A Superior Court judge ruled Wednesday that Controller John Chiang was wrong to withhold lawmakers’ pay during last year’s budget dispute. full story ![]()
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Sen. Barbara Boxer's Pay Your Bills or Lose Your Pay Act would withhold lawmakers' pay if they did not raise the debt ceiling.WASHINGTON - As Congress readied for a new battle over raising the debt limit, Sen. Barbara Boxer announced legislation that would prevent lawmakers from being paid if they do not increase the nation's borrowing authority.
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A federal court rules in Apple’s favor in the company’s battle with hedge fund manger David Einhorn.
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Vladimir Slutsker has been involved in a lengthy court fight to gain what he claimed was his share of the house he and Olga Slutsker bought through an offshore trust account in 2000.
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