Search : U.S. Supreme Court : Corporation & Enterprise Law : From 10/01/06 To 07/01/07
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| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Communications Law, Constitutional Law, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Elections, Tax-exempt Organizations |
| Title: | Fed. Election Comm'n v. Wisconsin Right to Life, Inc. |
| Date: | 06/25/07 |
| Case Number: | 06-969, 06-970 |
| Summary: | In an action brought by a nonprofit corporation, Wisconsin Right to Life (WRTL), seeking declaratory and injunctive relief and alleging that the Bipartisan Campaign Reform Act section 203's prohibition on corporate election communications was unconstitutional as applied to certain ads, summary judgment for WRTL on its challenge is affirmed. |
| Court: | U.S. Supreme Court |
| Topic: | Civil Procedure, Corp. Governance, Corporation & Enterprise Law, Evidence, Manufacturing, Securities Law |
| Title: | Tellabs, Inc. v. Makor Issues & Rights, Ltd. |
| Date: | 06/21/07 |
| Case Number: | 06-–484 |
| Summary: | In the context of private securities fraud actions and the pleading requirements of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (PSLRA) intended to check abusive litigation, to qualify as "strong" within the intendment of section 21D(b)(2), an inference of scienter must be more than merely plausible or reasonable -- it must be cogent and at least as compelling as any opposing inference of nonfraudulent intent. |