Vermont Environmental News, July 27, 2010

The money will be used for projects as varied as protecting the Lake Champlain watershed from runoff caused by logging operations in Vermont and New York, to hiring people to work at boat launches in the two states to help prevent the

Would-Be AG Drops Motion to Seal Depo in Which She Discusses Why

midway through the proceeding, her lawyers sought a protective order to prevent public release of a transcript or video, reports the Connecticut Law Tribune in an article reprinted in New York Lawyer (reg. req.).

New York AG's Pay-to-Play Probe Heats UP

New York attorney general Andrew Cuomo scored a key guilty plea yesterday in his long-running pay-to-play investigation of New York's state pension fund. http://tinyurl.com/yb98uwo.

Bank of America Settles With SEC, Faces New Suit from NY AG

But at the same time the Bank of America was also forced to start gearing up for a new court battle, as the New York attorney general, Andrew Cuomo, today filed a state-law civil fraud suit against the bank and two former executives

Ex-AG Mukasey: DOJ Indecision on 9-11 Trials Looks 'Like Amateur

It is weakness. And I can't understand the reason for the vacillation. I can't understand the choice to bring it to New York in the first place other than showboating." Reports over the weekend said the Justice… http://tinyurl.com/yg5se7a.

Mich. AG Likens Carp to 'Nuclear Bombs,' Asks High Court to Stop

In an effort to resolve the case quickly, Cox is asking the high court to reopen three separate 1929 complaints by Wisconsin, Michigan and New York that contend Illinois improperly diverts water away from Lake Michigan, the Christian

NY AG Took Money from Law Firms Representing Targets of His Office

Law firms representing clients targeted by New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo donated tens of thousands of dollars to his campaign fund, a published report says. Contributors included Boies Schiller & Flexner, which gave $35000 to

Looming KSM Questions: Will He Confess? Get the Death Penalty?

Once the dust settled on AG Eric Holder's announcement last week that alleged 9/11 mastermind Khalid Sheik Mohammed would stand trial in New York, writers started asking the inevitable follow-up question: what, when all is said and done

The Fed Who Blew the Whistle

The New York Times won a Pulitzer Prize for its story. The two reporters who worked on it each published books. Congress, after extensive debate, last summer passed a major new law to govern the way such surveillance is conducted.

Why Doesn't Costco Accept Food Stamps?

While some food stamps recipients are destitute and could not come up with the $50, many surely would pay the fee if they knew that it would save them far more money over time, said Joel Berg, executive director of the New York City