Recent Updates
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Catholic schools, ex-teachers clash in Supreme Court case
Legal Compliance 05/11/2020First, Kristen Biel learned she had breast cancer. Then, after she told the Catholic school where she taught that she’d need time off for treatment, she learned her teaching contract wouldn’t be renewed.“She was devastated,” s...
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Wisconsin court sets argument date for stay-at-home lawsuit
U.S. Court Watch 05/03/2020The Wisconsin Supreme Court announced Friday that it will hear oral arguments early next week in a lawsuit seeking to block Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ stay-at-home order.The justices ruled 6-1 to accept the case and scheduled oral arguments fo...
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Court tosses NY case that could have expanded gun rights
Legal Compliance 04/28/2020The Supreme Court sidestepped a major decision on gun rights Monday in a dispute over New York City’s former ban on transporting guns.The justices threw out a challenge from gun rights groups, including the National Rifle Association’s Ne...
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Supreme Court sides with government in immigration case
U.S. Court Watch 04/26/2020The Supreme Court is making it harder for noncitizens who are authorized to live permanently in the United States to argue they should be allowed to stay in the country if they've committed crimes.The decision Thursday split the court 5-4 along ideol...
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High court declines to hear Nebraska, Missouri death cases
U.S. Court Watch 04/19/2020The Supreme Court is passing for now on deciding whether juries must find all facts necessary to impose a death sentence or whether judges can play a role, an issue Nebraska and Missouri death row inmates had asked the court to take up.The high court...
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Democratic super PAC: We will fight Trump in court over ads
Legal Compliance 04/17/2020A leading Democratic super PAC has promised it will tangle in court with President Donald Trump’s reelection campaign to keep airing television ads the Republican president is trying to keep off the airwaves.Priorities USA Action chief Guy Ceci...
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Lawn company fails to reap tax break at Michigan court
U.S. Court Watch 04/13/2020A lawn care company hoping to harvest a significant tax break has failed to break ground at the Michigan appeals court.TruGreen said it should qualify for a certain tax exemption on seed, fertilizer, insecticides and other products used to enhance th...
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Court drops rape, other charges against megachurch leader
U.S. Court Watch 04/10/2020A California appeals court ordered the dismissal of a criminal case Tuesday against a Mexican megachurch leader on charges of child rape and human trafficking on procedural grounds.Naasón Joaquín García, the self-proclaimed apost...
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Wisconsin moves forward with election despite virus concerns
Legal Compliance 04/07/2020Voters in Wisconsin will face a choice Tuesday of participating in a presidential primary election or heeding warnings from public health officials to stay away from large crowds during the coronavirus pandemic.Hours after Democratic Gov. Tony Evers ...
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Court: Utilities cannot charge energy-making customers more
Legal Compliance 04/03/2020Utilities cannot charge customers who produce some of their own energy more than other customers, the Kansas Supreme Court ruled Friday in a decision that strikes down proposed rates from two companies.The state's highest court found the proposals by...
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Alabama’s virus cases top 940; abortion clinics win in court
Legal Compliance 03/31/2020The number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Alabama neared 1,000 on Monday as reported deaths continued to climb and a federal judge ruled the state could not prohibit abortions during the outbreak.Total COVID-19 infections in Alabama stood near 950...
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A Supreme Court Justice Visits Campus: A Look Behind The Scenes
Legal Compliance 03/30/2020when they speak at public universities. But public and press access granted by the justices is idiosyncratic.Two justices — Neil Gorsuch and Samuel Alito — have limited access to their appearances, even on occasion forbidding recording of...