Recent Updates
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To overcome travel ban, some Americans taking cases to court
Legal Compliance 12/26/2019Mohammed Hafar paced around the airport terminal — first to the monitor to check flight arrivals, then to the gift shop and lastly to the doors where international passengers were exiting.At last, out came Jana Hafar, his tall, slender, dark-ha...
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Activists cheer victory in landmark Dutch climate case
U.S. Court Watch 12/23/2019In a ruling hailed as an “immense victory for climate justice,” the Netherlands’ top court ruled Friday in favor of activists who have for years been seeking legal orders to force the Dutch government into cutting greenhouse gas emi...
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Protests of Indian law grow despite efforts to contain them
National Legal News 12/18/2019From campuses along India’s Himalayan northern border to its southern Malabar Coast, a student-led protest movement against a new law that grants citizenship on the basis of religion spread nationwide on Wednesday despite efforts by the governm...
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Justices to take up dispute over subpoenas for Trump records
National Legal News 12/14/2019The Supreme Court said Friday it will hear President Donald Trump’s pleas to keep his tax, bank and financial records private, a major confrontation between the president and Congress that also could affect the 2020 presidential campaign.Argume...
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World trade without rules? US shuts down WTO appeals court
Legal Compliance 12/12/2019Global commerce will lose its ultimate umpire Tuesday, leaving countries unable to reach a final resolution of disputes at the World Trade Organization and instead facing what critics call “the law of the jungle.’’The United States,...
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Trump asks Supreme Court to void financial records subpoena
U.S. Court Watch 12/06/2019President Donald Trump asked the Supreme Court on Thursday to void a subpoena from the House of Representatives that seeks the president’s financial records from his accounting firm. The justices already have shielded the documents from being t...
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Court to consider bathroom use by transgender student
Legal Compliance 12/05/2019A transgender student’s fight over school bathrooms comes before a federal appeals court Thursday, setting the stage for a groundbreaking ruling.The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta will hear arguments about whether a Florida schoo...
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Justices question Alaska $500-a-year contribution limit
Legal Compliance 11/25/2019The Supreme Court is raising doubts about Alaska’s $500-a-year limit on contributions to political candidates. The justices are ordering a lower court to take a new look at the issue.The court says in an unsigned opinion Monday that federal jud...
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Hong Kong court reinstates mask ban ahead of elections
Law Review 11/22/2019A Hong Kong court that had struck down a ban on face masks at protests said Friday that the government could enforce it for one week, as police readied for any unrest during keenly contested elections this weekend.The High Court granted the temporary...
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EU court refers doubts on Polish judiciary to national court
Law Review 11/19/2019The European Union's top court ruled Tuesday that there are reasons to question the independence of a new judicial chamber in Poland that monitors and potentially punishes judges.However, the European Court of Justice left it to Poland's highest cour...
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Myanmar rejects court probe into crimes against Rohingyas
Legal Compliance 11/17/2019Myanmar’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
Law Review 11/15/2019The 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...