Category Archives: Law, suits and order

Other people’s legal problems, aside from my own.

Pump ‘n’ Dump ‘n’ Dumber

Posted on July 27, 2024 by Naomi

From Kevin Underhill’s Lowering the Bar: Australian sources report that four people have been charged with conspiracy to commit fraud in a so-called “pump and dump” scheme, which involves artificially inflating a stock’s value in order to sell it at … Continue reading →

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What is there to say? This

Posted on July 3, 2024 by Naomi

Today, the ultra-estimable Linda Greenhouse, once the Supreme Court reporter for the NYT, published a NYT opinion essay about a SCOTUS case concerning women’s emergency health needs and abortion in Idaho, a case which was surprisingly dismissed. No decision. Greenhouse … Continue reading →

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Was last night part of the satire we’ve been watching?

Posted on June 28, 2024 by Naomi

Oh yes. The satire… What happened last night was real life on one side of the stage (and the split screen), in the person of U.S. President Joe Biden who had taken on debating the other side of the stage, … Continue reading →

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