, argues the fees are necessary because the case is far-flung and complex.
Ponzi Inquiry II: Speaking of Ponzi investigations, the inspector general for the U.S. Securites and Exchange Commission released his report Wednesday, The Washington Post reports. SEC investigators "never properly examined or investigated Madoff's trading and never took the necessary, but basic, steps to determine if Madoff was operating a Ponzi scheme," the IG wrote.
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