US banks remained unconvinced providing services to marijuana-related businesses despite a new guidance issued by US Treasury and the Justice Department, a Wall Street Journal report said.
A critic emailed suggestions to presiding judge Laura Taylor Swain regarding her upcoming ruling on the criminal portion of the $1.8 billion settlement between the US government and hedge fund SAC Capital Advisors LP.
On the day of the anniversary where he was indicted of murdering his girlfriend Reeva Steenkamp, South African Paralympian gold medalist Oscar Pistorius expressed his remorse and pain to Steenkamp's family and friends on his website.
The lawsuit against the state of Virginia's ban on recognizing same-sex marriage is just one of the many legal challenges filed by individuals in several US states on the basis that it violates the fundamental freedom to marry someone of your own choice.
