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Far-right extremist convicted of murdering German politician
Legal Compliance 01/28/2021A far-right extremist in Germany was convicted Thursday and sentenced to life in prison for the murder of a regional politician who had advocated helping refugees — a brazen killing that shocked the country.In its verdict against 47-year-old St...
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Man pleads guilty in conspiracy to kidnap Michigan governor
Legal Compliance 01/26/2021One of six men charged in an alleged plot to kidnap Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer pleaded guilty Wednesday to conspiracy, admitting that the group discussed an incredible scheme to snatch her at her lakeside vacation home and destroy a bridge to slo...
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Woman accused of helping steal Pelosi laptop freed from jail
Legal Compliance 01/21/2021A Pennsylvania woman facing charges that she helped steal a laptop from the office of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi during the attack on the U.S. Capitol will be released from jail, a federal judge decided Thursday.U.S. Magistrate Judge Martin Carlson d...
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Seoul court orders Japan to compensate 12 Korean sex slaves
Legal Compliance 01/09/2021A South Korean court on Friday ordered Japan to financially compensate 12 South Korean women forced to work as sex slaves for Japanese troops during World War II, a landmark ruling that’s set to rekindle animosities between the Asian neighbors....
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Biden to name Judge Merrick Garland as attorney general
Law Review 01/07/2021President-elect Joe Biden has selected Merrick Garland, a federal appeals court judge who in 2016 was snubbed by Republicans for a seat on the Supreme Court, as his attorney general, two people familiar with the selection process said Wednesday.In pi...
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Trump, on tape, presses Ga. official to ‘find’ him votes
Legal Compliance 01/05/2021President Donald Trump pressured Georgia’s Republican secretary of state to “find” enough votes to overturn Joe Biden’s win in the state’s presidential election, repeatedly citing disproven claims of fraud and raising th...
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Chief justice praises work of federal courts during COVID-19
Law Review 01/01/2021Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts is praising federal courts nationwide for their flexibility in responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, acknowledging in his annual year-end report the role technology has played in keeping courts running.The high...
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China sentences lawyer who reported on outbreak to 4 years
Legal Compliance 12/28/2020A Chinese court on Monday sentenced a former lawyer who reported on the early stage of the coronavirus outbreak to four years in prison on charges of “picking fights and provoking trouble,” one of her lawyers said. The Pudong New Area Peo...
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Trump made lasting impact on federal courts
Legal Compliance 12/26/2020On this, even President Donald Trump’s most fevered critics agree: he has left a deep imprint on the federal courts that will outlast his one term in office for decades to come.He used the promise of conservative judicial appointments to win ov...
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Trump plan to curb drug costs dealt setback in court
Legal Compliance 12/24/2020A late-term maneuver by President Donald Trump to use lower drug prices paid overseas to limit some of Medicare’s own costs suffered a legal setback Wednesday that appears likely to keep the policy from taking effect before the president leaves...
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Senate confirms Barrett replacement on federal appeals court
Legal Compliance 12/17/2020The Senate has confirmed an Indiana prosecutor to replace Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett on a federal appeals court based in Chicago.Thomas Kirsch, who currently serves as U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Indiana, will replace Barr...
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Wisconsin Supreme Court tosses Trump election lawsuit
Law Review 12/13/2020The Wisconsin Supreme Court on Monday rejected President Donald Trump’s lawsuit attempting to overturn his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in the battleground state, ending Trump's legal challenges in state court about an hour before the Electoral C...