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Russian court sends Jehovah’s Witness to prison for 6 years
U.S. Court News 02/03/2019A regional court in western Russia on Wednesday sentenced a Danish Jehovah’s Witness to six years in prison, in arguably the most severe crackdown on religious freedom in Russia in recent years.The court in Oryol found Dennis Christensen guilty...
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High court upholds texting suicide manslaughter conviction
Legal Issues 02/01/2019The involuntary manslaughter conviction of a young woman who encouraged her boyfriend through dozens of text messages to kill himself was upheld Wednesday by Massachusetts' highest court.The Supreme Judicial Court agreed with a lower court judge who ...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate defends blog posts
U.S. Court News 01/28/2019Conservative Wisconsin Supreme Court candidate Brian Hagedorn is defending blog posts he wrote more than a decade ago where he said a landmark gay rights court ruling could lead to legalized bestiality and labeled Planned Parenthood a “wicked o...
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Supreme Court returns to gun rights for 1st time in 9 years'
U.S. Law Review 01/23/2019The Supreme Court said Tuesday it will take up its first gun rights case in nine years, a challenge to New York City’s prohibition on carrying a licensed, locked and unloaded handgun outside the city limits.The court’s decision to hear th...
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High court lets military implement transgender restrictions
Headline Legal News 01/22/2019The Trump administration can go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender men and women while court challenges continue, the Supreme Court said Tuesday. The high court split 5-4 in allowing the plan to take effect, with the...
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Congress to Probe Report that Trump Directed Lawyer to Lie
Legal Events 01/20/2019The Democratic chairmen of two House committees pledged Friday to investigate a report that President Donald Trump directed his personal attorney to lie to Congress about negotiations over a real estate project in Moscow during the 2016 election.Hous...
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Congo court poised to rule on presidential vote challenge
Law Firm News 01/18/2019Congo's constitutional court is poised to rule on a challenge to the presidential election, with the government on Friday dismissing an unprecedented request by the African Union continental body to delay releasing the final results because of "serio...
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US presses ahead with border wall in court despite shutdown
Legal Events 01/17/2019A federal attorney in South Texas said in court this week that during the ongoing partial government shutdown, he only has been allowed to work on cases related to President Donald Trump’s proposed border wall.The Texas Civil Rights Project on ...
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Court: No new offshore drilling work during federal shutdown
Notable Attorneys 01/15/2019A federal judge in South Carolina has turned back the Trump administration's attempt to continue preparatory work for offshore drilling during the federal government's partial shutdown, issuing a ruling in a federal lawsuit challenging the overall ex...
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California fight on Trump birth control rules goes to court
U.S. Law Review 01/12/2019A U.S. judge will hear arguments Friday over California's attempt to block new rules by the Trump administration that would allow more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women.Judge Haywood Gilliam previously blocked an interi...
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Russian court says bobsledder can keep Olympic titles
Recent Cases 01/11/2019Russian bobsledder Alexander Zubkov won a Moscow court ruling on Friday that could make it harder for the International Olympic Committee to recover his gold medals.The Russian flagbearer at the 2014 Sochi Olympics was stripped of his two gold medals...
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EU top court adviser: Google can limit right to be forgotten
Notable Attorneys 01/09/2019An adviser to Europe's top court says Google doesn't have to extend "right to be forgotten" rules to its search engines globally.The European Court of Justice's advocate general released a preliminary opinion Thursday in the case involving the U.S. t...