Recent Updates
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Georgia Supreme Court overturns 2015 murder conviction
Legal Events 10/24/2019Georgia's Supreme Court has overturned the murder convictions of a man found guilty of intentionally running over a woman with his car.The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports the court reversed 28-year-old Dewey Calhoun Green's 2015 malice and felon...
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Court OKs conviction of pharma executive Shkreli's ex-lawyer
Recent Cases 10/22/2019An appeals court in New York says the former lawyer of a notorious pharmaceutical executive was properly convicted in a financial fraud case.The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Wednesday rejected Evan Greebel's challenge to his December 2017 con...
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Court to hear arguments on Maryland political ads law
Legal Events 10/14/2019After revelations of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential election, Maryland legislators passed a law that many believe has a laudable purpose: preventing foreign interference in local elections.But its sweeping scope sparked a First Amendment o...
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US Supreme Court to review Kansas’ lack of insanity defense
National News 10/03/2019The U.S. Supreme Court is preparing to consider how far states can go toward eliminating the insanity defense in criminal trials as it reviews the case of a Kansas man sentenced to die for killing four relatives.The high court planned to hear argumen...
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Kings coach Walton focused on team, not lawsuit
Headline Legal News 09/30/2019Sacramento Kings first-year coach Luke Walton says he is focused on his team and not worried about a lawsuit accusing him of sexual assault.Walton spoke publicly Friday at Kings media day for the first time since a former sportscaster filed a civil s...
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Egypt court asks religious figure to weigh in on sentences
Legal Solutions 09/27/2019An Egyptian court has referred the case of seven defendants facing terrorism charges to the country's top religious authority, the Grand Mufti, for a non-binding opinion on whether they can be executed as the prosecution seeks.The Cairo Criminal Cour...
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Dutch Supreme Court asked to clarify euthanasia case
Legal Issues 09/20/2019Prosecutors have asked the Netherlands' Supreme Court to clarify legal matters in a landmark euthanasia case, saying Thursday they want to lay down unambiguous jurisprudence for the future.The Public Prosecution Service said by instituting "cassation...
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Tent Courts Hearings Underway for Migrants Waiting in Mexico
Recent Cases 09/13/2019Hearings in tent courts in South Texas are underway for asylum-seekers forced to wait in Mexico while their immigration applications are considered.Monday's hearings mark the formal opening of the courts. Twenty-one migrants lined up in Mexico to cro...
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Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of Trump asylum rule
Legal Events 09/11/2019Asylum seekers must pass an initial screening called a “credible fear” interview, a hurdle that a vast majority clear. Under the new policy, they would fail the test unless they sought asylum in at least one country they traveled through ...
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Supreme Court allows broad enforcement of asylum limits
Legal Events 09/08/2019The Supreme Court is allowing nationwide enforcement of a new Trump administration rule that prevents most Central American immigrants from seeking asylum in the United States.The justices’ order late Wednesday temporarily undoes a lower-court ...
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Attorneys: Court seat puts Montgomery in far different role
Legal Events 08/26/2019Attorneys say Gov. Doug Ducey's appointment of now-former Maricopa County Attorney Bill Montgomery to the Arizona Supreme Court puts Montgomery in a new role that could silence his public advocacy on policy issues.Montgomery for years has been a powe...
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Suspect in Norway mosque attack bruised but smiling in court
Headline Legal News 08/07/2019A suspected gunman accused of an attempted terrorist attack on an Oslo mosque and separately killing his teenage stepsister appeared in court on Monday looking bruised and scratched, but smiling.The suspect did not speak, and his defense lawyer Unni ...