Court Halts Sale of September 11 Coins
636177
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer on Wednesday obtained a court order to temporarily suspend the sale of commemorative Sept. 11 coins heavily advertised as being minted from silver recovered at ground zero.
471672
The United States Mint has banned melting or exporting pennies and nickels over concern about rising metal prices.
578985
The US Supreme Court threw out an order for tobacco giant Philip Morris to pay 79.5 million dollars to the widow of a US smoker, in a victory for businesses hoping to limit punitive financial awards.
150507
A U.S. court on Thursday dismissed the  convictions of two Arab men, the first to be prosecuted and  tried on terror-related charges following the Sept. 11 attacks,  after the government conceded errors in handling the case.
207199
Russian authorities have brushed aside a US court ruling seeking to halt the sale of the core asset of the embattled Yukos Oil company.
575863
The "shameless attempt to profit from  a national tragedy" by selling coins purportedly made of silver  recovered from Ground Zero was halted on Wednesday, New York  Attorney General Eliot Spitzer said.
515950
A federal judge on Monday halted the  trial of a Guantanamo prisoner accused of being Osama bin  Laden's bodyguard and driver, a major setback for the Bush  administration.
31628
The US supreme court throws out a ruling that Philip Morris must pay $79.5m to the widow of a dead smoker.
272447
The biggest terror-financing trial since Sept. 11 ended in confusion Monday, with no one convicted and many acquittals thrown out after three jurors took the rare step of disputing the verdict.
581303
A federal appeals court has temporarily blocked an order that the Internal Revenue Service be given the names of people who acquired materials from a Web site on how to defeat the tax laws.
444742
Ebay has staged a miracle. On Sunday the site suspended an auction for a 10-year-old grilled cheese sandwich that featured the face of the Virgin Mary.
157394
Heightened scrutiny of banking transactions by the United States since the September 11 attacks has led European and Canadian banks to curtail dealings with Cuba, bankers and businesses say.
364860
The New York Stock Exchange has suspended trading in the common stock of Interstate Bakeries Corp. (IBC.N: Quote, Profile, Research) due to bankruptcy filing by the maker of Twinkies
458788
Israel's Supreme Court has temporarily barred the removal of thousands of tons of rubble from Jerusalem's most sensitive holy site in response to a petition by archaeologists, officials said Tuesday.
193170
ATLANTA - Fears of a terrorist attack are not sufficient reason for authorities to search people at a protest, a federal appeals court has ruled, saying Sept. 11 "cannot be the day liberty perished."   The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled unanimously Friday that protesters may not be required to pass through metal detectors when they gather next month for a rally against a U.S...
225327
A federal judge on Monday halted the trial of a Guantanamo prisoner accused of being Osama bin Laden&#39;s bodyguard and driver, a major setback for the Bush administration.
114377
NEW YORK - The US Supreme Court struck a blow for the free market and consumer choice. The Justices today denied an appeal by Visa and MasterCard that prevented most US financial institutions from doing business with competing networks such as Discover.