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New Ohio lethal injection process rejected by appeals court
Legal Events 04/07/2017A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected Ohio's new three-drug lethal injection process, jeopardizing the upcoming executions of several condemned killers. In a 2-1 decision, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati found the proposed ...
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Baldwin's Supreme Court nominee fight is early flashpoint
National News 04/06/2017Wisconsin Democratic Sen. Tammy Baldwin's support for a filibuster to block President Donald Trump's pick for the U.S. Supreme Court has become an early flashpoint as she faces re-election next year. While Baldwin and Republicans, including her Wisco...
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Facebook loses search warrant challenge in New York court
Legal Events 04/05/2017Facebook has lost a legal fight against a New York City prosecutor who sought search warrants for hundreds of user accounts. The New York state Court of Appeals on Tuesday ruled that while the case raised important questions about privacy it was "con...
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Bangladesh High Court upholds death for 2 in blogger killing
Trial Coverage 04/02/2017Bangladesh's High Court on Sunday confirmed the death penalty for two people tied to a banned Islamist militant group for the killing of an atheist blogger critical of radical Islam. The court also upheld jail sentences for six others after appeals w...
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Arkansas asks court to block order on execution drugs
Recent Cases 04/02/2017Arkansas prison officials asked the state's highest court Friday to stay a judge's order that they must disclose more information about one of the drugs they plan to use in the executions of eight men over a 10-day period in April. The attorney gener...
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Democrats tighten opposition of high court pick
Recent Cases 04/01/2017Senate Democratic opposition to President Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee swelled Friday as Democrats neared the numbers needed for a filibuster, setting up a showdown with Republicans who have the votes to confirm Neil Gorsuch. Sens. Claire McC...
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Venezuela court says it can take over congress' powers
Headline Legal News 03/31/2017Venezuela's Supreme Court ruled it can take over the powers of congress in what opponents of socialist President Nicolas Maduro as well as foreign governments denounced as the latest step toward installing a dictatorship in this South American nation...
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High Court Struggles Over Hospital Pension Dispute
Legal Events 03/30/2017The Supreme Court seemed to struggle on Monday over whether some of the nation's largest hospitals should be allowed to sidestep federal laws protecting pension benefits for workers. Justices considered the cases of three church-affiliated nonprofit ...
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