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Publicly traded companies are prohibited from retaliating against employees who report what they reasonably believe to be instances of criminal fraud or securities law violations. (Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002) 0:00 /1:41 1× FACTS OF THE CASE: Trevor Murray worked for UBS, a multinational investment and financial services company.

Consumers can sue lenders who willfully or negligently supply false information about them to entities that generate credit reports. 0:00 /2:14 1× FACTS OF THE CASE: Respondent Reginald Kirtz secured a loan from Rural Housing Service, a United States Department of Agriculture division. Respondent sued the agency for

Caveat emptor is a Latin phrase that translates to "let the buyer beware."   A party is not obligated to disclose all of the information within its possession with regard to a certain transaction when the other party asks a general question about the party's awareness of issues that might affect

Obtaining cell-site location information constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment, requiring a warrant supported by probable cause. 0:00 /1:55 1× FACTS OF THE CASE: The police arrested four men in connection with a series of armed robberies. One of the men confessed to the crimes and gave

Installation of a GPS tracking device on a vehicle and using the device to monitor the vehicle's movements constitutes a search under the Fourth Amendment, thus requires a warrant. This ruling was emphasized in the case of United States v. Jones. Check it out! 🎧📚 0:00 /1:40 1× FACTS

Criminal defendants who cannot pay for their own lawyers have the right to be appointed attorneys by the State on their behalf. Listen to this one-minute digest on Gideon v. Wainright! 🎧📚 0:00 /1:32 1× FACTS OF THE CASE: Gideon was arrested and charged with breaking with the intent

Eighth Amendment – Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. This ruling is further elucidated by this case. Check it out!🎧📚 0:00 /1:10 1× FACTS OF THE CASE: Grants Pass is a city of 40,000 citizens in southern Oregon;

Since January 1st this year, Disney is no longer in possession of an exclusive copyright over the earliest versions of Mickey Mouse. Check out this brief summary of this legal news! 🎧📚 0:00 /1:54 1× What does copyright mean? Copyright is a legal right that gives creators control over

Mentally retarded people cannot be subject to death penalty. This is the ruling in the case of Atkins v. Virginia. Check out this two-minute case digest!🎧📚 0:00 /1:32 1× FACTS OF THE CASE: Atkins was convicted of abduction, armed robbery, and capital murder in Virginia in 1998. He

Audio Law Reader just started a case digest series on Criminal Law cases. Check out our two-minute case digest on State of Wisconsin v. Jeffrey Dahmer.🎧📚 0:00 /1:50 1× FACTS OF THE CASE: Dahmer's apprehension occurred after one of his intended victims, Tracy Edwards, managed to escape and