Recent Updates
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Clicking 'checkout' could cost more after Supreme Court case
U.S. Court Watch 04/16/2018The Supreme Court is hearing a case this week that could affect how much customers pay for online purchases.At issue is a rule saying that businesses don't have to collect state sales taxes when those businesses ship to a state where they don't have ...
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Supreme Court rejects anti-abortion pastor's appeal on noise
National Legal News 04/16/2018The Supreme Court won't hear an appeal from a pastor who challenged a state law's noise limit that was used to restrict his anti-abortion protest outside a Planned Parenthood clinic in Portland, Maine.The justices offered no comment Monday in rejecti...
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Supreme Court again refuses to hear Blagojevich appeal
National Legal News 04/15/2018The Supreme Court for the second time has refused to hear an appeal by imprisoned former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich of his corruption convictions.The justices didn't comment Monday in letting stand the convictions and 14-year prison term the 61-ye...
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Retailers hope for certainty as Supreme Court hears tax case
Legal Compliance 04/11/2018Retailers are hoping for a resolution this year from the Supreme Court, which hears arguments Tuesday in a decades-old dispute: Whether companies must collect sales tax on items sold in a state where they don't have a store or other building.If the c...
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Ohio court to decide if ex-player can sue over concussions
National Legal News 04/10/2018The Ohio Supreme Court will decide whether the widow of a former University of Notre Dame football player can sue the school and the NCAA over allegations her husband was disabled by concussions from his college career in the 1970s.Steve Schmitz was ...
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Top EU court : Members can ban taxi services like UberPop
Law Review 04/08/2018The European Union’s top court has ruled that member states can ban taxi services like UberPop without prior notification to the Commission.The ruling came after France banned the UberPop service, which allowed drivers without a taxi license to...
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Court to decide if drug use while pregnant is child abuse
U.S. Court Watch 04/07/2018Pennsylvania's highest court will decide whether a woman's use of illegal drugs while pregnant qualifies as child abuse under state law.The Supreme Court recently took up the case of a woman who tested positive for suboxone and marijuana at the time ...
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Justice Gorsuch confirms conservatives' hopes, liberals' fears
Legal Compliance 04/04/2018Neil Gorsuch became the Supreme Court’s newest member a year ago this Tuesday. President Donald Trump’s pick for the high court, its 113th justice, has now heard more than 60 cases on issues including gerrymandering, fees paid to unions a...
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Michigan's top court hearing cases over guns, schools
Legal Compliance 04/02/2018A gun openly carried by a spectator at a school concert in 2015 has turned into a major legal case as the Michigan Supreme Court considers whether the state's public schools can trump the Legislature and adopt their own restrictions on firearms.The c...
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POLICE REPORTS AND ACCIDENTS ON PRIVATE PROPERTY
Legal Compliance 03/28/2018If you have been involved in an automobile accident on private property, you may know it can be difficult to get the police to respond. Often, people say “The police refused to respond because the accident happened on private property&rdqu...
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The Functional Capacity Evaluation (FCE) and Your Disability
U.S. Court Watch 02/28/2018After a work-related injury, you may be asked to complete an assessment called a Functional Capacity Evaluation (“FCE”).An FCE may be ordered by an attorney, an insurance provider offering workers’ compensation coverage or by your e...
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A Bold, Custom Renovation for Missouri Criminal Defense Law Firm
Law Review 02/18/2018The Law Offices of John M. Lynch is a Missouri-based practice with a national presence that provides clients with the attentive service and strong representation needed to resolve complex criminal defense, personal injury, and general litigation issu...