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  • n  an interpretation of the U.S. constitution holding that the spirit of the times and the needs of the nation can legitimately influence judicial decisions (particularly decisions of the Supreme Court)
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  • Judge endorses use of fraud law against Bank of America
    By Nate Raymond NEW YORK (Reuters) - A federal judge has endorsed a broad interpretation of a savings-and-loan era law that the Justice Department is trying to use in cases against Wall Street banks. U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff in Manhattan said Monday that a "straightforward application of the plain words" of the Financial Institutional Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act (FIRREA) allowed ...
    Aug. 20, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
  • Fraud law against American banks
    A federal judge has endorsed a broad interpretation of a savings-and-loan era law.
    Aug. 20, 2013 - CNBC

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