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SEC to 'vigorously pursue' charges against Bank of America
Sep 22nd, 2009 - bizjournals
The Securities and Exchange Commission will “vigorously pursue” Bank of America Corp. in court with allegations that the bank misled shareholders when it prepared to purchase Merrill Lynch & Co...
SEC to 'vigorously pursue' charges against BofA
Sep 22nd, 2009 - bizjournals
The Securities Exchange Commission says it will “vigorously pursue” Bank of America Corp. in court with allegations that the bank misled shareholders when it prepared to purchase Merrill Lynch & Co...
This gentleman's agreement won't fly
Sep 16th, 2009 - Freep
Americans are in an uproar over an epidemic of incivility, and it's about time. But we should be careful not to confuse impulsive discourtesy, which always muddles whatever is at issue...
Judge asks SEC to explain Bank of America actions
Aug 25th, 2009 - San Jose Mercury News
WASHINGTON—A judge on Tuesday ordered federal regulators to explain why they didn't investigate whether executives at Bank of America Corp. misled shareholders about bonuses paid by Merrill Lynch...
Bank of America Judge Calls SEC Respo...
Aug 25th, 2009 - Bloomberg
Aug. 25 (Bloomberg) -- The judge weighing Bank of AmericaCorp.’s $33 million settlement of a lawsuit by the U.S.Securities and Exchange Commission over bonus disclosures calledthe agency’s explanation of the accord “puzzling.” U.S...

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TBW 6 (Judge Jed Rakoff)
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Judge Jed S. Rakoff on the Law & Neuroscience Project
Judge Jed S. Rakoff, US District Court, Southern District of New York, on the law and neuroscience.
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Science and the Law: Uncomfortable Bedfellows, Jed Rakoff
Jed Rakoff, District Judge for the Southern District of New York, discusses how Science and Law are "uncomfortable bedfellows." He explains the problems surrounding this inevitable relationship. (5/1/08) rockefeller.dartmouth.edu
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Some Good News
judgement in this case, as was expected. He essentially called both the SEC and the banks fraudulent + in cahoots with each other! Judge Jed S. Rakoff should be applauded by everyone who values justice over convenience. ... US ...

Jed Rakoff from WikiPedia:

Jed Saul Rakoff (born January 1, 1943) is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Rakoff was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania January 1, 1943. Nominated by President Bill Clinton on October 11, 1995, he was confirmed by the United States Senate on December 29, 1995, was appointed on January 4, 1996, and entered on duty on March 1, 1996 to a seat vacated by David N. Edelstein. Rakoff graduated with honors in English literature from Swarthmore College (B.A. 1964), earned his M. Phil. from Balliol College at Oxford University (1966). He received a J.D.,cum laude, from Harvard Law School (1969). He has received honorary degrees from Saint Francis University and from Swarthmore.

After serving as law clerk to the late Honorable Abraham Freedman of the U.S.