The House resolution gave lawmakers the option of filing a lawsuit if the Justice Department declined to file criminal charges against Holder.

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On the surface, Mr. Blankfein's support remains unwavering as the New York company battles a federal criminal investigation and last month's civil-fraud lawsuit filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission.

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The case isn't related to a criminal lawsuit that was dropped in February.

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The Web companies also face a civil lawsuit filed by a citizen, with almost identical accusations to the criminal case, and pressure from the telecommunications ministry to monitor their sites proactively, with an eye toward removing offensive content.

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The criminal charge comes about five months after the Commodity Futures Trading Commission sued Mr. Taylor in a civil lawsuit, alleging he entered fabricated trades by bypassing an internal system that was designed to send electronic trades to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange.

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As jurors prepare for the sentencing phase of the criminal trial, family members of Alexander are preparing to file a civil wrongful death lawsuit, attorney Jay Beckstead told reporters outside the courthouse.

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As part of Mr. Taylor's lawsuit, his lawyer, Mark Lewis, received evidence seized in the 2006 criminal investigation of Glenn Mulcaire, a private investigator on the tabloid's payroll.

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The NCAA slapped Penn State with fines and sanctions over the case, but Pennsylvania's governor announced a lawsuit against the collegiate athletic board, saying Sandusky's actions were a criminal matter and not a violation of NCAA rules.

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