Law & Society

Justice Antonin Scalia's presence was greatly missed during a somber opening of the United States Supreme Court last Monday. Chief Justice John Roberts spoke a little bit about Scalia and the Supreme Court draped a black robe on Scalia's empty chair.

Goldman Sachs cut its potential legal expenses to $2 billion, from its estimates of $5.3 billion in November. The company agreed to settle penalties over allegations of selling mortgage bonds before the financial crisis.

Authorities are studying whether or not they need to recall up to 90 million vehicles with a defective Takata airbag inflator installed.