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The Supreme Court heard arguments on Tuesday in the case of Taylor v. United States, a case involving the interstate commerce element of the Hobbs Act. The Hobbs Act makes robbery and extortion a federal crime, should those acts affect commerce. In this case, David Taylor, a member of Virginia’s “Southwest Goonz” gang, was convicted […]

The public has few benefactors and it needs dedicated humanitarian-types like you to represent the interests of individuals. It’s important for quality lawyers to fight for the cause of civil rights. Although nobody goes into public interest law to get rich, there are ways to pursue your passion without completely going broke. Selecting Your School We hate to […]Read More

If you want to be a happy lawyer, consider focusing on other’s needs. Really. According to a survey of 6,000 attorneys, lawyers in public interest work reported the highest levels of happiness. If you went to law school because you wanted to help people and now want to back up that claim with action, consider […]

An attorney in Florida is facing accusations that he forged judges’ signatures — not once, not twice, but more than a hundred times. Jose Manuel Camacho is facing 14 counts of forgery for allegedly copying seven different judges’ John Handcock’s a total of 114 times. Camacho wasn’t just forging small beans documents, either: these were […]Read More

After four years absence at the back page of this prestigious publication, I am very delighted to be back as an Op-ed Columnist. Since my last piece here on the 9th of January 2012, I have doubly realised that writing provides me with a great opportunity to share my pennyworth thought on issues related to […]

Investors continued to unload oil on Wednesday, with losses building after Saudi Arabia dismissed the possibility of a production cut, effectively extending the time it will take for the market to be balanced again. On the New York Mercantile Exchange, light, sweet crude futures for delivery in April CLJ6, -3.11%  traded at $30.88 a barrel, […]

By Kathy Lien, Managing Director of FX Strategy for BK Asset Management Investors have a lot to be worried about these days which explain why most of the major currencies traded lower on Tuesday. Global equities declinedwith the S&P 500 rejecting its 50-day simple moving average at 1950.  The recent recovery in U.S. stocks has […]

By Babajide Komolafe The naira continued its appreciation against the dollar in the parallel market Wednesday, as the parallel market exchange rate dropped further to N305 per dollar. Thus the naira has appreciated by N70 against the dollar in three days in the parallel market. The parallel market exchange rate, which rose to N400 per […]

LAGOS Feb 24 (Reuters) – Nigeria’s naira firmed sharply on the parallel market on Wednesday as retail traders, having anticipated a cut in its official rate and stocked up on dollars, bought the local currency back after the government said it would not devalue. The naira firmed to between 302 and 310 per dollar, a […]

WHY THE PANIC WHEN THESE FACTORS PERSIST Naira has not gained The price correction seen in the market in the last three days is not because the naira has appreciated. The naira has only stabilised and the three key currencies slumped. Please see “Market News” section on the slump in the Pound Sterling and Euro […]

Concerns over Britain’s place within the EU continued to weigh on sterling, dragging the pound further below $1.39 for the first time since 2009, a level rarely seen and associated with previous crises for the currency. The sustained decline added to sterling’s status as the year’s worst performing major currency against the dollar and came […]Read More

Nigeria and Saudi Arabia have expressed commitment to work towards a “stable oil market” and a “rebound of the oil price.” The decision was reached at a bilateral meeting between Nigeria and Saudi Arabia in Riyadh hosted by King Salman Bin Abdul-Aziz, the Saudi ruler. President Muhammadu Buhari and Abdul-Aziz accepted the fact that their […]