Employees of privately held contractors or subcontractors of public companies are not eligible for whistleblower protection under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, a split panel of the 1st U.S.

The disabled have no “meaningful access” to ride in the majority of New York City taxis, a federal judge has determined. The judge ruled that until a proposal to accommodate disabled cab passengers is submitted and approved by the court, all new taxi medallions sold must be for wheelchair-accessible vehicles.

At several firms this year, women made up the majority of new partners, notes The Careerist’s Vivia Chen. So far, the firms include Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton (four women out of seven new partners); Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld (five out of eight); and Wachtell, Lipton, Rosen & Katz (two out of three).Visit The Careerist

The 9th Circuit has revived a human rights suit against mining company Rio Tinto and held the Alien Tort Statute doesn’t shield corporations from liability for violations of international law. One dissenting judge blasted the majority for giving the 9th Circuit jurisdiction “over all the Earth.”

Addressing an interrogation technique ruled improper by the U.S. Supreme Court, the U.S.