Law & Society

The judge hearing a fight between the U.S. government and Staple whether a giant office supply store may merge with a smaller rival expressed doubt on Tuesday over several arguments made by the company.

A New Jersey judge said that he will oversee the finances of cash-strapped Atlantic City to ensure it pays $25 million it owes the local school district for the rest of this school year.

A high-ranking Republican senator dismissed as "not satisfactory" a draft legislation aimed at addressing Puerto Rico's fiscal crisis before a looming debt default on May 1, deepening intraparty divisions on the complex rescue effort.