Supreme Court: February 2012

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Supreme Court: February 2012

Allen Stanford's Defense Team Says It Got Stiffed Out Of $1.9 Million

Nick R. Martin | February 27, 2012, 6:04AM

Disgraced financier Allen Stanford's alleged $7 billion Ponzi scheme is said to have ruined the livelihoods of thousands of victims. Now it could result in a seven-figure loss for one more party: his own defense team.

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Topics: Allen Stanford, Edith Jones, Federal Court, Financial Fraud, Ponzi Scheme, Stanford Financial Group, Supreme Court, Texas

Proposition 8

Proposition 8: What Happens Next?

Jillian Rayfield | February 8, 2012, 6:18AM

Now that a Ninth Circuit panel has ruled that California's ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, it seems inevitable that the ruling on Proposition 8 will eventually be appealed to the Supreme Court. But whether the Supreme Court agrees to hear it is another story.