Recent Updates
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Taiwan’s presidential candidates emphasize peace in relations with Beijing
U.S. Court News 01/01/2024Taiwan’s presidential candidates expressed desire for peaceful relations with Beijing, which has described Jan. 13 elections on the self-ruled island as a choice between war and peace and stepped up harassment of the territory that China claims...
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Michigan Supreme Court will keep Trump on the state's primary election ballot
U.S. Law Review 12/27/2023The court said Wednesday it will not hear an appeal of a lower court’s ruling from groups seeking to keep Trump from appearing on the ballot.It said in an order that the application by parties to appeal a Dec. 14 Michigan appeals court judgment...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court orders new legislative maps in redistricting case
U.S. Court News 12/24/2023The liberal-controlled Wisconsin Supreme Court overturned Republican-drawn legislative maps on Friday and ordered that new district boundary lines be drawn as Democrats had urged in a redistricting case they hope will weaken GOP majorities.The ruling...
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Google to pay $700 million to US states, consumers in app store settlement
U.S. Court News 12/19/2023Google has agreed to pay $700 million and make several other concessions to settle allegations that it had been stifling competition against its Android app store — the same issue that went to trial in another case that could result in even big...
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Texas Supreme Court blocks Kate Cox's emergency abortion approval
U.S. Law Review 12/10/2023The Texas Supreme Court on Friday night put on hold a judge’s ruling that approved an abortion for a pregnant woman whose fetus has a fatal diagnosis, throwing into limbo an unprecedented challenge to one of the most restrictive bans in the U.S...
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Peru court orders imprisoned ex-President Fujimori's 'immediate' release
Legal Compliance 12/06/2023Peru’s constitutional court ordered an immediate humanitarian release Tuesday for imprisoned former President Alberto Fujimori, 85, who was serving a 25-year sentence in connection with the death squad slayings of 25 Peruvians in the 1990s.The ...
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New Mexico Supreme Court upholds Democratic-drawn congressional map
U.S. Law Review 11/28/2023The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld a Democratic-drawn congressional map that divvied up a conservative, oil-producing region and reshaped a swing district along the U.S. border with Mexico, in an order published Monday.All five justices signed a sho...
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Georgia Supreme Court ruling prevents GOP-backed commission
U.S. Court News 11/25/2023Georgia’s state Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to approve rules for a new commission to discipline and remove state prosecutors, meaning the commission can’t begin operating.Some Republicans in Georgia want the new commission to disci...
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Trump celebrates win in Colorado election case during return visit to Iowa
U.S. Court News 11/20/2023Former President Donald Trump celebrated a win in a closely watched election case during a return visit to Iowa Saturday, where he blasted his political foes and encouraged his supporters to not move past their grievances with President Joe Biden.A C...
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Russian court fines Google for failing to store personal data on its users
U.S. Law Review 11/16/2023A Moscow court on Tuesday fined Google for failing to store personal data on its Russian users, the latest in a series of fines on the U.S. tech giant amid tensions between the Kremlin and the West over the fighting in Ukraine.A magistrate at Moscow&...
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Trump pushes for election interference trial to be televised
U.S. Law Review 11/13/2023Donald Trump is pushing for his federal election interference trial in Washington to be televised, joining media outlets that say the American public should be able to watch the historic case unfold.Federal court rules prohibit broadcasting proceedin...
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Biden administration warns of disruption at border if judges halt asylum rule
Legal Compliance 11/09/2023The Biden administration on Tuesday urged an appeals court to allow sweeping new asylum restrictions to stay in place, warning that halting them would be “highly disruptive” at the border.The government is urging a panel of judges in Pasa...