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Mississippi 15-week abortion ban is blocked by appeals court
Notable Attorneys 12/13/2019A federal appeals court declared Friday that Mississippi’s ban on abortion at 15 weeks is unconstitutional, dealing a blow to those seeking to overturn the landmark Supreme Courtruling that legalized abortion nationwide.The 5th U.S. Circuit Cou...
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Trump Has Successfully Gamed the Courts
Recent Cases 12/11/2019At its simplest level, the impeachment of President Donald Trump looks like a collision between the legislative and executive branches of government. In that fight, each side is trying to defend its prerogatives as it sees them: For Congress (or at l...
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Court to hear resentencing bid in Arizona death penalty case
Notable Attorneys 12/08/2019The U.S. Supreme Court will hear an appeal Wednesday by an Arizona death row inmate who is seeking a new sentencing trial, arguing the horrific physical abuse that he suffered as a child wasn't fully considered when he was first sentenced. The appeal...
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Bill Cosby sex assault verdict upheld; spokesman lashes out
Ethics 12/05/2019Bill Cosby lost his bid to overturn his sexual assault conviction Tuesday, as an appeals court upheld the verdict in the first celebrity trial of the #MeToo era.In its ruling, the Superior Court affirmed the right of prosecutors to call other accuser...
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Fallen rights icon at UN court for Rohingya genocide case
Legal Events 12/03/2019Twenty-eight years to the day after Aung San Suu Kyi’s husband and sons accepted her Nobel Peace Prize while she remained under house arrest in Myanmar, the former pro-democracy icon appeared in a United Nations court ready to defend her countr...
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As Dems zero in on White House, Trump racks up court losses
Court Watch 12/02/2019President Donald Trump knows he has fierce Democratic adversaries in Congress. But there is also ample push-back from the Judiciary branch, where black-robed judges who sit in courtrooms just blocks from the Capitol and in New York City have repudiat...
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Challenger accuses Supreme Court’s Kelly of corruption
Legal Events 11/22/2019Wisconsin Supreme Court challenger Jill Karofsky suggested Tuesday that Justice Daniel Kelly is corrupt because he repeatedly rules in favor of conservative groups, saying it makes no sense that the law could be on their side all the time.Karofsky ma...
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Myanmar rejects court probe into crimes against Rohingyas
National News 11/16/2019Myanmar’s government rejected the International Criminal Court’s decision to allow prosecutors to open an investigation into crimes committed against the Rohingya Muslim minority.Government spokesman Zaw Htay said at a Friday night press ...
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Supreme Court steps into Google-Oracle copyright fight
Legal Issues 11/14/2019The Supreme Court said Friday it will referee a high-profile copyright dispute between technology giants Oracle and Google. Oracle says it wants nearly $9 billion from Google.The case stems from Google’s development of its hugely popular Androi...
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Trump wants Supreme Court to block subpoena for his taxes
Legal Issues 11/14/2019President Donald Trump is asking the Supreme Court to block a subpoena for his tax returns, in a test of the president’s ability to defy investigations.The filing Thursday sets the stage for a high court showdown over the tax returns Trump has ...
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Woman accused of disorderly conduct outside Maricopa court
National News 11/02/2019Authorities say a woman has been arrested for disorderly conduct after creating a messy situation in the courthouse parking lot in the town of Maricopa.Police say Tally Leto allegedly poured alcohol into the vehicle of a court client, let the air out...
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Judges: End jailing people for unpaid fines in Rock County
Legal Issues 11/01/2019When a court case is ending, a judge often lists what a defendant needs to do and know.It can include contacting a probation agent, not possessing a gun or avoiding the use of drugs or alcohol.One routine item usually on the list is paying court cost...